




{"id":3431,"date":"2019-03-18T14:45:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T14:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/?page_id=3431"},"modified":"2021-11-10T10:30:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T10:30:20","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/en\/investors-realheart\/governance\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<h4>G\u00f6ran Hellers \u2013 Chairman<\/h4>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1428 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-526x351.jpg 526w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/goran-hellers-styrelseordforande-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Born:<\/strong> 1944<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> Doctor of Medicine and Associate Professor in surgery<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holding (together with related parties):<\/strong> 148 966 shares<\/p>\n<p>Member of the board since 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Board of Director assignments:<\/strong><br \/>\nScandinavian Care AB, Scandinavian Care Consulting AB, Scandinavian Care Holding AB, Scandinavian Care Investment AB, Heller Medical AB, Laprotech AB, Scandinavian Chemotech AB, MDM Medical Development Mind AB<\/p>\n<p>Independet in relation to the company and it\u2019s management and from major shareholders<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience:<\/strong><br \/>\nHead of the clinical department of surgery at Karolinska Huddinge University hospital, as well as the county hospital of Ryhov in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping. Board member of World Society of Gastroenterology. Secretary of the Swedish Surgical Association. Member of Spris Medical Advisory Council. Member of the board of county data\/dialogue\/celcius information system. Advisor to the World Bank in reforming the health system in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Georgia.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Azad Najar \u2013 Board member<\/h4>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1423 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-526x351.jpg 526w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/azad-najar-styrelseledamot-1-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Born:<\/strong> 1968<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong> Medical doctor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holding (together with related parties):<\/strong> 3 225 135 shares and 40 000 warrants of series 2021\/2023<\/p>\n<p>Member of the board since 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>Board of Director assignments:<\/strong><br \/>\nLaprotech AB and Najar Medical and Invention AB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience:<\/strong><br \/>\nAzad Najar is one of the founders of Realheart and is the main innovator behind Realheart TAH. Azad originates from Iraqi Kurdistan, is a licenced doctor and works part time as Chief Physician at the Department of Urology at V\u00e4stmanlands hospital in V\u00e4ster\u00e5s, Sweden. Najar has worked with research and development of the artificial heart since 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Dependent in relation to the company and it\u2019s management and from major shareholders<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Susanne Hedman \u2013 Board member\/Chief Human Resources Officer<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1425 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-526x351.jpg 526w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ekonomiansvarig-susanne-hedman-1-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> 1961<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education: <\/strong>Engineering and finance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holding (together with related parties):<\/strong> 136 438 shares<\/p>\n<p>Member of the board since 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Board of Director assignments:<\/strong><br \/>\nElektro Aros Gruppen AB, Aroseken AB, SUMIKO AB, Elektro Aros Gruppen Holding AB, Sevolve AB, Brf K2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience:<\/strong><br \/>\nSusanne has been involved with Scandinavian Real Heart since 2011 and was the CEO of the company between 2011 and 2014. Susanne was the CEO of EA Gruppen AB between 1983 and 2017 and has a wide experience of developing business models from her board assignments at ABB Industry High School, ALMI M\u00e4lardalen, Aroseken AB and Swedbank.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dependent in relation\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">to the company<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">and it\u2019s management but independent from major shareholders<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Ulf Grape \u2013 Board member<\/h4>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4270 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ulf-grape-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ulf-grape-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ulf-grape-526x351.jpg 526w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ulf-grape.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Born:<\/strong> 1950<\/p>\n<p>Education:\u00a0Licensed nurse and teacher degree in healthcare<br \/>\nMember of the board since 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Board of director assignments:<\/strong> The insurance company Svenska Sj\u00f6 Intressenter AB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience:<\/strong>\u00a0Ulf Grape has more than 20 years of experience in medical devices. Among other things, as clinical trial leader in the pacemaker division at Siemens-Elema and many years as Managing Director for St Jude Medical Sweden AB and Area Director for Scandinavia. He also has extensive experience of board work in the disability movement and has participated in reference and steering groups for the National Board of Health and Welfare and the National Institute of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>Independet in relation to the company and it\u2019s management and from major shareholders<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Christer Norstr\u00f6m \u2013 Board member<\/h4>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4273 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/christer-nordstrom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/christer-nordstrom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/christer-nordstrom-526x351.jpg 526w, https:\/\/dev.realheart.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/christer-nordstrom.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Born:<\/strong> 1961<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:\u00a0<\/strong> PhD in Technology, associate professor in mechatronics and professor of computer technology<br \/>\nMember of the board since 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Board of director assignments:<\/strong> Prindit and V\u00e4ster\u00e5s marknads- och n\u00e4ringslivsaktiebolag<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience:\u00a0<\/strong>Christer Norstr\u00f6m has extensive experience from the academic world, large-scale industry and startups, including as CEO of the world-leading research institute RISE SICS and as a co-founder of two startup companies. He is currently CEO of ABB Industrial Highschool and is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>Independet in relation to the company and it\u2019s management and from major shareholders<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G\u00f6ran Hellers \u2013 Chairman Born: 1944 Education: Doctor of Medicine and Associate Professor in surgery Holding (together with related parties): 148 966 shares Member of the board since 2013 Board of Director assignments: Scandinavian Care AB, Scandinavian Care Consulting AB, Scandinavian Care Holding AB, Scandinavian Care Investment AB, Heller Medical AB, Laprotech AB, Scandinavian Chemotech&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6146,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3431","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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