Sebia: David Martyr, Benoît Adelus

Sebia has appointed David Martyr as chairman of its board of directors. Alongside Jean-Marc Chermette, CEO of Sebia, Martyr will support the firm's strategic vision in its ongoing next stage of growth, the firm said.

Martyr has served as member of the board of ALDA, the Analytical, Life Sciences & Diagnostics Association, for the past 6 years and is currently a member of the advisory group of Novo Holdings. He was CEO of Tecan from 2012 to 2019. Prior to joining Tecan, Martyr held various executive roles at Leica Microsystems, including group president from 2007 until 2011. He was vice president and group executive of Danaher from 2009 until 2011.

Benoît Adelus is stepping down at Sebia, after serving as CEO from 2008 to 2017 and chairman since 2017.