Champions Oncology, Inc. announced that David DeOrnellis joined the organization as global director of laboratory operations; Mark Weinstein assumed the role of chief information officer; and Jordan Rubinson was named chief commercial officer. David DeOrnellis joins Champions after 17 years of experience in biomedical research, laboratory management and leadership, holding such positions as Associate Director of LAS Technical Services at Novartis and Global Director of Quality Assurance at Harlan Laboratories. He will oversee all laboratory and implantation sites as the company increases capacity to accommodate sustained growth and high quality.

Serving as the Company's CIO, Mark Weinstein will leverage his 25 years of experience as an IT professional in the healthcare, legal, and investment industries. Having served as Senior Technical Manager, Global Capital Markets for Bank of America, and Vice President of IT/CTO at Charles River Ventures, among other positions, Mark turned his focus to IT strategy and development for the biotechnology sector. His role at Champions includes developing and executing the Company's technology roadmap, and maximizing technology performance and impact.

Mr. Rubinson has been with Champions for more than four years and previously held the role of Executive Vice President and General Manager for Personalized Oncology Services. His new role includes responsibility for all of the company's commercial strategy and development. Jordan has 17 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry with Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Aventis and most recently as the CEO of Polyheal Ltd., which is strategically allied with Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Immediately prior, Mr. Rubinson worked at Pfizer as the marketing director in Israel.