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Ron A. Andrews has been Chief Executive Officer since July 2004. From August 2002, Andrews was Senior Vice President Global Marketing and Commercial Business Development at Pleasanton, CA-based Roche Molecular Diagnostics. In that role, he developed and led the strategic execution for all diagnostic commercial operations. This included the oversight of five Business Sector Vice Presidents responsible for all aspects of global marketing and business development in the areas of blood screening, virology, women's health, microbiology and automation/emerging diagnostics. Andrews was also responsible for executive direction of all marketing functions, directed the development of the 10-year Strategic Plan for the organization, and completed the reorganization of commercial operations during that period.
From 2000 to 2002 Andrews held two senior executive positions with Indianapolis-based Roche Diagnostics Corporation. As Vice President, U.S. Commercial Operations, Molecular Diagnostics, he directed sales, marketing, technical field support, and product development activities and was responsible for US commercial strategy development for the clinical laboratory market. Prior to that, as Vice President, Marketing, US Commercial Operations, he was responsible for planning and directing all aspects of the Roche US Laboratory Systems Commercial Operations Marketing which included the clinical chemistry, immunochemistry, hematology, near patient testing and molecular markets.
From 1995 to 2000 Andrews was Vice President of Atlanta-based Immucor, Inc. where he helped lead the transition of that company from a reagent manufacturer to an instrument systems company. Prior to Immucor, he spent almost 10 years in management positions of increasing responsibility at Chicago-based Abbott Diagnostics, culminating in the position of Senior Marketing Manager, Business Unit Operations.
Andrews earned a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Chemistry from Spartanburg, SC-based Wofford College in 1981 and has participated extensively in the executive development programs at both Roche and Abbott Labs. He currently lives with his wife and three children in Coto de Caza, CA.
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