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Qiagen chairman quits after Thermo Fisher's takeover bid fails

Published 08/21/2020, 12:18 PM
Updated 08/21/2020, 12:20 PM
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Qiagen (DE:QIA) said its non-executive Chairman Hakan Bjoerklund had resigned with immediate effect after the genetic testing company's shareholders rejected an improved takeover offer from Thermo Fisher (N:TMO).

Qiagen board member Lawrence Rosen, the former finance chief of postal services group Deutsche Post (DE:DPWGn), has been elected to replace Bjoerklund as chairman, the company said in a statement on Friday, without providing a reason for the departure.

Thermo Fisher last week walked away from its 11.3 billion euro ($13.30 billion) takeover deal after Qiagen's earnings were boosted by coronavirus diagnostics, leaving its shareholders reluctant to cash out.

© Reuters. Illustration of products are pictured from Qiagen, the diagnostics company which has agreed an $11.5 billion takeover deal with U.S-based Thermo Fisher

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