The Board of Directors of bioMérieux met on December 15, 2017 and approved the appointment of Alexandre Mérieux as Chairman and CEO of the company, taking effect immediately. After serving as Deputy CEO of company for the last three years, Alexandre Mérieux succeeds Jean-Luc Bélingard, who had been Chairman and CEO of the company since 2010. Jean-Luc Bélingard will remain on the company's board as a director and will continue to fulfill his responsibilities as Vice President of Institut Mérieux.

Working alongside Alain Mérieux, he will be in charge specifically of strategy and institutional relations. In addition to his role as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of company since 2014, Alexandre Mérieux is Vice President of Institut Mérieux and Chairman of Mérieux Développement. He also chairs the Board of Mérieux NutriSciences.