Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 19, 2012

Hologic, Inc. – Robert A. Cascella

Robert A. Cascella, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hologic, Inc., has served as a Director of the company since June 2008 and as CEO since November 2009. He joined Hologic in February 2003 as Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to President in September 2003. Mr. Cascella has more than 20 years of senior management, operational and finance experience with companies ranging from early-stage, entrepreneurial business to Fortune 500 companies. He joined Hologic from CFG Capital LLC, an investment banking firm specializing in health care, where he was a Managing Partner. Before CFG Capital, Mr. Cascella was Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Finance for NeoVision Corporation, a developer of 3D-ultrasound technology used for real-time guidance of interventional breast procedures. Before that, Mr. Cascella was employed at Fischer Imaging Corporation, where he held the positions of President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He began his career at PerkinElmer in Norwalk, Conn. Mr. Cascella received a B.S. in finance from Fairfield University in 1978. Profile
TWST: Would you provide an overview of Hologic, including its market, its position within that market and the customer base it seeks to serve?

Mr. Cascella: Hologic (HOLX)is a women's health company.