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Exact Sciences Elects New Executives to Board of Directors [Health & Beauty Close - Up](Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Exact Sciences Corp. reported that James E. Doyle and Maneesh K. Arora were elected to company's board of directors at its annual meeting of stockholders. Lionel N. Sterling has served as a director of Exact since 2010 and was reelected to the board. According to a release from the company, Gov. James E. Doyle, 68, served two terms as governor of Wisconsin. Prior to being elected governor in 2002, Gov. Doyle served three terms as Wisconsin's attorney general. Gov. Doyle also served as the district attorney of Dane County, Wisconsin and worked in private practice. His public service includes service in the Peace Corps in Tunisia and as an attorney in a federal legal services office on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Maneesh K. Arora, 45, has served as Exact's chief operating officer since February 2012 and as a senior vice president since April 2009, when he joined the company. Arora also served as the company's chief financial officer from April 2009 to August 2013. Prior to joining Exact, Arora worked for Third Wave Technologies, a molecular diagnostics company, from 2003 until its acquisition by Hologic in July 2008. Lionel N. Sterling, 76, has served as a director since July 2010. Since 1987, he has served as president of Equity Resources. He previously co-founded and served as managing partner of the private investment firm Whitehead/Sterling. He also has served as chairman of the board of directors of Rayovac Corp., executive vice president and director of United Brands Co., and sector executive and chief financial officer of American Can Co. Sterling also serves as a director of GlucoTec. He previously served as a director of i-STAT Corp., Third Wave Technologies, and Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals. "We are pleased to welcome Jim and Maneesh to Exact's board, and we are grateful for Lionel's continued service," said Kevin T. Conroy, the company's chairman and chief executive. "Jim's proven leadership, managerial capabilities and deep knowledge of governmental and legal affairs add outstanding depth to the board. Exact Sciences Corp. is a molecular diagnostics company focused on colorectal cancer. More information and complete details: www.exactsciences.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |