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Kevin M. King

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Affymetrix, Incorporated (AFFX)

Industry: Technology

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Kevin M. King has been our President since September 2007. Mr. King joined us in January 2007 as President of Life Sciences Business and Executive Vice President. From February 2005 until June 2006, Mr. King served as President and Chief Executive Office of Thomson Healthcare. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. King held various managerial positions at General Electric-Healthcare, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of Global Clinical Systems from June 2000 to November 2004. On October 22, 2008, Affymetrix, Inc. announced that Kevin M. King, who is currently President of Affymetrix, will succeed Dr. Stephen P.A. Fodor as Chief Executive Officer and become a member of its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2009. Kevin M. King, currently President of the Company, will be promoted to Chief Executive Officer and become a member of its Board of Directors on the same date.


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