Director

Melinda Litherland

Director·Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

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Since 2017
Age 68
Tenure 9 yrs

Also at Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

NS Norman Schwartz Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board JE Jeffrey L. Edwards Director GH Gregory K. Hinckley Director (Lead Independent Director) AP Arnold A. Pinkston Director AS Allison Schwartz Director; Vice President, Global Supply Chain Clinical Diagnostics Group Operations JB James Barry Executive Vice President and President, Life Science Group

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Director 2017–present Current role
Deloitte & Touche LLP Partner 1981–2015 Worked at the firm since 1981 and retired as a Partner in 2015; a certified public accountant with 34 years of experience serving life science and technology companies in audit and consulting capacities.

External roles

Organization Role Dates
Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. Director; Audit Committee chair None
American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Member None
Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area Director; Finance Committee member 12 years
Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. Director

Related

Source: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. SEC filings and official company website

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