André F. Marion retired from the Perkin-Elmer Corporation as President of the Applied Biosystems Division in 1995. Mr. Marion was the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Applied Biosystems, Inc. at the time of its merger with Perkin-Elmer in 1993. As one of the founders of Applied Biosystems, Mr. Marion served as its Chairman of the Board from 1987, President and Chief Executive Officer from 1986, Chief Operating Officer from 1983 to 1986, and was Vice President of Engineering from the founding of the Company in 1981 until 1983. Prior to founding Applied Biosystems, Mr. Marion held various Research and Development managerial positions at Hewlett-Packard.Mr. Marion currently serves on the board of directors of several private companies.A native of France, he holds an engineering degree from the French Ecole Nationale Supérieures d’Ingénieurs Arts et Métiers in both mechanical and electronic engineering.