VC-backed GRAIL appoints Cook as CEO
Menlo Park, California-based GRAIL Inc, a life sciences company focused on detecting cancer early when it can be cured, has named Jennifer Cook as CEO. Her appointment becomes effective January 2, 2018. Bill Rastetter, the interim CEO since August 2017, will continue as chairman of the board of directors. And GRAIL has added Catherine Friedman and Min Cui to its board of directors. GRAIL's backers include ARCH Venture Partners, Amazon, Bezos Expeditions, Bill Gates, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Decheng Capital, GV, Illumina, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Merck, McKesson Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Tencent and Varian Medical Systems.
14 December 2017•5 mins read
