Bio-Rad names Roop K. Lakkaraju as EVP & CFO

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. announced that Roop K. Lakkaraju will join the company as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 15, 2024.

Lakkaraju joins Bio-Rad from Benchmark Electronics, a multi-national leader in electronics manufacturing services, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer responsible for all finance-related functions supporting the company’s global operations since 2018. Prior to Benchmark, he held Chief Financial Officer and senior operational roles at several large, multinational companies including Support.com, a provider of cloud-based software and services, and Solectron, a leading global provider of electronics manufacturing and integrated supply chain services. Lakkaraju began his career as an auditor with Grant Thornton and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and holds a B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting, from San Jose State University.

“We are pleased to welcome Roop Lakkaraju as our new Chief Financial Officer,” stated Norman Schwartz, Bio-Rad’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Roop’s extensive experience and track record in financial management, operations, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets transactions will be instrumental in helping us shape and execute our financial strategy.”

“I am excited to join Bio-Rad as its Chief Financial Officer,” said Lakkaraju. “I look forward to driving the company’s financial and strategic initiatives to create long-term value for all our stakeholders.”
MB Bureau