Rob Brainin, Hannes Smàrason

Rob Brainin has been appointed as WuXi NextCode's CEO, replacing Hannes Smàrason, who will stay on as a senior advisor and plans to pursue other entrepreneurial opportunities. Most recently, Brainin was the firm's executive vice president and COO. Prior to that, he held positions at Illumina, Thermo Fisher, Life Technologies, and Invitrogen. Brainin holds a degree in economics from Emory University and a JD degree from Harvard Law School.