Illumina: Joydeep Goswami, Ankur Dhingra, Jakob Wedel

Illumina has announced that CFO and Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer Joydeep Goswami has decided to leave Illumina. He will remain at the firm in an advisory role through June 30.

Ankur Dhingra, Goswami's replacement as CFO effective April 15, will lead financial planning and analysis, accounting, investor relations, internal audit, tax, and treasury functions at Illumina. Dhingra comes to Illumina from Summit Therapeutics, where he was CFO. Prior to that, he was CFO of CareDx and spent more than 18 years at Agilent, rising to VP of investor relations. He is a chartered accountant.

Jakob Wedel will take over as Illumina's chief strategy and corporate development officer. He joined Illumina in November 2023 as CEO chief of staff. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving strategic planning, partnerships, and acquisitions. He has also been a consultant at EY, McKinsey & Company, and Bain & Company.