OncoMethylome Appoints Dr. Jan Groen as CEO
OncoMethylome Sciences SA announced that its board of directors has named Dr. Jan Groen to serve as the company's chief executive officer. The company also reports that all agenda items for the Extraordinary General Shareholders' meeting held April 6 were unanimously approved by the quorum of shareholders present and represented at the meeting.
Dr. Jan Groen, has more than 25 years of experience in the clinical diagnostic industry, with a focus on emerging technologies, product development and commercialization. Dr. Groen was previously the president of Agendia Inc. and COO of Agendia B.V. and was responsible for their United States and European diagnostic operations. Prior to this, he served as vice president of research and development at Focus Diagnostics Inc., a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics, in California. Dr. Groen has held numerous management and scientific positions at ViroClinics B.V., the Erasmus Medical Center, and Akzo-Nobel. Dr. Jan Groen is a supervisory board member of IBL International B.V.
Dr. Groen will start on April 26 and join the OncoMethylome board immediately.
Dr. Jan Groen will succeed Mr. Philip Devine, a co-founder of the company, who has been chief financial officer since 2003 and has also been the interim chief executive officer. Philip Devine will remain CFO. OncoMethylome will continue the changes that have been launched by Mr. Devine in the last months, including the focus on a core set of products, a reduction of the operating costs of the company, and the focus on the United States market.
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