Respected leader brings more than 30 years of experience in the diagnostics field
SOUTH RIDING, Va., Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Slone Partners, a nationwide executive search firm for life sciences and healthcare organizations, has announced the placement of Jack Kenny to the Board of Directors at OraSure Technologies, a leader in point-of-care and home diagnostic tests and sample management solutions.
Kenny is the former Chief Executive Officer for Meridian Bioscience, where he led the company's turnaround before it was acquired. He has more than 30 years of experience in leadership roles across the in vitro diagnostics, molecular, and lab services industries. Kenny will serve as a Class I Director with an initial term expiring at OraSure's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Prior to his tenure at Meridian, Kenny served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America, with Siemens Healthcare, and as Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Region, for Becton Dickinson, Diagnostic Systems. He also held executive roles at Danaher Corporation and Quest Diagnostics.
"Jack Kenny possesses a broad range of experience in the diagnostics field, having served in roles responsible for acquisition integration, commercial leadership, and product management," said Kim Wilson, Senior Vice President, Executive Search and Partner at Slone Partners. "He will be a valuable addition to the OraSure Board of Directors as the company continues to increase its investments in innovation and expand its footprint in the market."
"We recognize the significant industry expertise that Jack will contribute, and we are pleased to continue to strengthen our Board with his participation," said Mara Aspinall, Chair of the Board of Directors of OraSure. "Under our leadership team led by President and CEO Carrie Eglinton Manner, we have made meaningful progress on our journey to strengthen our foundation, elevate our core growth, and accelerate our profitability. We look forward to the value Jack will add to the company."
Kenny holds a bachelor's degree in management from Kettering University.
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ABOUT ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES
OraSure Technologies, Inc. ("OraSure") transforms health through actionable insight and powers the shift that connects people to healthcare wherever they are. OraSure improves access, quality, and value of healthcare with innovation in effortless tests and sample management solutions. OraSure, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, DNA Genotek Inc., is a leader in the development, manufacture, and distribution of rapid diagnostic tests and sample collection and stabilization devices designed to discover and detect critical medical conditions. OraSure's portfolio of products is sold globally to clinical laboratories, hospitals, physician's offices, clinics, public health and community-based organizations, research institutions, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, commercial entities, and direct to consumers. For more information on OraSure Technologies, please visit http://www.orasure.com.
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