Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXDX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02
On March 7, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) determined that, in connection with the Company obtaining United States Food and Drug Administration approval and commencing global commercialization of its Accelerate PhenoTM system and Accelerate PhenoTestTM BC kit, the scope of responsibilities and independent decision-making authority of Ron Price, Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Operations, Americas, and Joan Martin, Executive Vice President & Head of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, have changed, and therefore, the Board designated both as executive officers of the Company, as defined in Rule 3b-7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”). In addition, the Board also determined that Pete Bantock, Chief Culture Officer and Head of Human Resources of the Company, is no longer an executive officer of the Company, as defined in Rule 3b-7 of the Act.
Mr. Price, 53, has served as Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Operations, Americas since April 2015. Mr. Price has over 20 years of commercial operations experience and a proven track record of leading sales and marketing teams to achieve double-digit revenue growth and strong bottom-line performance. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Price served as Vice President, Commercial Operations for Roche Point of Care managing all commercial responsibilities across three separate product lifecycles. In addition, Mr. Price held a number of sales, marketing, and leadership roles with Ventana Medical Systems from 2001 to 2012 following 5 years at Bayer Healthcare Diagnostics. Mr. Price holds a B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Cytology from the University of Oklahoma.
Mr. Martin, 48, has served as Executive Vice President and Head of Europe, Middle East, and Africa since July 2015. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Martin served as Senior Vice President at Siemens Healthcare beginning in 2008 including broad geographical responsibility for European, Middle-Eastern, and African territories for In Vitro Diagnostics, and Imaging Products and Solutions. From 2001 until 2007, Mr. Martin worked for Dade Behring as Vice President and General Manager for Southeast Europe, France, and Belgium and also as Finance & Operations Director, EMEA from 2001 until 2004. Mr. Price also worked as Finance Director for a number of leading multinational companies and Senior Auditor at Coopers & Lybrand, presently PwC. Mr. Martin holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Barcelona, Spain.
About Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXDX)
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. is an in vitro diagnostics company engaged in providing solutions that improve patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs through the diagnosis of serious infections. The Company’s technology platform is built to address these challenges by delivering testing of infectious pathogens in various patient sample types. The Company is focused on the development of a rapid diagnostic platform, the Accelerate ID/AST System (ID/AST System or Accelerate ID/AST System), intended for the diagnosis of infectious pathogens. The ID/AST System utilizes genotypic technology to identify (ID) infectious pathogens and phenotypic technology to conduct antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST), which determines whether live bacterial or fungal cells are resistant or susceptible to a particular antibiotic. The ID/AST System features walk-away automation and consists of a fixed instrument and single-use test kit. Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXDX) Recent Trading Information
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