CEO
Chief Executive Officer since January 2019 and Chief Medical Officer since December 2018. Born in 1976. Dr Agervald holds an MD and PhD from Uppsala University and is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and nephrology. Dr Agervald is an associate professor and internationally recognized researcher within experimental and clinical nephrology and endocrinology. He performed parts of his PhD studies at Harvard Medical School and a postdoctoral fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr Agervald has extensive global drug development experience in both early and later clinical stages, most recently from his position as Senior Medical Director at Astellas Pharma Global Clinical Development.
Previous positions: Senior Medical Director at Astellas Pharma. Global key opinion leader in cardio-renal disease and frequently engaged expert for analysis of pharmaceutical development projects and design and execution of clinical studies via advisory boards and steering committees.
Other appointments: Tobias Agervald is an adjunct associate professor at the Karolinska Institute and has been an expert consultant, lecturer or advisory board member for multiple pharmaceutical companies. Board member of Gulch Pharma AB and TE Medical Consulting AB.
Previous assignments in the last five years: Senior Medical Director, Astellas Pharma.
Shareholding: 33,009 shares.
CFO
CFO since September 2020. Born 1973. Karin Botha holds a Degree of Master of Science in Business Administration and Economics and has more than 20 years of working experience from leading roles within finance in global pharmaceutical companies such as Smithkline Beecham, GSK, Novartis and Sandoz. Previous experience includes positions such as Nordic Head of Financial Reporting and Accounting, Nordic Head of Business Planning and Analysis and Interim CFO.
Other engagements: Member of the board of Matting AB, Matting Holding AB and Sybo Invest AB
Previous assignments in the last five years: Specialist and Nordic Head of Financial Controls and Compliance at Novartis and Sandoz
Shareholding: 5,121 shares.