LINK a developer and manufacturer of nucleic acid reagents, announces the appointment of Dr Marc Lemaître as Chairman of the Board with immediate effect. He takes over office from Dr Mick McLean, who is standing down after 9 successful years in the role. Dr Lemaître will oversee LINK’s continued growth in developing both its established nucleic acid reagents business and expanding its range of innovative reagents for oligo therapeutics and diagnostics.
Since obtaining a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Liège, Dr Lemaître has been working in the field of nucleic acids for over 30 years, holding senior positions within various high profile CMOs, Pharma and Biotech companies. He oversaw the implementation of IVD oligo production at Eurogentec, and worked for Glen Research before being appointed in 2009 as CEO and President of Girindus America. After negotiating the merger between Nitto-Denko Avecia and the US operations of Girindus in 2013, Marc has been working as an independent consultant. He was originally appointed as a non-executive Director of LINK in February 2015.
Commenting on his appointment, Dr Lemaître said: “I am deeply honoured to take up this position on LINK’s board. After 18 months as a Director, and many years before that as a customer, it is clear to me the outstanding talent of the people at LINK, and how much effort they focus on customer satisfaction and product quality. It’s therefore a great pleasure to now guide the strategic definition of LINK’s future business, and I look forward to working with the team. On behalf of the company, I also extend our sincere gratitude to Mick for his committed and successful tenure as Chairman, and wish him very well with his future endeavours.”
Outgoing Chairman, Dr McLean, added: “I have enjoyed immensely working with LINK over the years, and I wish the business and all those associated with it all the best for a prosperous future. I have no doubt that under Marc’s leadership, the company will continue to develop its leading position in the nucleic acid chemistry landscape.”