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Roland Diggelmann, Michael Heuer

Aug 28, 2018

Roland Diggelmann will be stepping down as CEO of Roche Diagnostics, effective Sept. 30, to pursue his career elsewhere. Michael Heuer, Roche Diagnostics' region head for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, will step in as interim CEO of Roche's diagnostics division and will become a member of the corporate executive committee. He was previously with Boehringer Mannheim, which Roche acquired in 1998. Heuer holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Kiel in Germany.

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