California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) Appoints Andrew Setikas as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy

March 18, 2019 Off By BusinessWire

Life Sciences Industry Leader Andrew Setikas to Take the Helm of
CLSA’s Business Development, Membership and Strategic Alliance Activities

SAN FRANCISCO & SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndrewSetikas?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#AndrewSetikaslt;/agt;–California
Life Sciences Association (CLSA), the trade association representing
California’s life sciences industry, today announced the appointment of
Andrew Setikas as Senior Vice President of Business Development and
Strategy starting March 25, 2019. The addition of Setikas to CLSA’s
senior leadership team marks the continued expansion and rapid growth of
CLSA, which advances California’s world-leading life sciences sector by
advocating for effective national, state and local public policies and
supporting entrepreneurs and life sciences businesses.

As SVP of Business Development and Strategy, Andrew Setikas will be
responsible for the recruitment and retention of CLSA membership,
including active involvement with prospects and members and leadership
of CLSA’s business development team. Reporting to CLSA’s newly
appointed President & CEO Mike Guerra, Setikas will create and
implement programs that enhance CLSA membership engagement and value,
and establish and manage partnerships and strategic alliances. Setikas
will be based in CLSA’s South San Francisco office, with frequent travel
between CLSA’s offices in San Diego, Sacramento, Washington, DC and Los
Angeles, in order to drive the association’s growth and provide value to
members.

“I’m pleased to welcome Andrew Setikas to CLSA as Senior Vice President
of Business Development and Strategy. Andrew is a seasoned business
development professional with over 20 years of leadership experience in
the life sciences sector who will bring incredible value to CLSA and our
members,” said Mike Guerra, President & CEO, California Life Sciences
Association (CLSA). “As CLSA continues to expand its statewide footprint
and membership services, including white glove public
policy advocacy, business
solutions services, programming and entrepreneurial
support, Andrew will be a critical piece of our success in the
coming years. Building on our 40-year legacy, Andrew is uniquely
qualified to take CLSA’s business development activities to the next
level as we support and grow California’s life sciences economy and
community.”

Setikas joins CLSA from Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in
serving science, where he most recently served as Senior Director of
Business Development, leading a group of corporate directors and teams
focused on executive relationships, total company sales and
collaborations with strategic academic, biotechnology and government
accounts. Prior to his 12 years at Thermo Fisher, Setikas held numerous
positions of increasing responsibility in the life sciences, including
business development roles at Roquette Frères, Adhesives Research Inc,
and FMC Corporation. Setikas holds a Masters of Business Administration
in Management from the University of San Francisco, and Bachelor degrees
in Chemistry and Environmental Sciences from Rutgers University.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the CLSA team, and look forward to helping
the association fulfill its mission of advancing California’s life
sciences sector by advocating for effective public policies and
supporting entrepreneurs and life sciences businesses,” said Andrew
Setikas, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategy,
California Life Sciences Association (CLSA). “CLSA provides the tools
and member resources necessary to help ensure our state’s life sciences
sector can grow and thrive, and I look forward to bringing my management
skills, collaborative approach and network to this great team.”

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of Communications ([email protected]).

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About California Life Sciences Association (CLSA)

California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) is the state’s largest and
most influential life sciences advocacy and business leadership
organization. With offices in Sacramento, San Diego, South San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington DC, CLSA works closely with
industry, government, academia and others to shape public policy,
improve access to innovative technologies and grow California’s life
sciences economy. CLSA serves biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical
device and diagnostics companies, research universities and institutes,
investors and service providers throughout the Golden State. CLSA was
founded in 2015 when the Bay Area Bioscience Association (BayBio) and
the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) merged. Visit CLSA at www.califesciences.org,
and follow us on Twitter @CALifeSciences, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.