Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. announced on August 21, 2023, Ajit Ramalingam, the Senior Vice-President, Chief Accounting Officer of the company and the company?s principal accounting officer, notified the company of his plans to resign from the company, effective at the close of business on September 18, 2023. The company has initiated a search to fill this position. Upon effectiveness of Mr. Ramalingam?s resignation and until a permanent successor is appointed by the company, Tania DeVilliers will act as the company?s interim principal accounting officer, in addition to her current position as Senior Director, Corporate Controller.

Ms. DeVilliers has been a certified public accountant since 2008 and a Chartered Accountant since 1996, and she has over twenty-five years of experience in accounting and financial management roles. Ms. DeVilliers, age 50, joined the Company as Senior Director, Corporate Controller in June 2021. She worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, a leading global professional services organization specializing in advisory, tax and assurance services, from December 1998 until she joined the Company in June 2021, in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently holding the title of Audit Director starting in 2015.