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BioLife Solutions Announces Executive Management Changes
BOTHELL, Wash., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: BLFS), a leading supplier of class-defining bioproduction tools
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[{"type":"text","content":"BOTHELL, Wash., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (the \"Company\") (Nasdaq: BLFS), a leading supplier of class-defining bioproduction tools and services for the cell and gene therapies (\"CGT\") and broader biopharma markets, today announced changes to its executive management team, effective immediately.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nTroy Wichterman, BioLife's Vice President of Finance since 2019, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Wichterman joined BioLife in 2015 as a financial analyst and was subsequently promoted to positions of increasing responsibility including oversight of the Company's financial planning, analysis and SEC reporting. Prior to BioLife, he served in various financial positions at Ventas, Heitman and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). \nMike Rice, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, remarked, \"It is my sincere pleasure to promote Troy to the CFO position. Since joining BioLife six years ago, Troy has contributed to our effective financial management and has been instrumental in integrating the financial reporting of our acquired companies. Troy also has managed the growth of our finance and accounting team from three members in 2016 to more than 20 professionals today who support our geographically diverse operations. I'm delighted to be working with Troy and Rod as we continue to execute our growth strategy.\" \nRoderick de Greef, former Chief Financial Officer, has been named President and Chief Operating Officer, postponing his previously announced retirement until early 2023. Rod has been with BioLife for more than 20 years serving both as a board member and executive leader and we greatly appreciate his decision to delay his retirement and take on this operations leadership role. Rod is a true team player and is extremely qualified to oversee our operations, having previously served as COO. We are fortunate to have him seamlessly step into these new roles where he will focus on the continued integration of our acquisitions, as well as delivering positive customer experiences and driving gross margin expansion. \nIn accordance with completion of the acquisition and integration of Global Cooling, Inc., Dusty Tenney, former President and Chief Operating Of...