May 3, 2024- QuidelOrtho Corporation announced the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Brian J. Blaser as President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) effective May 6. In addition to his appointment as President and CEO, Mr. Blaser will join the Board, effective May 15, 2024, when the Board will be expanded from ten to eleven members.
Mr. Blaser most recently served as Executive Vice President, Diagnostic Products of Abbott Laboratories, where he oversaw the global diagnostics organization, including core laboratory, point of care, rapid diagnostics, and molecular diagnostics businesses. Prior to that role, Mr. Blaser held various strategic, operational, and diagnostic roles at Abbott, as well as previous leadership positions at the Ortho Clinical Diagnostics division of Johnson & Johnson, Eastman Kodak, and General Motors.
Mr. Blaser holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton. He is actively involved in various industry and community organizations, including serving as Advisory Council Chair of the University of Dayton School of Engineering and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Cristo-Rey St. Martin College Prep.