Danaher Announces Executive Appointments

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR)
announced today that David Martyr, Jonathan Clark, Kevin Layne, Richard McBee
and Gregory Beason have each been appointed Vice President and Group Executive
of Danaher.

H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Danaher,
stated, "I am pleased to be able to make these key leadership appointments
with candidates from within Danaher, which I believe is a testament to the
strength and depth of our management team. David, Jon, Kevin, Rich and Greg
have all shown a strong commitment to the Danaher Business System, with proven
track records of innovation, growth and leadership. I am confident that they
are well-equipped to take on the additional responsibilities of their new
roles and that they will continue to make instrumental contributions as we
continue to build a premier global enterprise."

David Martyr oversees Danaher's Life Sciences business, which includes both
Leica Microsystems and Leica Biosystems. David joined Danaher in 2005 as the
result of the acquisition of Leica Microsystems, where he was Executive Vice
President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing. In 2007, David was appointed
President, Leica Microsystems.

Jonathan Clark's responsibilities include all of Hach-Lange's operations
worldwide. Jon joined Danaher in 2002 as Vice President Marketing, Hach
Company. In 2005, Jon moved into an operations role within Hach's Loveland
facility and in 2006, was appointed President, Hach-Lange Americas & Asia.

Kevin Layne has responsibility for all of Kollmorgen Motion globally. Kevin
joined Danaher in 2000 as a result of the acquisition of Kollmorgen, where he
served as Vice President and General Manager of Inland Motors/Industrial
Drives. In 2003, Kevin was appointed President, Motor Products.

Richard McBee is President of Tektronix Communications and has assumed
leadership responsibility for Fluke Networks. Rich joined Danaher in 2007 as
a result of the acquisition of Tektronix, where he was Senior Vice President
and General Manager, Communications Business.

Gregory Beason recently was appointed President, Pacific Scientific Aerospace.
Greg joined Danaher in 2005 as President of Danaher's Commercial Aerospace
business and in 2007 was appointed President, Gilbarco Veeder-Root - North
America.

Danaher Corporation is a leading manufacturer of Professional Instrumentation,
Medical Technologies, Industrial Technologies, and Tools and Components
(www.danaher.com).

Statements in this release that are not strictly historical, including any
statements regarding events or developments that we believe or anticipate will
or may occur in the future, may be "forward-looking" statements. There are a
number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ
materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking
statements, including the factors set forth in Danaher's SEC filings,
including Danaher's 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Third Quarter 2008
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this release and Danaher does not intend to update any
forward-looking statement.

SOURCE Danaher Corporation

Andy Wilson, Vice President, Investor Relations, Danaher Corporation,
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