Affy Founder Fodor to Step Down as CEO in January; King Tapped as Successor

Oct 22, 2008

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Affymetrix founder, chairman, and CEO Stephen Fodor will relinquish his CEO responsibilities as of Jan. 1, 2009, the company said today.

Fodor will serve as full-time executive chairman, a position in which he will “identify and advance new platform technologies and explore new market opportunities for the company,” Affymetrix said in a statement.

Kevin King, president of Affymetrix, will become CEO and a member of the board of directors on Jan. 1.

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