Month: March 2022

IDEX Health & Science team members recently volunteered at the Special Olympics Connecticut Winter Games, providing event support and cheering on athletes with intellectual and physical disabilities.

A group of more than 15 IH&S Bristol team members helped park spectator vehicles, and supported athletes with handmade signs. With several members of the community in attendance, Team Bristol of the Special Olympics brought home a medal in every color for cross country skiing!

The IH&S team also made the local News – Take a look at video of the IH&S Bristol team. (Video begins at 1:13).

Collaborating with the IDEX Foundation, IH&S Bristol also donated $9,750 USD to the Bristol Special Olympics Team. In preparation for the Summer Games, the donation will be used to help purchase new uniforms (shorts, t-shirts, and Jackets) for close to 80 athletes.

“Being able to get out there and support the Special Olympics is something that everyone should do, at least once in their lifetime. The athletes are such amazing people – they take their sport seriously, and they congratulate and are happy for all the medal winners,” said Senior Human Resources Generalist, Irene Childs. “We had such an amazing turnout of volunteers and I cannot wait to see who will be signing up to assist with the Summer Games in June. We are growing into a work community that cares about getting involved outside of working hours and I am so happy to be able to be a part of it,” she said.

The IDEX Health & Science facility in Bristol, Connecticut (USA) is home to the development and manufacturing of plastic manifolds and fluidic assemblies for the IVD Bio market. These products are used in systems such as DNA sequencers and blood testing equipment.

 

IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced that Roopa Unnikrishnan has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development. Roopa is responsible for leading the company’s enterprise strategy and corporate development (M&A) function, helping build strategy and business development capabilities for IDEX.

In partnership with the IDEX Senior Leadership Team, strategy & business development resources and business unit general managers, Ms. Unnikrishnan will help identify, evaluate and pursue growth opportunities and prioritize investments. With her experienced leadership, she will bring fresh perspectives and work together to identify and build growth funnels organically and inorganically.

She reports directly to IDEX CEO and President Eric Ashleman and joins the IDEX Senior Leadership Team.

Ms. Unnikrishnan has more than 20 years of corporate strategy experience across a variety of industries, through a mix of consulting roles and corporate leadership positions. Most recently, she served as Chief Strategy Officer for Vontier, a global industrial manufacturing company focused on smarter transportation and mobility. Previous strategy positions have included roles with Harman International, Citi, BlackRock, and Katzenbach Partners – which was formed by past members of McKinsey & Co. consulting. At Pfizer she also stepped outside her traditional strategy and innovation roles to lead the Talent and Organization capability for the pharmaceutical division. She often serves as a professional coach and is the author of the book, “The Career Catapult.”

She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in India, where she was born and raised, before becoming the country’s 100^th Rhodes Scholar, earning her the opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in England. There she earned a master’s degree in Economic and Social History. She followed that with a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and International Business Strategy, also from University of Oxford.

In response to hundreds of thousands of refugees escaping war in Ukraine, the IDEX Foundation is donating $100,000 USD, splitting the funds between two charities offering on-the-ground assistance to those displaced.

The IDEX Foundation is donating $50,000 USD each to the Bank Zywnosci w Krakowie (the Food Bank of Krakow) and the Polish Red Cross. The donations will be used to purchase food, hygienic products, and to help with humanitarian aid transports. Additionally, the funds will be used to prepare beds, mattresses and sleeping bags for incoming refugees.

“The situation in Ukraine is devastating and only getting worse for the civilians trying to escape, ” said Derrick Goddard, President of the IDEX Foundation. “The IDEX Foundation board unanimously decided to support refugees that have crossed the border into Poland by funding these two non-profits that are providing support on the ground.”

The Krakow Food bank partners with more than 100 organizations to collect, organize, and deliver food. In 2021, the team at Krakow delivered food to 62,000 people. The Polish Red Cross , which is partnering closely with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Ukranian Red Cross, are prepared to provide assistance and additional support to refugees.