Prior to joining Affymetrix, Mr Runkel served as senior vice president and general counsel at Intuitive Surgical, a surgical robotics company. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of business development, general counsel and corporate secretary at Visx, a provider of laser vision correction technology.
Kevin King, president of Affymetrix, said: “Rick has been a successful lawyer for 25 years and brings a wealth of experience to our leadership team. We are very pleased to add Rick and look forward to his contributions in developing and implementing our corporate legal strategy.”