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Jan Törnell
MD, PhD / Chairman of the Board
Jan Törnell has extensive international experience from managerial positions within life science, for example as Vice President of Global Strategy at AstraZeneca Oncology & Infection. Dr Törnell has further held positions as professor at the Sahlgrenska Academy. He is chairman of the board of Lidds AB and Glactone Pharma AB, a board member of Abliva AB and Innotext AB, where he also serves as CEO, and deputy board member of Lidds Pharma AB. Dr Törnell also works as an adviser in various pharmaceutical projects.
Position: Chairman of the Board
Elected: May 2022
Year of birth: 1960
Holdings: 5000 shares*
Independent in relation to the company and its management: Yes
Independent in relation to larger shareholders: Yes
*Own or related natural or legal person holding shares and other financial instruments in the company. Holdings as of May 19, 2022.
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View ProfileMagnus Björsne
PhD, MBA / Board Member
Magnus he has been active in the field of business development at AstraZeneca since 2006. He has also been responsible for the Business Development group at Astra’s site in Gothenburg and participated in a large number of licensing and other types of transactions with both big pharma and small biotech. Since 2014, Magnus is leading AZ BioVentureHub AB, a commitment to strengthen the national development of start-up Life Science companies.
Position: Board Member
Elected: 2018
Year of birth: 1964
Holdings: 0 shares*
Independent in relation to the company and its management: Yes
Independent in relation to larger shareholders: Yes
*Own or related natural or legal person holding shares and other financial instruments in the company. Holdings as of March 31, 2022.
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View ProfilePaula Boultbee
RN / Board Member
Paula´s skillset spans global commercialization planning, pre-launch preparation, major launch initiatives for first-in-class agents, and patient advocacy. She has been involved in introducing and supporting brands like Imbruvica (ibrutinib), Glivec/Gleevec (imatinib), Aranesp (darbopoetin), Camptosar (irinotecan), and Vectibix (panitumumab). In addition, Paula has held top-tier positions, as well as consulted, for major companies including Pharmacia (Pfizer), Novartis, Amgen, Proteolix (Onyx), Dendreon, Incyte, and Pharmacyclics, among others. Most recently Paula was Chief Commercial Officer at Oncopeptides AB. Currently she is board chair at the Max Foundation.
Position: Board Member
Elected: 2018
Year of birth: 1958
Holdings: 0 shares*
Independent in relation to the company and its management: Yes
Independent in relation to larger shareholders: Yes
*Own or related natural or legal person holding shares and other financial instruments in the company. Holdings as of March 31, 2022.
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View ProfileAlain Herrera
MD, PhD / Board Member
Dr. Alain Herrera, MD, PhD is an oncologist / hematologist that has contributed directly to the worldwide registration of, among others, the cytostatic oxaliplatin. Oxaliplatin in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin constitute one of today’s basic regimens, FOLFOX, in treatment of colorectal cancer. Currently Dr. Herrera operates as a Senior Consultant within the field of Oncology. Prior to this Dr. Herrera held the position of Vice President of Global Oncology Business Strategy and Development at Sanofi and before that he was Head of Global Oncology Franchise at Sanofi. Dr. Herrera has also served as Chairman of Chiron Therapeutics Europe and as Managing Director of Pierre Fabre Oncology Laboratories. Dr. Herrera is part of the Supervisory Board of, among others; IDDI, Nanobiotix, PDCline Pharma, Gustave Roussy-Transfert and Arcad Foundation.
Position: Board Member
Elected: 2018
Year of birth: 1950
Holdings: 0 shares*
Independent in relation to the company and its management: Yes
Independent in relation to larger shareholders: Yes
*Own or related natural or legal person holding shares and other financial instruments in the company. Holdings as of March 31, 2022.
Last updated 05-17-2022
View ProfileRobert Marchesani
MBA / Board Member
Mr Robert Marchesani is president of Proventus Consulting LLC and an adjunct faculty member and executive mentor at Butler University, Lacy School of Business in Indianapolis, Indiana. At Proventus, he serves as a consultant to oncology companies to incorporate prescriber, patient and payer insights throughout drug development and commercialization. Prior to joining Proventus, Mr. Marchesani spent more than 25 years at Eli Lilly and Company where he led the global branding, marketing and launch of a number of cancer therapeutics including, ALIMTA® (pemetrexed), Gemzar® (gemcitabine) and Verzenio™ (abemaciclib). Mr. Marchesani received his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and public relations from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from the University of Indianapolis.
Position: Board Member
Elected: 2019 (2018 as an advisor)
Year of birth: 1961
Holdings: 5 000 shares*
Independent in relation to the company and its management: Yes
Independent in relation to larger shareholders: Yes
*Own or related natural or legal person holding shares and other financial instruments in the company. Holdings as of March 31, 2022.
Last updated 05-17-2022
View ProfileAnna Belfrage
MBA / Board Member
Anna Belfrage is a graduate economist (MBA) from Lund University. Previous Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Södra Skogsägarna with responsibility also for purchasing and IT, formerly acting CEO of Beijer Electronics and CFO of ABS Group in Cardo Group. Also various roles within companies such as Dresser Wayne Fueling Systems, Obducat, Lund Eastern Energy, Åkerlund & Rausing and Price Waterhouse. Other assignments: Board member Note AB, Mycronic AB, Ellevio AB, CINT AB, Elopak AS and Sveaskog AB.
Position: Board Member
Elected: 2019
Year of birth: 1962
Holdings: 5 250 shares*
Independent in relation to the company and its management: Yes
Independent in relation to larger shareholders: Yes
*Own or related natural or legal person holding shares and other financial instruments in the company. Holdings as of March 31, 2022.
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View ProfileAram Mangasarian
PhD, MBA / Board Member
Aram is CEO and member of the Executive Board of Noxxon Pharma, Germany. He brings over twenty years’ experience in the biotechnology industry. Aram has held leading positions in biotech companies such as C10 Pharma, Norway, Novexel and Exonhit Therapeutics, France with work on raising capital in listed companies and negotiating license and commercial sales agreements with leading pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Merck & Co and AstraZeneca. He has a PhD in Biology from the University of California-San Diego, USA and an MBA from INSEAD, France.
Position: Board Member
Elected: 2020
Year of birth: 1969
Holdings: 0 shares*
Independent in relation to the company and its management: Yes
Independent in relation to larger shareholders: Yes
*Own or related natural or legal person holding shares and other financial instruments in the company. Holdings as of March 31, 2022.
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View ProfileLennart Jeansson
MBA / Board Member
Lennart has negotiation experience from several of Swedish industry’s largest corporate deals, including Volvo’s sale of Volvo Cars, the acquisition of Renault and Mack Trucks and Stena Sessan’s sale of the shares in the pharmaceutical company Meda. Former deputy CEO of the Volvo Group, CEO of Volvo Cars, Chairman of Skandia, 6 AP Fonden and Stena AB. Former deputy Chairman of Chalmers Stiftelse and he has also been a Board member of AGA, Atlas Copco, Bilia, Svenskt Näringsliv, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Construction Equipment, Orkla and Stena Metall. He is now a Board member of Stena Sessan AB and Clean Motion AB. Lennart has a graduate Master of Business Administration from the Gothenburg School of Economics.
Position: Board member
Elected: 2021
Year of birth: 1941
Holdings: 953 750 shares*
Independent in relation to the company and its management: Yes
Independent in relation to larger shareholders: Yes
*Own or related natural or legal person holding shares and other financial instruments in the company. Holdings as of March 31, 2022.
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