Charles River Laboratories International Inc - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Charles River Laboratories International Inc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Charles River Laboratories International Inc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Martin Mackay, PhD
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Martin Mackay has been the Chairman of the company since May 2026.
Birgit Girshick
Director; Chief Executive Officer Executive BoardMr. Birgit Girshick has been Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company since January 2026. Previously, he served as the Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Executive Vice President of the company since 2021. Prior to this, she served as Corporate Executive Vice President of Global Discovery and Safety Assessment; Corporate Executive Vice President of Biologics Solutions and Avian Vaccine Services Business from 2018 to 2021. Earlier, he served as Corporate Senior Vice President of Global Discovery Services from 2016 to 2018. Prior to this, he served as Corporate Senior Vice President of Research Models and Biologics Testing Solutions from 2013 to 2016. He also served as Corporate Vice President of Global Biopharmaceutical Service; Executive Director of RMS Process Improvement; and as General Manager of the RMS Avian Vaccine Services Business for the company.
Glenn Coleman
Chief Financial Officer; Corporate Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Glenn Coleman has been Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since April 2026. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Premier, Inc. Earlier, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at DENTSPLY from 2022 to 2024. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Vice President, International and Chief Operating Officer from 2014 to 2022 at Integra Life Sciences.
Michael G. Knell
Chief Accounting Officer; Interim Chief Financial Officer; Corporate Senior Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Michael G. Knell has been the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the company since September 2025 and the Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Senior Vice President of the company since April 2017. Prior to this, he served as Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Finance at Bruker Corp and as Partner of Assurance Services at Ernst & Young LLP.
Mark Mintz
Chief Information Officer; Corporate Executive Vice President-Global Shared Services Management Senior ManagementMr. Mark Mintz has been the Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the company since 2021. Prior to this, he served as Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer for the company. Mr. Mintz has also served as a Founding Member of McKinsey & Company’s digital labs and as an Application Development Manager at DoubleClick and a Technology Consultant at Accenture. He has more than 25 years of IT and Digital experience.
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