📅 - Data center operator Equinix (equinix.com) announced on Monday that Louis J. Lavigne Jr. had joined its board of directors. Lavigne fills the seat left open by Dennis Raney's departure in June. He will serve as the head of the audit committee. Lavigne was formerly executive vice president and chief financial officer of biotechnology company Genentech. He also served as controller, vice president, senior vice president and as a member of Genentech's executive committee. "I'm excited to see Lou join the Equinix board as his credentials bring obvious strength to our audit committee as he assumes the chairman position," says Peter Van Camp, CEO of Equinix. "In addition, his vision and leadership guided Genentech through tremendous growth over the years and his experience will serve Equinix well as we build a company with the potential to generate annual revenues in excess of $500 million."
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📅 - Data center operator Equinix (equinix.com) announced on Monday that Louis J. Lavigne Jr. had joined its board of directors. Lavigne fills the seat left open by Dennis Raney's departure in June. He will serve as the head of the audit committee. 
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