Biomerica Inc. announced the appointment of Jack Kenny, former CEO and board member of Meridian Bioscience, Inc., to its Board of Directors. Meridian Biosciences (formerly traded on Nasdaq under VIVO) is a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions. Meridian Biosciences was acquired on January 31, 2023 by SD Biosensor, Inc. and SJL Partners LLC in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.53 billion.

Prior to his role as CEO at Meridian, Mr. Kenny was the Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America at Siemens Healthcare, and before that was Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Region for Diagnostic Systems at Becton Dickinson. Throughout his career, Mr. Kenny has held additional leadership positions of increasing responsibility including key roles at Leica Microsystems, Quest Diagnostics and Bayer Diagnostics. He holds a Bachelor of Science in management systems from Kettering University in Michigan.