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Biodesix Announces Hiring of Ryan Siurek as Chief Accounting Officer
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, today
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[{"type":"text","content":" BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nBiodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, today announced that Ryan Siurek has joined the company as Chief Accounting Officer reporting to Ms. Robin Harper Cowie, Chief Financial Officer.\n\n“I am very pleased to welcome Ryan as our new Chief Accounting Officer. His extensive finance and accounting leadership experience will help Biodesix grow as we enter our next stage of development in 2021 and beyond,” said Ms. Cowie.\n\nPrior to joining the Company, Mr. Siurek served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Vail Resorts, Inc. from April 2016 to September 2020. From January 2009 to April 2016, Mr. Siurek served as an executive at Sprint Corporation where he held various accounting and finance roles including Vice President Controller & Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President, Divisional Chief Financial Officer for the prepaid and wholesale and enterprise solutions divisions. Mr. Siurek earned a BBA & MS in Accounting from Texas A&M University, and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Siurek also serves as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC), a senior committee focused on financial reporting.\n\nAbout Biodesix\nBiodesix is a leading diagnostic company with a focus in lung disease. The Company develops diagnostic tests addressing important clinical questions by combining multi-omics through the power of artificial intelligence. Biodesix is the first company to offer six non-invasive tests for patients with diseases of the lung. Biodesix launched the SARS-CoV-2 ddPCR™ test and the Platelia SARS-CoV-2 Total Ab in response to the global pandemic and virus that impacts the lung and causes COVID-19. The blood-based Biodesix Lung Reflex® strategy for lung cancer patients integrates the GeneStrat® and VeriStrat® tests to support treatment decisions with results in 72 hours, expediting time to treatment. The blood-based Nodify Lung™ nodule risk assessment testing strategy, consisting of the Nodify XL2® and the Nodify CDT™ tests, evaluates the risk of malignancy in incidental pulmonary nodules, enabling physicians to better triage patients to the most appropriate course of action. Biodesix also collaborates with m...