UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K |
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 12, 2015
QUIDEL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) |
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 0-10961 (Commission File Number) | 94-2573850 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 92130 (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100 | ||
Not Applicable | ||
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 12, 2015, Edward K. Russell joined Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) as Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Operations. This newly created senior leadership position will bring together many of the Company’s commercial functions under a single global commercial umbrella. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Russell was employed by Thermo Fisher Scientific, a life sciences company based in Massachusetts, and its predecessor company Life Technologies for ten years. Mr. Russell served in various leadership roles from 2005 through 2015, including North America Commercial Leader of the BioSciences Division, General Manager of Life Technologies’ Global Services & Support Division, and President of Life Technologies Japan. Prior to joining Life Technologies in 2005, Mr. Russell held various leadership positions at FedEx Kinko’s, ExxonMobil and Toyota/Lexus. Mr. Russell started his career as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Mr. Russell holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 14, 2015
QUIDEL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Robert J. Bujarski | |
Name: | Robert J. Bujarski | |
Its: | SVP, Business Development & General Counsel | |