Merilee Raines

Biography

Merilee Raines has been a member of our Board of Directors since February 2014. Ms. Raines served as Chief Financial Officer of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., a publicly-traded company providing diagnostic and IT products and services primarily to the companion animal health market, from October 2003 until her retirement in May 2013. Ms. Raines also served as Executive Vice President of IDEXX Laboratories from July 2012 to May 2013, and as Corporate Vice President, Finance of IDEXX Laboratories from May 1995 to July 2012. Ms. Raines has served as a Director of Watts Water Technologies, Inc., a publicly-traded manufacturer of products and systems focused on control, conservation and quality of water, since 2011, and is currently a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee and chair of its audit committee. Ms. Raines previously served as a Director of Affymetrix, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of life sciences products and molecular diagnostic products, from January 2015 until April 2016 when Affymetrix was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Ms. Raines is also a Director of PetVet Care Centers, a privately-held operator of a network of veterinary hospitals, and is chair of its audit committee. Ms. Raines earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Research Interest

health