Karen Eastham has been appointed to the board of directors of Illumina, the company announced last week.

She is executive vice president, COO, and a member of the board of trustees of the Burnham Institute. Prior to that, she was senior vice president and CFO of Diversa.

Eastham holds an MBA and a BS from Indiana University. She also serves on the boards of directors of Tercica, Oncosis/Cyntellect, and Salmedix, as well on the board of UCSD Athena.