The company has appointed Ugo DeBlasi as its new CFO. In this position, Mr DeBlasi will provide leadership to the Celera finance, investor relations and information technology function, and he will report to Kathy Ordonez, Celera’s CEO.
Mr DeBlasi previously worked for Applera. He served as the chief accounting officer for a total of eight years during his tenure with Applera. For the last five years, he held the position of vice president and controller reporting to the CFO.
Ms Ordonez said: “I am delighted that Ugo has joined us as CFO and look forward to making use of his financial and leadership skills, as well as the knowledge of our business he gained by working with us closely for many years in the past.”