In a memo to employees on Tuesday, 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki said the company will search for new directors.
The directors had formed a special committee in March tasked with helping the struggling company find a new path forward.Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023.resigned from the company's board Tuesday, a move that CEO Anne Wojcicki said left her "surprised and disappointed," according to a memo to employees.
Wojcicki wrote in the employee memo, which was viewed by CNBC, that she still sees taking 23andMe private as its "best opportunity for long term success." The company will begin a search for new independent directors to join the board, she added.
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