Board of directors

Our board comprise member with both industry specific experience and business understanding, and have all a long track record of current and previous executive- and board positions. 

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Board of directors

Jónas Einarsson

Chairman
About Jonas Close

Jònas Einarsson has been the Chairman of the Board since 2018 and has served as a Board Member since 2011. Mr. Einarsson has over 30 years of experience in the medical industry and has had and has several board positions in Norwegian biotech companies. He is currently the CEO of Radforsk Investment Fund, which position he has held since 2000. Mr. Einarsson was a general practitioner and health director of the Lardal municipality from 1991 until 2000 and was general manager of Oslo Private Hospital from 1984 until 1991.
Mr. Einarsson is educated as a Medical Doctor (MD) from the Reykjavik University, Iceland and the University of Oslo, Norway.

Henrik Schüssler

Board member
About Henrik Close

Henrik Schüssler has served as a Board Member since 2015. Mr Schüssler is the CEO and board member of Gjelsten Holding AS, which position he has held since 2000. Mr Schüssler was CEO and CFO at Norway Seafoods ASA from 1995 until 2000 and accountant/consultant at Ernst & Young AS from 1987 until 1995.
Mr Schüssler holds a Bachelor of Chartered Accounting from BI Norwegian Business School.

Kari Grønås

Kari Grønås

Board member
About Kari Close

Kari Grønås has served as a Board Member since 2019. Kari Grønås has broad experience from the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. She has extensive experience in drug development and commercialization within the pharmaceutical industry of new breakthrough products securing regulatory approvals, i.e. Xofigo, Hexvix. Grønås also holds significant leadership and management experience including leadership of cross functional and governance teams from Bayer/Algeta ASA, PhotoCure and Nycomed Imaging/Amersham Health (Now GE Healthcare). Today she is a consultant within the sector and holds board positions in Spago Nanomedical AB, Arxx AS and The Norwegian Lung Cancer Society.
Ms. Grønås holds a M. Pharm. degree from the University of Oslo.

Ketil Fjerdingen

Deputy Board member
About Ketil Close

Ketil Fjerdingen has served as a Board Member since 2012 and was the Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2012 until 2018. Mr. Fjerdingen has, since 2002, been involved in investments and property development projects through a range of small single purpose companies. Prior to this, he held various executive management roles with companies including VI Partners AS, Mobile Media, Ernst & Young and Fokus Bank ASA. Mr. Fjerdingen holds the degree of Certified Public Accountant from NHH Norwegian School of Economics.