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Rob Walton

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Chief Executive Officer at SPT Labtech
📍 United Kingdom

Rob Walton is the CEO of SPT Labtech, leveraging extensive global leadership experience from his 15-year tenure at GE Healthcare. There, he managed multi-billion dollar divisions across EMEA and Asia Pacific. He holds an MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, an MBA from INSEAD, and is a Chartered Engineer.

Previously, he led GE Healthcares $4B Europe, Middle East, and Africa business, overseeing 6, 000 employees in over 120 countries.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Priorities

Topics Rob cares about

Accelerating Science
He frequently discusses empowering scientists by automating lab workflows, making research faster, more reliable, and more cost-effective.
Democratizing Genomics
He is focused on making genomics more accessible, citing a goal to help bring routine genome sequencing costs down to under $100 through automation.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Chief Executive Officer
SPT Labtech
11-2021 - 4-2024
President & CEO, Europe, Middle East & Africa
GE Healthcare
6-2019 - 11-2021
President & CEO, Asia Pacific (ASEAN, Korea & ANZ)
GE Healthcare
12-2015 - 6-2019
VP & GM, Primary & Affordable Care, Ultrasound and Life Care Solutions
GE Healthcare
6-2013 - 12-2015
Executive Leader Operational Excellence
GE Healthcare
In the press

Media appearances

SPT Labtech Appoints Rob Walton as New Chief Executive Officer. Featured in SPT Labtech News
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Education
MBA
INSEAD
MA
University of Cambridge
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