Board of Directors
Christopher Gleeson
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Gleeson has served as Chairman of the Board of GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. since March 2010. Mr. Gleeson served as Chief Executive Officer of GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. on an interim basis from August 2010 to May 2011, and has served as Chairman of the Board of Osmetech plc since July 2009. Mr. Gleeson was formerly President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a leading supplier of automated diagnostic systems to the anatomical pathology market where he served from 1999 to February 2008. Following the acquisition of Ventana by Roche Diagnostics in February 2008 for $3.4 billion, Mr. Gleeson became a member of the board of directors of Roche Diagnostics. Prior to joining Ventana, Mr. Gleeson was Senior Vice-President of Bayer Diagnostics, the diagnostics division of Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and general manager of the U.S. commercial operations for Chiron Diagnostics, the diagnostics division of Chiron Corporation. Prior to that time, he was the founder, owner, and managing director of Australian Diagnostics Corporation. Mr. Gleeson attended the Pharmacy and Business Schools at Monash University in Australia.
Daryl J. Faulkner
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Faulkner has served on the board of directors of GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. since March 2010. Mr. Faulkner was appointed to the board of directors of Osmetech plc in August 2008, serving as Non-Executive Chairman until December 2008. Mr. Faulkner is currently a member of the board of directors of AspenBio Pharma, an emerging biotechnology company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and licensing of novel diagnostics and drugs. He also served as Executive Chair and Interim Chief Executive Officer of AspenBio Pharma from February 2009 until March 2010. From August 2008 to January 2009, Mr. Faulkner served as a consultant to Qiagen NV, a leading provider of innovative sample and assay technologies and products, in connection with its integration of Digene Corp., a developer of gene-based diagnostic tests acquired by Qiagen in August 2007. Mr. Faulkner had served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Digene from December 2006 until consummation of Qiagen's acquisition of Digene. From 1998 until March 2006, Mr. Faulkner served in several executive roles at Invitrogen Corp., a life sciences company, including Senior Vice President, Business Segment Management from 2003 until March 2006. Mr. Faulkner received a B.S. in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and an M.A. in Business Management from Webster University.
James Fox, Ph.D.
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Fox was appointed to the board of directors of GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. in September 2010. Dr. Fox has extensive experience in global technology and healthcare businesses. He led the start up of Invetech, an Australian contract research and development company that specializes in healthcare products and complex instruments for international markets. Invetech was merged with Australian Securities Exchange listed Vision Systems Limited in 1993, and Dr. Fox took over as Group Managing Director of the combined entity. In January 2007, Vision Systems Ltd., then a leading global cancer diagnostics company, was acquired by Danaher Corporation. Prior to Invetech, Dr. Fox spent seven years working as a consultant and director with PA Technology. Dr. Fox currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Biota Holdings Limited, a director of Air New Zealand Ltd., a director of TTP Group plc and as a director of MS Research Australia, a not-for-profit organization aimed at financing public multiple sclerosis research. Dr. Fox received his Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from the University of Melbourne.
Kevin C. O'Boyle
Non-Executive Director
Mr. O'Boyle has served on the board of directors of GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. since March 2010. Mr. O'Boyle is currently a member of the board of directors of Tornier N.V., a publicly-held global orthopedics company, and serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Advanced BioHealing, Inc. since December 2010. Previously, Mr. O'Boyle served as the Chief Financial Officer of NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company focused on the design, development and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, from January 2003 to December 2009 and the Executive Vice President of NuVasive from December 2004 to December 2009. Prior to that time, Mr. O'Boyle served in various positions during his seven years with ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., a publicly traded medical device firm specializing in the oncology market, including as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Also, Mr. O'Boyle held various positions during his six years with Albert Fisher North America, Inc., a publicly traded international food company, before it was sold in 1996, including Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations. Mr. O'Boyle is a CPA and received a B.S. in Accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology and successfully completed the Executive Management Program at the University of California at Los Angeles, John E. Anderson Graduate Business School.
Hany Massarany
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Massarany was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. in May 2011. From February 2009 to April 2011, Mr. Massarany served as President of Ventana Medical Systems and Head of Roche Tissue Diagnostics. From 1999 to 2009, he held various global leadership positions with Ventana, including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President Worldwide Operations, Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Development, and Vice President North American Commercial Operations. Prior to Ventana, Mr. Massarany held executive management positions with Bayer Diagnostics and Chiron Diagnostics, working in both Asia Pacific and the United States. Mr. Massarany received a B.S. degree in Microbiology and Immunology from Monash University, Australia and an MBA from Melbourne University, Australia.
