VERACYTE INC (VCYT)
Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for VCYT
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCYT | Chair, Baxter International, Inc. and Board of Directors member, Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.; Chairman of the Board | 68 | ["Veteran healthcare industry leader","Over 40 years of experience in health information technology and medical devices","Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner Corporation","Held key roles at Royal Philips","Vice President and General Manager of Hillrom’s Patient Care Environment Division","Experience at GE Medical Systems and Hewlett-Packard’s Medical Products Group","Board member of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.","Holds a B.S. in Communications from the University of Utah","Senior Leadership","Diagnostics","Biopharma","U.S. Healthcare Reimbursement","Global Enterprise","Accounting and Auditing (including Sustainability Reporting)","Public Board","Technology, Innovation and AI","Cybersecurity","Regulatory and Risk Oversight","Commercialization and Market Access","Sales and Marketing"] | ["Compensation"] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAX | Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Cerner Corporation; Non-Executive Chair and Former Executive Chair and Interim CEO | 68 | ["Significant experience leading global organizations, including as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner Corporation", "Strong digital health capabilities and experience transforming complex organizations", "Healthcare Marketing / Delivery", "Manufacturing and R&D", "International", "Human Capital Management", "Veteran healthcare industry leader with over 40 years of experience in health information technology, medical devices, healthcare solutions and other related industries.", "Gained meaningful financial and risk management experience as the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner Corporation.", "Significant experience overseeing global manufacturing and research and development operations.", "Extensive experience transforming complex, global corporations.", "Served in senior leadership roles at various complex, global companies.", "Obtained significant experience in talent and leadership development and employee engagement efforts.", "Has held senior leadership roles and on the boards of directors of large, global and complex companies."] | ["Nominating", "Corporate Governance", "Public Policy"] | 2026 |
| TCMD | Independent; Director | 65 | ["Senior Advisor to Cerner Corporation since October 2021", "Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner from February 2018 until October 2021", "Chief Executive Officer of Philips North America from February 2014 until 2018", "Chief Executive Officer of the global Philips' Home Healthcare Solutions business from May 2010 until May 2014", "Chief Executive Officer of the North America region for Royal Philips Electronics from January 2009 until May 2010", "President and Chief Executive Officer of the Healthcare Sales and Service business for Philips North America from May 2005 until May 2010", "Current board member of Baxter International, Inc."] | ["Audit", "Compensation and Organization", "Compliance and Reimbursement", "Audit Committee", "Compensation and Organization Committee", "Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2023 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Brent Shafer has served on our Board of Directors since September 2024. Mr. Shafer is a veteran healthcare industry leader with over 40 years of experience in health information technology, medical devices and other related industries. Mr. Shafer has served as Non-Executive Chair of Baxter International, Inc. since August 2025 and has served as a director of Baxter International, Inc. since May 2022. Shafer served as lead independent director of Baxter International, Inc. from April 2023 to February 2025, prior to his appointment as Interim CEO and Chair of the Board from February 2025 to August 2025. From 2018 to 2021, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cerner Corporation, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Shafer held key roles at Royal Philips, the health technology company, including as Chief Executive Officer of Philips North America and of the Philips Home Healthcare Solutions business. Before joining Philips, Mr. Shafer was Vice President and General Manager of Hillrom s Patient Care Environment Division and worked at GE Medical Systems in key sales, marketing and general management positions. Following early roles at Intermountain Healthcare s Primary Children s Hospital and Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Shafer held senior roles at Hewlett-Packard s Medical Products Group. He currently serves on the board of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. Mr. Shafer holds a B.S. in Communications from the University of Utah. We believe that Mr. Shafer is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive experience in health information technologies, medical devices and various healthcare solutions and his experience as a chief executive officer and a board member of other publicly traded companies. Age: 68 Director Since: 2024 Committees: Compensation