Erik Gatenholm
Board Chair
Born 1989. Board Chair since 2026. Member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Education and work experience:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Virginia Tech University and a Master of Science from the University of Gothenburg. Erik co-founded CELLINK (later renamed BICO) in 2016 and served as CEO until 2023 and was also a board member until 2024.
Other board assignments:
Currently active as a technology entrepreneur and investor through his investment company Crownegate. Erik is the co-founder and CEO of Aventix AB, which develops sensor-based measurement technologies for laboratories. Board member in Aventix AB and Crownegate AB.
Shareholding in BICO:
A-shares: 848,958 and B-shares: 8,767,036.
Independent in relation to the Company and its management but dependent in relation to the Company’s major shareholders.
Olof Stranding
Board member
Born 1975. Board member since 2026. Chair of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Education and work experience:
Master of Science in Business and Economics from Uppsala University. He served as CEO of Acuvi AB from 2022 to 2025 and as CFO of Acuvi AB from 2013 to 2025. He has previously held the position of Head of Business Control at CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, Business controller at Johnson & Johnson, controller at Q-Med and auditor at KPMG.
Other board assignments:
Chairman of the Board of ES‑Medical AB
Shareholding in BICO:
B-shares: 30,000
Independent in relation to the company and group management and to the company’s major shareholders.
Christian Wildmoser
Board member
Born 1955. Board member since 2019. Member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Education and work experience:
Doctor of Economics and has worked in banking for 25 years. He has been a partner of CVC Capital Partners for 16 years with responsibility for the operations in German-speaking Europe. Today, he is a private investor in growth companies.
Other board assignments:
Chairman of Waterdrop Microdrinks GmbH and board member of Aurora Holding AG. Also board member of non-profit organizations Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung and the African Parks Foundation Switzerland.
Shareholding in BICO:
B-shares: 318,492. Options: 40,000
Independent in relation to the company and group management and to the company’s major shareholders
