AGRF Appoints Joe Baini as New CEO
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MR JOE BAINI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AGRF
On behalf of the AGRF Board and AGRF staff, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Baini as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Genome Research Facility.
AGRF Board Chairman, Emeritus Professor Simon Foote says, “On behalf of the AGRF Board, I am pleased to announce that Mr Joe Baini has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer at AGRF. Joe has immense experience in leading technology-focused companies. He has been interim CEO of AGRF for the past few months and the board has been impressed with his performance. We look forward to accompanying Joe Baini, the executive team and all of AGRF on our voyage over the next few years.”
Mr Baini says, “I am honoured to be joining AGRF, our national, pre-eminent genomics organisation. Our team members across the country have proven themselves to be high performing and focused on delivering exceptional service to clients. We aim to continue serving the Australian genomics research community and our clinical and commercial partners with the reliability they have come to know. We are additionally excited to support our partners in their efforts to develop real world innovations.”
Mr Baini has more than three decades of experience holding senior management positions in large-scale biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. With skills in strategic and market development, he has achieved success as the CEO of multinational, ASX-listed organisations since 2011.
Previously Mr Baini led the establishment of Gilead Sciences across Asia Pacific and built the fledgling organisation into a significant player in the pharmaceutical sphere. Prior to joining AGRF as Interim CEO earlier this year, Mr Baini worked as CEO of Immuron and PresSura Neuro and has been Principal of Exec Factor since 2008. He has also served on the board of both ASX-listed and privately held pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector companies for ten years. In addition, he held a guest lecturer position for several years in the Masters of Biotechnology at the University of Melbourne, specialising in commercialisation of new technologies, and brings his background and experience of executive coaching and business mentoring to his new role at AGRF.
Please join us in officially welcoming Joe Baini to the role of CEO. We look forward to 2022 and beyond, and we wish Joe every success.
