Fulgent Genetics, Inc. announced a number of promotions and appointments across its leadership team. James Xie, Fulgent's Chief Operating Officer, has been named President in addition to his current role. Mr. Xie has been a key member of Fulgent's executive team since the Company's founding and has made meaningful contributions to the business through his leadership and commitment to Fulgent's growth and expansion.

Mr. Xie will remain responsible for managing Fulgent's global operations, product vision and product engineering. Chris Wicker has been appointed as Vice President and General Manager of CSI Laboratories (“CSI”) and Inform Diagnostics (“InformDx”). CSI and InformDx are each a division of Fulgent Genetics.

Mr. Wicker was formerly the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CSI and joined Fulgent through the company's acquisition in August, 2021. Mr. Wicker has been an instrumental member of the team supporting the integration of CSI onto the Fulgent platform and will continue to oversee the daily operations of CSI's division within Fulgent. Mr. Wicker has over 30 years of financial and management experience in the healthcare industry from prior roles at Optum (United Health Group) and Memorial Hermann Health System, among other health systems. He holds a Bachelors in Accounting and Finance from Baylor University.

Natalie Prescott has joined Fulgent Genetics as Vice President of Legal and Deputy General Counsel from Mintz Levin, a premier Am Law 100 firm. Ms. Prescott is a seasoned business litigator, privacy and healthcare class action lawyer, and certified privacy professional with over 15 years of legal experience. Ms. Prescott will be responsible for managing all of Fulgent's legal operations including overseeing legal, privacy, and regulatory matters.

Mary Jane Abalos joined Fulgent Genetics in July of 2020 as Vice President of Finance. Prior to Fulgent, Ms. Abalos held roles as Chief Financial Officer at Solarflare Communications and as Vice President of Planning and Finance Operations at Cogent Systems (3M). She has over 25 years of finance and management experience.