Heino von Prondzynski 58 retired in 2005 from Roche (SWX: RO) as Chief Executive Officer of Roche Diagnostics and Member of the Executive Committee of the Roche Group. He brings to QIAGEN a wealth of experience as a leader in the diagnostics industry and played key roles in building the molecular diagnostics industry. Prior to joining Roche in 2000 Mr. von Prondzynski worked at Chiron first as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer in Germany and Italy later as President of the Vaccines Division in Emeryville/USA. Mr. von Prondzynski started his career with Bayer in Germany as sales representative and worked later in Austria and Brazil as General Manager. He studied mathematics geography and history at Westfaelische Wilhelms University of Muenster in Germany. |