Mr. Sluis joined us as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer in July 2002. Prior to joining Cepheid, Mr. Sluis was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vysis, a genomic disease management company from June 2000 through February 2002. Before joining Vysis, he held various senior financial management positions at Sanofi Diagnostics, a medical diagnostic company, from 1989 through 1999, including serving as its Chief Financial Officer for North American Operations from 1989 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer for its worldwide operations headquartered in France from 1994 to 1997, and concluding as Chief Executive Officer for North American Operations from 1997 to 1999. From 1985 through 1988, Mr. Sluis was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gen-Probe, Inc. From 1974 to 1985 Mr. Sluis held a number of financial management positions with American Hospital Supply Corporation concluding as Vice President and Controller of the American Dade Division from 1980 to 1985. |