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Board of Directors

Rolf Classon

Chairman of the Board

Born 1945. Board member since 2022. Chairman since 2023. Member of Audit Committee.

Education and work experience:
Chemical Engineer and Pol.Mag., from Gothenburg University. 40+ years experience in Pharmaceuticals, Med.Tech., Diagnostics, Life Science Tools and Healthcare delivery including roles such as CEO and Chairman.

Other board assignments:

Masimo (NUSE, MASI), Frost Pharma, Metenova AB, and Destination Pet Inc.

Shareholding in BICO:
B-shares: 31,000

Independent in relation to the company and group management and to the company’s major shareholders.

Ulrika Dellby

Vice chairwoman

Born 1966. Board member since 2022. Vice chairwoman since 2023. Chairwoman of remuneration committee and member of audit committee.

Education and work experience:
MBA Stockholm School of Economics. Extensive experience from strategy, business development and M&A. Former partner BCG and partner in Private Equity and more than 15 years of experience as board member in listed and private companies.

Other board assignments:
Chairwoman Fasadgruppen Group AB (publ). Board member of Elanders AB, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern AB, Lifco AB (publ), Linc AB, Werksta and IVA’s business council.

Shareholding in BICO:
B-shares: 6,000

Independent in relation to the company and group management and to the company’s major shareholders.

Erik Gatenholm

Board member

Born 1989. Board member since 2016.

 

Education and work experience:

B.Sc. Business Management at Virginia Tech University and a M.Sc. in Innovation & Industrial Management from Gothenburg University. Documented success in biotechnology entrepreneurship with more than 15 years of entrepreneurial experience. Honors include: Forbes 30 Under 30, MIT Review 35 Under 35, Prince Daniel’s Fellowship Alumni, Innovator of the Year 2016, The Medicine Maker Power List 100 2018, Entrepreneur of the year 2019, and SvD Business Builder of the Year 2020. Co-founder of BICO and CEO and President of BICO, 2016-2023.

 

Other board assignments:
None.

 

Shareholding in BICO:
A-shares: 848,958. B-shares: 8,767,036
Holding: 13.63%. Votes: 20.53%

 

Dependent in relation to the company and group management and to the company’s major shareholders.

Gerry Mackay

Board member

Born 1962. Board member since 2023.

Education and work experience:

CEO of Refeyn. Bachelor of Science Honors degree in biochemistry and a Master’s degree in education from the University of Glasgow. Extensive experience in life science as CEO of BioOutsource from 2009 to 2016, and senior roles in sales and marketing in the American life science company Millipore as well as Member of Sartorius AG’s Executive Board and Head of Marketing, Sales and Services within Lab Products and Services.


Other board assignments:
None.


Shareholding in BICO:

None.


Independent in relation to the Company and its management but dependent in relation to major shareholders.

Bengt Sjöholm

Board member

Born 1953. Board member since 2016. Member of remuneration committee.

 

Education and work experience:
M.Sc. in electrical engineering from Lund University of Technology. He has been CEO of several Swedish companies such as Tylö and CEO of one of the business areas within the Getinge Group.

 

Other board assignments:
Chairman and CEO of BSJ i Halmstad AB and board member of Avidicare Holding AB, Köpingbaden Camping och Utveckling AB, HBK Elitfotboll AB and Chairman of Integrum AB.

 

Shareholding in BICO:
B-shares: 343,283. Options: 20,000
Holding: 0.49%. Voting right: 0.41%

 

Independent in relation to the company and group management and to the company’s major shareholders.

Helena Skåntorp

Board member

Born 1960. Board member since 2019. Chairman of the Audit Committee.


Education and work experience:
Extensive experience from leading positions as Certified Public Accountant at PwC, CEO and CFO, including at Jarowskij AB and Arla, and Doctoral student at Stockholm School of Economics. Board member of listed companies for more than 15 years.


Other board assignments:

Chairwoman of Plint Holding AB, Ljung & Sjöberg Intressenter AB, Skåntorp & Co AB, and Nielstorp AB. Board member of ByggPartnerGruppen AB (publ) and MEKO AB (publ.). In addition on the board in subsidiaries to above mentioned companies.


Shareholding in BICO:

B-shares: 4,000. Options: 40,000


Independent in relation to the company and group management and to the company’s major shareholders.

Susan Tousi

Board member

Born 1969. Board member since 2021.

 

Education and work experience:

Susan has extensive R&D and business leadership experience across the life sciences and technology industries. Adept at shaping and leading global commercial, sales and operational strategies, she most recently held a decade-long tenure at Illumina, Inc. where she served as Chief Commercial Officer for three years until joining DELFI Diagnostics as CEO. Earlier at Illumina, she led the product development organization as Chief Product Officer, and drove the acquisitions of three companies to scale up Illumina’s software solutions. She also brings experience from leadership roles at Eastman Kodak’s Consumer Inkjet Systems as Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Phogenix Imaging LLC, and Hewlett-Packard. Susan is a 2022 Forbes ‘50 over 50 Entrepreneurs’ honoree and was named one of the 50 Top Diverse Leaders for 2020 by the California Diversity Council. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineers and the International Women’s Forum. Susan holds an MBA degree from UCLA and an Honors BS in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Pennsylvania State University.

 

Other board assignments:

Board member in DELFI Diagnostics

 

Shareholding in BICO

None.

 

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 Renumeration 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, board member of 1Drop SA and 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
Holding: 0.45%. Votes: 0.38%

 

Independent in relation to the company and group management and to the company’s major shareholders

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