May 24, 2022 – OraSure Technologies announced that Carrie Eglinton Manner has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 4, 2022. Ms. Eglinton Manner will also join the OraSure Board of Directors. She succeeds Dr. Nancy Gagliano, who was appointed interim CEO in March 2022. Dr. Gagliano will remain on the OraSure Board.
Ms. Eglinton Manner brings more than 25 years of healthcare leadership and transformation expertise to OraSure. She is currently Senior Vice President, Advanced & General Diagnostics Clinical Solutions, at Quest Diagnostics. Under her leadership, Quest’s Advanced Diagnostics, a portfolio with over $2 billion in revenue, accelerated its growth rate with strong profitability. She has responsibility for bringing innovative diagnostic solutions to market in the areas of women’s health, neurology, oncology, cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrinology, infectious disease and immunology testing services, as well as drug monitoring and toxicology.
Additionally, she leads Quest’s pharmaceutical services, AmeriPath/Dermpath and international businesses. Ms. Eglinton Manner led Quest’s molecular genetics team in pioneering next-generation sequencing innovation which reduced cost and increased access for patients to precision health insights.
Prior to Quest Diagnostics, Ms. Eglinton Manner served for 20 years in a variety of leadership roles of increasing responsibility including multiple, distinct business units with global engineering and manufacturing responsibilities at GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric (GE). A champion for inclusion and diversity, Ms. Eglinton Manner served as co-chair for Quest’s African American Employee Business Network, and prior to that, GE’s Women’s Network.
Ms. Eglinton Manner’s appointment as CEO comes in tandem with a decision by the OraSure Board to conclude its previously announced review of strategic alternatives and for the Company to move forward under her leadership. Market conditions and the Board’s belief in the Company’s ability to further build upon recent operational successes with Carrie’s leadership were factors in the decision.