Affymetrix Appoints Riccardo Pigliucci to Board of Directors
May 18 2015 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Affymetrix (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced that Riccardo
Pigliucci has been appointed to the company’s board of directors
effective May 13, 2015. Mr. Pigliucci will serve as a member of the
Compensation Committee.
Mr. Pigliucci has served as the Managing Partner of Aldwych
Associates, LLP, a management and technology consulting partnership
since 2006. Prior to joining Aldwych Associates, Mr. Pigliucci
was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Partners
International (DPI), a supplier of equipment and services to the
drug discovery market. He served as CEO and a member of the board
of directors at DPI from 1998 till 2005. Mr. Pigliucci
currently serves as Chairman of Medaphor PLC, a global provider of
advanced ultrasound training simulators for medical professionals.
In recent years, Mr. Pigliucci has served as a director for
Dionex, Biosphere Medical and various private companies.
"We welcome Riccardo to our Board of Directors,” said Frank
Witney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Affymetrix.
“Riccardo brings decades of life science and healthcare experience
as well as deep knowledge of drug discovery and enabling
technologies. I look forward to having the benefit of his counsel
at Affymetrix.”
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About Affymetrix
Affymetrix technologies enable multiplex and simultaneous
analysis of biological systems at the cell, protein, and gene
level, facilitating the rapid translation of bench-top research
into clinical and routine use for human health and wellness. The
Company provides leadership and support, partnering with customers
in pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and biotechnology companies, as well
as leading academic, government, and non-profit research institutes
in their quest to use biology for a better world. More than 2,300
microarray systems have been shipped around the world and more than
95,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published citing Affymetrix
technologies. Affymetrix is headquartered in Santa Clara,
California, and has manufacturing facilities in Cleveland, Ohio,
San Diego, Vienna, and Singapore. The Company has about 1,100
employees worldwide and maintains sales and distribution operations
across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. For more information about
Affymetrix, please visit www.affymetrix.com.
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