Karin Eastham

KARIN EASTHAM joined Diversa Corporation as Senior Vice President,
Finance and Chief Financial Officer in May 1999. Prior to joining
Diversa, Ms. Eastham served as Vice President, Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial Officer of CombiChem, Inc., a
computational chemistry company from April 1997 to April 1999, during
which time the company completed its initial public offering. From
October 1992 through April 1997 Ms. Eastham served as Vice President,
Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Cytel
Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company. Ms. Eastham also held several
positions, including Vice President, Finance and Administration, at
Boehringer Mannheim Corporation from 1976 to 1988. Ms. Eastham received
a BS in Accounting and a MBA from Indiana University. She is a Certified
Public Accountant.