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People in the News: InDi Hires Bencich and Tonachio

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Integrated Diagnostics has appointed John Bencich as chief financial officer and Jill Tonachio as vice president for sales.

Bencich most recently served as the CFO of Allozyne. Prior to that, he was vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer of Trubion Pharmaceuticals until its acquisition by Emergent BioSolutions. Before that he was the director of finance and corporate controller for Onyx Software. He holds a BA in accountancy from the University of San Diego and an MBA from Seattle University.

Tonachio was most recently national director of sales for Aurora Diagnostics. She has also held sales positions at Aureon Laboratories, Laboratory Corporation of America, Dianon Systems, and Johnson & Johnson. She holds a BS in business logistics from Pennsylvania State University.

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