– USA, CA – 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME), a leading human genetics and preventive health company, announced the appointments of Andre Fernandez, Jim Frankola, and Mark Jensen to its Board as Independent Directors effective on October 28, 2024.
They have also joined the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, with Andre Fernandez serving as the Chair of the Audit Committee and Mark Jensen serving as the Chair of the Compensation Committee and Lead Independent Director.
“I am excited to welcome these three experienced directors to the 23andMe Board, and looking forward to working with them,” said CEO, Co-Founder, and Board Chair, Anne Wojcicki.
About Mark Jensen
Mark Jensen has substantial financial and corporate governance experience, having served as an advisor and board member in various companies in the technology sector. Before his retirement in 2012, he was an executive at Deloitte, serving as U.S. Managing Partner-Audit and Enterprise Risk Services, Technology Industry, and U.S. Managing Partner-Venture Capital Services Group. Before Deloitte, Mark Jensen was CFO at Redleaf Group and an executive at the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was the Managing Partner of the Silicon Valley Office and led the company’s Global Technology Industry Practice.
“The new independent directors look forward to working closely with Anne Wojcicki and the Company’s management team to best position 23andMe for the future,” said new lead Independent Director, Mark Jensen. “23andMe has a great brand, and the Company remains firmly committed to its mission of helping people access, understand and benefit from the human genome. We are ready to dig in and act with urgency to get the Company on a path for long-term success.”
Mark Jensen serves on the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: LSCC).
About Andre Fernandez
Andre Fernandez is a seasoned executive with extensive cross-industry leadership experience, most recently serving as CFO of WeWork, Inc. Before joining WeWork, Inc., he was the EVP and CFO of NCR Corporation, a global enterprise technology provider of digital commerce solutions for financial institutions, retail stores, and restaurants, and the President and CEO of CBS Radio Inc.
Andre Fernandez serves on the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of Cardlytics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDLX).
About Jim Frankola
A practiced leader and advisor in the technology space, Jim Frankola most recently served as CFO and strategic advisor to Cloudera, Inc., an enterprise data cloud company. Before Cloudera, Inc., he was CFO of Yodlee, Inc., a data aggregation and analytics platform, and Ariba, Inc., a leading procurement and supply chain management technology provider. He serves on the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Ansys, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSS) and on the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of Skillsoft Corp. (NYSE: SKIL). Additionally, Jim Frankola is an advisor to the artificial intelligence companies Vectara and Narada.
About 23andMe
23andMe is a genetics-led consumer healthcare and biopharmaceutical company empowering a healthier future.
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