QuidelOrtho Announces Separation of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Roles - Seite 2

Additionally, Robert J. Bujarski, Chief Operating Officer, and Michael S. Iskra, Chief Commercial Officer, have both been appointed to the newly created Executive Vice President roles, in addition to serving in their existing leadership roles. “With the exceptional leadership provided by Rob, Mike and our entire executive team, we have never been more confident in the strategic positioning of the Company to benefit from key market trends, the accelerating demand for diagnostic insights and the rapidly evolving IVD market,” concluded Mr. Bryant. View QuidelOrtho’s executive team here.

Dr. Buechler has over 35 years of diagnostic industry expertise and several board roles. In November 2007, he was appointed to the board of directors of Quidel Corporation (“Quidel”) and prior to the combination with Ortho Clinical Diagnostics served as Quidel’s Chairman since August 2015. Dr. Buechler was previously the co-founder of and held several scientific and research executive roles at Biosite Inc. from 1988 until its acquisition by Alere Inc. in 2007. Prior to co-founding Biosite, Dr. Buechler was a senior research scientist for the diagnostics research and development group at Hybritech Incorporated.

About QuidelOrtho Corporation

QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL) unites the power of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics behind a shared mission of developing and manufacturing innovative technologies that raise the performance of diagnostic testing and create better patient outcomes across the entire healthcare continuum.

Ranked among the world’s largest in vitro diagnostics (IVD) providers with more than 120 years of collective experience, we combine industry-leading expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing with a global footprint in clinical labs and transfusion medicine.

Our Company’s comprehensive product portfolio delivers accuracy, speed, automation and access, providing critical information when and where it is needed most. Inspired by a spirit of service, QuidelOrtho is committed to enhancing the well-being of people worldwide and happy in the knowledge we are making a difference. For more information, please visit www.quidelortho.com.

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