Cerus Corporation announced the appointment of William Moore to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain for Cerus, effective January 1, 2019. Mr. Moore joins Cerus from Quest Diagnostics, where he served as Vice President, Lab Operations and was previously the Senior Vice President of Operations, Biomedical Services at the American Red Cross. The appointment of Mr. Moore, following the recent CE Mark submission of the INTERCEPT Blood System for red cells and the Breakthrough Device Designation for INTERCEPT Cryoprecipitate, underscores Cerus' dedication to its important mission to help protect the safety of the blood supply in the United States and globally. Mr. Moore most recently served as Vice President, Lab Operations at Quest Diagnostics, where he was responsible for approximately 1,700 employees in all laboratory operations across Quest Diagnostics’ East Region with annual revenue of approximately $1.5 billion. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Operations, Biomedical Services at the American Red Cross, where, as the senior operations executive, he was responsible for over 5,000 employees and an annual operating budget of $800 million. Bill’s 11-year tenure at the Red Cross included national responsibility for all testing laboratories, donor health, customer service and manufacturing operations. He led the integrated supply chain including technical procurement, fleet, warehousing, kitting, logistics, and distribution. Prior to joining Red Cross, Bill spent more than 20 years in the specialty chemicals industry with American Cyanamid Company and Cytec Industries, holding leadership roles in engineering, global supply chain, manufacturing, R&D and quality.