US-based Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, has announced that Roop K. Lakkaraju will join the company as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 15, 2024.

Lakkaraju joins Bio-Rad from Benchmark Electronics, a multi-national leader in electronics manufacturing services, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer responsible for all finance-related functions supporting the company’s global operations since 2018.

Prior to Benchmark, he held Chief Financial Officer and senior operational roles at several large, multinational companies including Support.com, a provider of cloud-based software and services, and Solectron, a leading global provider of electronics manufacturing and integrated supply chain services. Lakkaraju began his career as an auditor with Grant Thornton and PricewaterhouseCoopers.