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Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ Paul M. Montrone
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Paul M. Montrone, Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ Paul M. Meister
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Paul M. Meister, Director, Vice Chairman, Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ Mitchell J. Blutt
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Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D., Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ Robert A. Day
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Robert A. Day, Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ Michael D. Dingman
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Michael D. Dingman, Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ Anthony J. DiNovi
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Anthony J. DiNovi, Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ David V. Harkins
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David V. Harkins, Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ Scott M. Sperling
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Scott M. Sperling, Director
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Paul M. Meister and Todd M. DuChene, and each of them,
with full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, in his name, place and stead to execute on his behalf, as an officer
and/or director of Fisher Scientific International Inc.("Fisher"), the
Registration Statement of Fisher on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), for
the registration of shares of newly issued common stock of Fisher, par value
$0.01 per share, and any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the Registration Statement, and file the same with all exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), and any and all other instruments which either of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deem necessary or advisable to enable Fisher to
comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in
respect thereof, and the securities or Blue Sky laws of any state or other
governmental subdivision, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises
as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do if personally present at
the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorney-in-fact and agents or
substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand on the
date indicated below:
Date: August 23, 2000
/s/ Kent R. Weldon
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Kent R. Weldon, Director
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