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Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Wendy Becker, Adrian Hennah

Jul 15, 2021

Wendy Becker and Adrian Hennah have joined Oxford Nanopore Technologies' board of directors as independent non-executive directors, effective June 24.

Becker was previously CEO of clothing manufacturer and retailer Jack Wills, global chief marketing officer at Vodafone, managing director of TalkTalk, and a partner at McKinsey & Company. Later this year, she is expected to become chair of Oxford Nanopore's remuneration committee.

Hennah was previously CFO at Reckitt Benckiser, Smith & Nephew, and Invensys. Before that, he held senior management and financial positions at GlaxoSmithKline. He is expected to become chair of Oxford Nanopore's audit committee later this year.

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