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Pascale Witz

Oct 31, 2017

PerkinElmer has elected Pascale Witz to its board of directors, effective immediately. Witz most recently served as executive vice president of Sanofi's global diabetes and cardiovascular business. Prior to that, she held several leadership positions during 17 years with GE Healthcare, including president and CEO of its medical diagnostics division. Witz also currently serves on the boards of Horizon Pharma, Regulus Therapeutics, Fresenius Medical Care, Savencia, and French-American Foundation-France.

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