Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 7, 2001

Kevin Johnson – Dianon Systems Inc (dian)

KEVIN C. JOHNSON, a Director since May 1996, is President and Chief Executive Officer of DIANON Systems, Inc. of Stratford, Connecticut. Mr. Johnson joined DIANON as President in May 1996, and was appointed to the additional position of Chief Executive Officer in February 1997. Formerly, Mr. Johnson was with Corning Inc., a manufacturer of specialty materials and a provider of laboratory services, for 18 years, serving most recently as a Vice President and General Manager of Corning Clinical Laboratories (CCL) headquartered in Teterboro, New Jersey. CCL was subsequently spun off from Corning to become Quest Diagnostics, an independent $3 billion clinical laboratory. He is a graduate of St. John's University in New York City. Profile
TWST: Could you please give us a brief overview of your company?

Mr. Johnson: We're a nationwide cancer and genomic diagnostic service

company, which means we diagnose cancer and genetic