Agilent Technologies: Bret DiMarco

Agilent Technologies has appointed Bret DiMarco as senior VP, chief legal officer, and secretary, effective July 1. He most recently served as the chief legal officer of the software-as-a-service firm Pendo.io, where he led the sale and closing processes for the company's merger with the firm II-VI Incorporated and served as a special adviser to the company's president during the transition period. DiMarco previously was the executive VP, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary for laser manufacturer Coherent, and he also was an associate and member of the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he focused on corporate and securities law, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. He is the chair of the Nasdaq Exchange Nominating Committee, and has been an adjunct assistant professor of law at the University of California Law School, San Francisco since 2004. DiMarco is a graduate of the University of Southern California Law School and received his bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine.