Board of Directors

Jaap Stuut

Jaap has been with the Company since 2013 and was previously responsible for the global marketing and corporate development of the Company, as well as having the direct sales responsibility for the USA and Brazil. Prior to this, he was responsible for global marketing.

Before joining IDS, Jaap worked at SHO Centra for Medical Diagnostics where he held the position of Chief Operating Officer. He was responsible for Sales, Marketing and Operations. Additionally he worked at Roche Diagnostics where he held several senior Sales & Marketing roles in the Clinical Medical Diagnostics team. Jaap is a Dutch national and holds an MBA from Bradford University School of Management.

Gareth Dixon

Gareth joined IDS in 2022 as Group Finance Director. He is an ACCA qualified chartered accountant with over 25 years’ experience in Finance across a broad range of business sectors, include retail, travel, transport and manufacturing.

Gareth is responsible for all operational and strategic aspects of our Finance function, whilst providing advice to our board and executive team on all matters relating to financial performance. He manages the IDS finance team across the global business, ensuring robust financial planning, reporting and systems are in place.

Wolfgang Schlumberger, PhD

Wolfgang Schlumberger became a member of the IDS Board of Directors in July 2021. He is Chief Executive Officer at EUROIMMUN Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG. In 1991, Wolfgang Schlumberger joined EUROIMMUN with responsibilities for research and development of enzyme immunoassays. He became director of the division Immunobiochemical Diagnostics in 1996 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2003. In 2013, he was appointed as vice chairman of the Board and took over the chairmanship in 2019.

Wolfgang Schlumberger graduated in Biology and Philosophy in 1985 and received his doctoral degree in Biology at the University of Münster, Germany,  in 1989.