Katherine Atkinson
Epic Sciences has appointed Katherine Atkinson as its chief commercial officer, charging her with the development of the firm's global commercial strategy. Atkinson joins Epic with two decades of life science and healthcare experience. Most recently, she served as vice president of business development at Edico Genome, where she established a global channel network and managed strategic partnerships. Prior to Edico she worked for Illumina, overseeing numerous teams, including molecular biology/PCR sales, inside sales, Latin America, and most recently global channel partners. She has also held positions at Fisher Scientific, Thermo Fisher, and Beckman Coulter.
Chitra Nayak
Invitae's board of directors this week expanded the number of members on its board to six members and appointed Chitra Nayak as a member. Nayak most recently served as chief operating officer of the real estate technology company Comfy, which was acquired by Siemens in June. Prior to that, Nayak worked at Funding Circle, an online peer-to-peer lending marketplace, and the cloud computing company Salesforce.com. Nayak will stand for re-election on Invitae's board in 2021.
Bob Petrou
Bob Petrou has been named interim CFO and interim principal financial officer of NantHealth, replacing Paul Holt, whose resignation was effective Sept. 11. He will earn about $36,000 per month under a consulting agreement with the company, NantHealth disclosed in a regulatory filing. Petrou most recently was head of finance for the mobility solutions division of smartphone maker BlackBerry.
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