Proven, visionary management is critical in our pursuit of solutions that help pharmaceutical manufacturers release new breakthroughs faster, safer, and more efficiently for patients worldwide.
President and CEO
Rob Spignesi has more than 20 years of leadership experience. Before joining Rapid Micro Biosystems, he was Vice President and General Manager, Americas, for the Microbiology Division of Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Previously, Mr. Spignesi was the VP of Global Strategy, Marketing, and Business Development for Fisher Scientific. He has also held senior positions at McKesson Corporation and its affiliates, including EVP Operations and Development and National Vice President of Sales and Business Development.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Spignesi was a senior consultant within the Life Sciences and Healthcare practice of Deloitte Consulting and an aviation officer with the U.S. Army.
Mr. Spignesi holds a BS in Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Columbia University, where he was the Dr. Donald Bibeault Scholar.
Chief Financial Officer
Sean Wirtjes has over 30 years of broad financial experience in the healthcare and technology industries. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Finance and Controller of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) for Boston Scientific, a manufacturer of medical devices. In this role, he led all aspects of financial management for the AMEA region, as well as providing regional oversight for the strategic pricing, reimbursement, supply chain, and business development functions.
Previously he served as Vice President of Investor Relations at Boston Scientific, in progressive roles at Varian, Inc. including Vice President and Controller and Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, and as Corporate Controller at Quova. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, serving emerging, high-growth clients across the healthcare and technology industries.
Mr. Wirtjes holds a BS in Accounting from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of Financial Executives International (FEI) and the Association of Financial Professionals (AFP).
Chief Operating Officer
John Wilson brings over 20 years of progressive experience to Rapid Micro Biosystems from Medtronic and Becton Dickinson, where he was most recently the Vice President of Global Operations. Mr. Wilson has held multiple leadership positions in quality, operational excellence, global operations, product development, and direct day-to-day plant management activities.
Mr. Wilson has served his country in the U.S. Army. He holds a BS in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and an MBA from the University of San Francisco.
Senior VP Product
Kris Williams leads all aspects of new product design and development at Rapid Micro Biosystems. She joined the company from Ecolab, where she held progressive leadership positions across Research and Development, Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality over a period spanning nearly twenty years.
Ms. Williams holds an Executive Development Program Certificate from Wharton Business School, a Management Development Program Certificate from University of North Carolina and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Texas.
VP Legal & Secretary
Mr. Xu earned his bachelors’ degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Davis, and his juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School.