Lon Nelson

Lon Nelson joined Leica Microsystems as VP Global Service in October 2021.

Over his 20 year tenure at Leica Microsystems, he advanced his career from product management through commercial marketing leadership and then sales leadership for the Applied and Nanotechnology businesses. Most recently, Lon led the service organization in the Americas, where he focused on improving service delivery and improving customer experience. Lon brings extensive knowledge of customers’ needs, end markets and solutions to the leadership team.

Lon’s educational background is in biology, with a research focus in plant proteomics, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Knox College. His career began at Abbott Laboratories in fertility diagnostics.