On April 22, 2024, Simon May, the Executive Vice President and President, Life Science Group, of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. and a named executive officer of the Company, notified the Company of his plans to resign from the Company to pursue another opportunity, effective as of May 1, 2024. On April 24, 2024, James J. Barry, currently the Company?s Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing, was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and President, Life Science Group, effective May 1, 2024. Mr. Barry succeeds Dr. May in this position.

For the past two years, James Barry has been responsible for Bio-Rad?s global manufacturing operations including quality, planning, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization. Prior to his role within Global Manufacturing, he oversaw Bio-Rad?s Quality Systems Division, which provides third-party independent quality control materials and data management software for hospitals and reference labs globally. Mr. Barry joined Bio-Rad in 2017 from Beckman Coulter where he led sales of the lab automation and genomics portfolio to academic, pharmaceutical, and government customers.

He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA from Pepperdine University.