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Gert W. Munthe
Chair
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Gert W. Munthe (born 1957) has been chair of the board since 2004. He is also the managing partner and founder of Herkules
Capital. Mr Munthe has over 20 years of senior executive and CEO experience. Prior to founding Herkules Capital, he was CEO
of Alpharma, Inc, a NYSE-listed pharmaceutical company, from 1998 to 2000, and CEO of NetCom ASA, a leading Norwegian GSM
operator, from 1993 to 1998. Mr Munthe holds a degree in economics from the University of Oslo, and both an MBA and an MIA
from Columbia University in New York. He is a Norwegian citizen.
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Jo Lunder
Board member
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Jo Lunder (born 1961) has been a board member since 2007. He became president of Ferd Industrial Holdings AS on 1 September
2007, and executive vice president of Ferd Holding AS. He was previously president and CEO of Ementor ASA, which is listed
on Oslo Stock Exchange. From 1999 to 2004, he was chair, CEO and COO of VimpelCom, the leading Russian GSM operator listed
on the New York Stock Exchange. From 1993 to 1999, Mr Lunder held several executive management positions at Telenor Mobil,
including deputy CEO. Before that, he had various senior management positions with Nordea/ Norgeskreditt. Mr Lunder holds
a bachelors degree from Oslo Business School and an MBA from Henley Management College. He completed an executive management
programme at IMD in 1998. Mr Lunder is a Norwegian citizen.
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Siri Fürst
Board member
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Siri Fürst (born 1958) has been a board member since 2007. She is a partner in Considium Consulting Group AS, and has broad
experience from pharmaceutical activities. This derives from positions as general manager at DiaGenicASA from 2000 to 2003,
and as vice president of strategy and business development at Nycomed Pharma AS from 1997 to 1999 and Hafslund Nycomed AS
from 1995 to 1997. Ms Fürst was also vice president of investor relations for Hafslund Nycomed AS from 1991 to 1994. She currently
holds several directorships, including Aker Kværner ASA, SNN Invest AS and Medinnova AS. Ms Fürst has a degree in economics
from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. She is a Norwegian citizen.
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Jo Klaveness
Board member
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Jo Klaveness (born 1954) has been a board member since 2007. He is currently president, CEO and founder of Drug Discovery
Laboratory AS, as well as a professor in medicinal chemistry at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Oslo. From 1983
to 1994, Dr Klaveness served in various positions at Nycomed, including project manager, director and vice president in the
research and development organisation. Dr Klaveness is the inventor of more than 120 patent families related to several pharmaceuticals
currently on the market. He has a PhD and an MSc in organic chemistry and a MSc Pharm in pharmaceutical chemistry, all from
the University of Oslo. Mr Klaveness is a Norwegian citizen.
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Rikke Tobiasson Reinemo
Board member
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Ms. Rikke Tobiasson Reinemo (born 1975), has been a member of the board since June 2007. She is an investment manager at Herkules
Capital. Prior to this, Ms. Reinemo worked at McKinsey & Company. She graduated with a degree in economics and business economics
from the Norwgian School of Management.
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Hege Charlotte Bakken
Employee representative
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Hege Charlotte Bakken (born 1973) is director of purchasing and logistics at Pronova BioPharma, and has been a board member
of Pronova BioPharma Norge AS since 2006 and of Pronova BioPharma ASA from 2007. She joined the group in 2004. Previously,
Ms Bakken was business development manager for the Nordic countries at Banner Pharmacaps BV from 2002 to 2004, and sales manager
for Europe at FishMarket International AS from 2000 to 2002. Before that, Ms Bakken worked at Frionor AS and Norway Seafoods
ASA. She holds an MSc in food science from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and an Executive MBA from ESCP
EAP European School of Management. Ms Bakken is a Norwegian citizen.
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Sverre Magne Sondbø
Employee representative
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Sverre Magne Sondbø (born 1959) has been a board member of Pronova BioPharma Norge AS since 1999 and of Pronova BioPharma
ASA from 2007. He has been a process development manager at Pronova BioPharma since 1997. Before joining the group, he was
production manager of Denja, Rieber & Søn from 1993 to 1996. From 1990 to 1993, he worked as a product developer for Ringnes
Breweries, and was a laboratory manager (1985-1987) and later general manager (1987-1990) at the Norwegian Directorate of
Fisheries in Svolvær. Mr Sondbø has an MSc in technical biochemistry from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
He is a Norwegian citizen.
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