Nov 29, 2023 / 04:30PM GMT
David Michael Westenberg - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division - MD & Senior Research Analyst
All right. We're going to get started. Joining me is Illumina's brand-new CEO, and most important question here, can we call you Jacob or Jakob?
Jacob Thaysen - Illumina, Inc. - CEO & Director
Well, normally, what I would say is that my mother would call me Jakob, when we speak English -- Danish and when I speak English, I normally say Jacob. So feel free to use both. But please stay with Jacob, if you already started doing that.
Questions and Answers:
David Michael Westenberg - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division - MD & Senior Research AnalystAll right. So we'll just start off at a high level, what intrigued you about Illumina? And what qualities were Illumina's Board looking for when they picked you?
Jacob Thaysen - Illumina, Inc. - CEO & Director
All right. So first of all, thank you very much for inviting me, and I'm really excited to be