Board of Directors

Bo Jesper Hansen
Chairman

Born 1958. MD with a Ph.D. from Copenhagen University. Board member since 2010, Chairman since 2010.

Other appointments: Board member of MipSalus ApS, TopoTarget A/S, Zymenex A/S, Incentive AB (within the Gambro group), Orphazyme A/S and CMC Kontrast AB.

Previous appointments: Various positions in Swedish Orphan International AB since 1993, CEO 1998 – 2010. Medical advisor for Synthélabo, Pfizer, Pharmacia and Yamanouchi. Founder of Scandinavian Medical Research.

Adine Grate Axén

Born 1961. MBA from Stockholm School of Economics,Harvard AMP. Board member since 2010.

Other appointments: Chairman of Nasdaq OMX Stockholm’s Listing Committee and Alhanko & Johnson AB. Advisor and workingboard member of HI3GS Holding AB. Board member of Sampo OY, EDB Ergo Group AS, 3G Infrastructure Services AB, Adine Grate AB and Swedavia AB.

Previous appointments: Member of the Commission for the sale of shares in companies with state ownership. Board member of Gambro AB, OMX AB 1994–2007, various senior management positions and board assignments within Investor AB and member of the management group 1999–2007. Board member of Acne Studios Holding AB, Micaro AB and Carnegie Investment Bank AB.

Matthew Gantz

Born 1965. BA Princeton University and MBA from Harvard Business School. Board member since April 26, 2012.

Other appointments: Executive Vice President US in BTG, an international specialist healthcare company.

Previous appointments: Founder and previously CEO of Acureon Pharmaceuticals, President and CEO of Hydrabiosciences Inc., VP Europe for Chiron's Biopharmaceutical Division and General Manager for PathoGenesis Europe. Prior to Chiron/PathoGenesis a variety of US sales and marketing roles at Abbott Laboratories Diagnostic Division.

Lennart Johansson

Born 1955. MBA from Stockholm School of Economics. Board member since 2010

Other appointments: Member of the management team and Head of the Financial Investments group at Investor AB. CEO and board member of AB Cator and Rotca AB. Chairman of Indif AB. Board member of Mölnlycke AB with subsidiaries, Indap Sweden AB with subsidiaries (including Gambro AB) and Renal Management AB.

Previous appointments: CEO in b-business partners and Emerging Technologies AB. Board member of SAAB AB, Acti AB, Syncron International AB, IBX Group AB, Gambro Holding AB, Gambro Hospal AB and Management Participation Programme (MPP) BCT AB. Chairman of Invifed AB with subsidiaries and Cator Holding AB.

Helena Saxon

Born 1970. MBA from Stockholm School of Economics. Board member since 2011.

Other appointments: Investment Manager at Investor AB, deputy board member of Incentive AB (within the Gambro group).

Previous appointments: CFO of Hallvarson& Halvarsson, CFO of Syncron International and Vice President of Investor AB.

Hans GCP Schikan

Born 1958. Pharmacist, Utrecht University. Board member since 2011.

Other appointments: CEO of Prosensa, Holland. Board member of Top Institute Pharma. Member of Advisory Board BioScience Park Leiden.

Previous appointments: Chairman of Dutch Association of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry, Nefarma. Various senior management positions within previous Organon and Genzyme.

Hans Wigzell

Born 1938. Med Dr. h.c., Professor Immunology. Board member since 2005

Other appointments: Chairman of Karolinska Development AB and Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB. Board member of RaySearch Laboratories AB (publ), Intercell AG, HuMabs AG and AVI Biopharma and AB Wigzellproduktion. Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Previous appointments: President of Karolinska Institutet. Board member of NeoDynamics AB, PROBI AB and Diamyd Medical AB.

Catarina Larsson
Union Representative

Born 1952. Laboratory engineer. Board member since 2001. Representative of Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services.

Bo-Gunnar Rosenbrand
Union Representative

Born 1963. Laboratory engineer. Deputy board member 2001 - 2005. Board member since 2006. Representative of Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services.

 

 

Pia Axelson

Deputy for the Union Representatives

Born 1962. Laboratory engineer. Deputy board member since 2009. Deputy representative of Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services.

 

Emma Umegård

Deputy for the Union Representatives

Born 1976. Process engineer. Deputy board member since 2012. Deputy representatives of Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services.


Auditor

Mikael Winkvist
Authorized Public Accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers AB.