Pacific Biosciences: Jim Gibson

Jim Gibson has been appointed as CFO and principal financial officer of Pacific Biosciences, effective March 31. Christian Henry, who served as the firm's interim CFO and principal financial officer since December, will continue as president and CEO. Gibson was previously CFO of Sequoia Benefits and Insurance Services. Before that, he was CFO of Willow Innovations, and prior to that, VP of finance transformation at GoDaddy. He holds a BA in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.