SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Invitae
Corporation (NYSE:NVTA),
a genetic information company, today announced the appointment of
Christine M. Gorjanc to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
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Christine currently serves as chief financial officer at NETGEAR,
Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers
innovative products to consumers, businesses, and service providers.
Prior to joining NETGEAR as vice president of finance in November 2005,
Ms. Gorjanc served as vice president, controller, treasurer, and
assistant secretary for Aspect Communications Corporation, a provider of
workforce and customer management solutions from September 1996 through
November 2005. From October 1988 through September 1996, she served as
the manager of tax for Tandem Computers, Inc., a provider of
fault-tolerant computer systems. From June 1987 through October 1988,
Ms. Gorjanc served as the manager of tax operations for Xidex
Corporation, a manufacturer of storage devices. Prior to that, Ms.
Gorjanc worked in public accounting for eight years with a number of
accounting firms.
“We are thrilled to have Christine joining our board of directors,” said
Randy Scott, chairman and CEO of Invitae. “Christine’s experience as an
executive and finance leader with a rapidly growing international
technology company operating in highly competitive markets will benefit
Invitae as we advance towards our goal of improving healthcare for
billions of people.”
“I have always had a deep interest in personalized medicine and admire
Invitae’s mission to empower patients, improve healthcare, and bring
genetics into mainstream medicine,” said Ms. Gorjanc. “Invitae’s
commitment to make genetic testing more affordable and accessible will
advance the quality of medical care for patients and their families.”
Ms. Gorjanc holds a B.A. in Accounting (with honors) from the University
of Texas at El Paso, and an M.S. in Taxation from Golden
Gate University.
About Invitae
Invitae Corporation's (NYSE: NVTA) mission is to bring comprehensive
genetic information into mainstream medical practice to improve the
quality of healthcare for billions of people. Invitae’s goal is to
aggregate most of the world’s genetic tests into a single service with
higher quality, faster turnaround time, and lower price than many
single-gene and panel tests today. The company currently provides a
single diagnostic service comprising hundreds of genes for a variety of
genetic disorders associated with oncology, cardiology, neurology,
pediatrics and other rare disease areas.
For more information, visit our website at www.invitae.com
and follow us on Twitter: @invitae.
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Source: Invitae Corporation