Marcia Nizzari has been named vice president of engineering at PatientsLikeMe. She joins the company from Good Start Genetics, where she was the director of bioinformatics and high performance computing/IT. Previously, she was director of informatics for the Program in Medical and Population Genetics at the Broad Institute.
23andMe has appointed Andy Page to president, a newly created senior executive position. He will report to CEO Anne Wojcicki, and will be responsible for the company's product and engineering, marketing, finance, business development, laboratory operations, and legal/regulator affairs. Page has been a member of 23andMe's board of directors since 2012 and will remain on the board.
He previously served as president of Gilt Groupe, an online luxury shopping destination, and as chief operating and financial officer at PlayPhone.