SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Invitae
Corporation (NYSE: NVTA), one of the fastest growing genetics
companies, announced the appointment of Chitra Nayak to its Board of Directors,
effective September 10, 2018.
"We are pleased to welcome Chitra
Nayak to our board of directors and look forward to working
with her, taking full advantage of her considerable track record of
helping companies achieve transformational growth to scale and
innovate globally," said Sean
George, co-founder and chief executive officer of Invitae.
"Chitra has deep operational and commercial leadership expertise in
growing market share and strengthening industry leadership
positions for rapidly growing companies, including organizations
like ours that are transforming highly competitive industries. Her
strong customer orientation and perspective will be a valuable
addition to our board as we scale our business to bring genetic
information into mainstream medical care."
Nayak's depth of knowledge in sales leadership, operations and
product management was built during a variety of leadership roles
with fast-growing organizations such as Salesforce.com, which grew
from $300 million in revenue and
1,000 employees to $5 billion in
revenue and 18,000 employees in the time she was with the
company.
"Invitae's focus on making medical genetics affordable and
accessible has the potential to transform healthcare. The company
is driving the emergence of a new industry, moving from the
test-by-test approach of the past to the creation of a network that
will allow patients to receive a faster diagnosis and better
treatment because they have access to information about their
genes," said Nayak. "I'm happy to join the board at this exciting
time and look forward to helping the team deliver on its mission to
help improve healthcare for billions of people."
Nayak has more than 25 years of professional experience in
product management, sales leadership, general management and
operations roles at various companies, having successfully built
operational engines to enable these businesses to scale. Most
recently she was COO running GTM at Comfy, Inc., a disruptive
real-estate tech startup revolutionizing the way people interact
with their workplaces. Prior to joining Comfy in 2017, Nayak served
as chief operating officer of Funding Circle LTD from 2015 to 2016.
From 2007 to 2015, Nayak served in several positions at
Salesforce.com, Inc., including vice president of marketing
strategy and operations from 2007 to 2008, senior vice president of
global sales development from 2008 to 2013, and chief operating
officer of platform from 2013 to 2015.
Nayak holds an M.B.A in Business Administration from
Harvard Business School, an M.S. in
Environmental Engineering from Cornell
University, and a B.S. in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology.
About Invitae
Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA) is a genetics company whose
mission is to bring comprehensive genetic information into
mainstream medical practice to improve the quality of healthcare
for billions of people. Invitae's goal is to aggregate most of the
world's genetic tests into a single service with higher quality,
faster turnaround time and lower prices.
Contact:
Laura D'Angelo
pr@invitae.com
(628) 213-3283
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