John Stuelpnagel, senior vice president, chief operating officer, and general manager for arrays at Illumina, will shift to a part-time status in April and will give up his seat on the board of directors, although he will continue to work as an Illumina fellow, the firm said this week.
Illumina also said senior vice president and general manager of sequencing John West will resign his position as of Feb. 1, and current senior vice president and chief financial officer Christian Henry will become acting manager of sequencing.
The management changes were announced in conjunction with a reorganization of its business into two divisions, one focused on life sciences research and the other on diagnostics. The firm noted that it has already has hired two new general managers to oversee the divisions, but it has not disclosed their names.
Codon Devices has named David Smith to be vice president of operations. In his new position, Smith will oversee the company’s manufacturing, process development, quality, and operations organizations. The company said Smith has worked for 15 years in manufacturing, technology transfer, R&D, and quality control.