Management


 

Patrik Dahlén
President, CEO

2005 - President, CEO, Dako Denmark
2001 - 2005: CEO, BioImage A/S
1999 - 2001: President, PerkinElmer Life Sciences Inc. and Sr. VP, PerkinElmer, Inc.
1999 - 1999: General Manager, EG&G Reticon, Inc.
1998 - 1999: General Manager, Wallac Isolab Inc.
1995 - 1999: Director, Diagnostics Division, EG&G Wallac Inc.
1994 - 1995: Division Head, Diagnostics Systems Division, EG&G Wallac OY
1992 - 1994: Product Line Manager, Screening Products (Diagnostics Systems Division), Wallac OY
1990 - 1992: Senior Researcher, Wallac OY
1988 - 1990: Project Leader, DNA Probes, Phage Pharmacia Genetic Engineering Inc.
1984 - 1988: Junior to Senior Researcher and Project Leader, DNA Probe Group, Wallac OY

1991: PhD, Biochemistry, University of Turku
1985: MSc, Biochemistry, Åbo Akademi University, Turku

Board memberships:
2005 - present: Chairman of the Board at Proxeon A/S
2005 - 2006: Chairman of the Board at Cantion A/S
2003 - 2006: Board member at Dako A/S


 

Per Toelstang
Chief Financial Officer, CFO

2008  -  CFO, Dako Denmark
2004 - 2008: Senior Vice President, GN Store Nord A/S
2003 - 2004: CFO, Spæncom
1997 - 2003: Vice President, Corporate Finance, FLS Industries (F.L. Smidth A/S)
1986 - 1997: Auditor, KPMG (Previously, "C. Jespersen")

1999 - 2001: E*MBA, SIMI, Copenhagen
1993 - 1998: CPA (Certified Public Accountant), KPMG/Copenhagen Business School
1986 - 1993: HD + MSc in Business Economics (Bachelor), Copenhagen Business School


  Per Sjöberg
Corporate Vice President, Sales

2005 - Corporate Vice President, Sales, Dako Denmark
2004 - 2005: Corporate Vice President, Sales, DakoCytomation A/S
2000 - 2004: Executive Vice President, Commercial Operation, Gyros AB
1998 - 2000: Vice President, Business Area Separations, Amersham Pharmacia
1994 - 1998: Vice President, Marketing, Biacore AB
1991 - 1994: Vice President, Marketing, LKB Pharmacia AB
1988 - 1991: Director, Marketing, LKB Pharmacia Inc. in Canada
1985 - 1988: Product Manager, LKB and LKB Pharmacia AB
1982 - 1985: Product Manager, LKA AB
1981 - 1982: Sales Specialist, Scandinavia and International, LKB AB
1980 - 1981: Account Manager, Miles Laboratories Inc.

1980: MSc, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering


  Rolf Ehrnström
Corporate Vice President, Research & Development

2005 - Corporate Vice President, Research & Development, Dako Denmark
2000 - 2005: VP, R&D, Gyros AB
1999 - 2000: Science Director, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
1997 - 1999: Senior Scientific Advisor, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
1997 - 1998: Senior Project Manager, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
1992: Economical Analysis/Business Economics, Stockholm School of Economics
1986 - 1997: Various R&D management positions, Pharmacia Biotech AB
1981 - 1986: Various R&D management positions, LKB-Produkter AB
1980 - 1981: Research Scientist, Wallac Oy
1978 - 1980: Research Scientist, Department of Biochemistry, Royal Institute of Technology

1978: MSc, Biochemistry/Biochemical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology


  Mats Grahn
Corporate Vice President, Marketing

2007 - Corporate Vice President, Marketing, Dako Denmark
2006 - 2007: VP, Product Marketing, Dako A/S
2003 - 2006: VP, Product Management, GE Healthcare, Protein Separations
2002 - 2003: VP, Product Management, Proteomics, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Discovery Systems
2000 - 2001: VP, Prevas bioinformatics, Prevas AB
1998 - 2000: VP Laboratory Separations, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
1996 - 1998: Director, Engineering Division, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
1989 - 1996: Senior Project manager, Research & Development, Pharmacia Biotech
1987 - 1989: Automation engineer, ASEA BROWN BOVERI

1986: MSc Engineering Physics, Lund University


 

Jørgen Andersen
Corporate Vice President, Human Resources

2008 - Corporate Vice President of Human Resources, Dako Denmark
2006 - 2008: HR Director, DONG Energy
2003 - 2006:General Manager, Global HRD, FLSmidth
2001 - 2003:HR Manager, FLS Building Materials
1998 - 2001: Chief Development Consultant, FLS Industries A/S
1995 - 1998:Development Consultant, The Defence Center for Leadership
1993 – 1995:HR Manager Airbase Thorshavn, Faeroe Island

2007: Executive Coaching Program
2003: International Leadership Program at INSEAD (CEDEP)
2002: Master of Management and Development, Copenhagen Business School
1992: Officers Advanced Training I, The Defence College  
1989: Officers Basic Training, Royal Danish Air force Academy
1985: Sergeant Training, Royal Danish Air force


Jorge Cerda   Jorge Cerda
Corporate Vice President, Operations

2007 - Corporate Vice President, Operations, Dako Denmark
2006 - 2007: CEO, GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB and GM, Operations, GEHC Life Sciences, Uppsala
2004 - 2006: VP, Product Supply, GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB, Protein Separations, Uppsala
2003 - 2004: VP, Product Supply, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Uppsala
1998 - 2002: VP, Chemical Production, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Uppsala
1996 - 1998: Director, Production Support, Pharmacia Biotech AB, Uppsala
1992 - 1996: Director, Profit Center Engineering, Pharmacia Biotech AB, Uppsala
1987 - 1991: Design Manager, Pharmacia LKB Biotechnology, Uppsala
1981 - 1987: Senior Project Leader, Akvapur AB, Stockholm
1979 - 1980: Project Leader, Akvapur AB, Hanoi, Vietnam
1977 - 1979: Design Engineer, Akvapur AB, Stockholm


 

Annika Berg
Corporate Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Health, Safety & Environment

2008 - Corporate Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Health, Safety & Environment, Dako Denmark
2006 - 2008: Global Exec QA Manager, GE Healthcare, Life Sciences
2005 - 2006: Global Quality & Lean Six Sigma Leader, GE Healthcare, Bio-Sciences
2004 - 2005: Director, Quality Control, Product Supply, GE Healthcare, Bio-Sciences
2001 - 2003: Section Manager, Process Development, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
1998 - 2000: Section Manager, Marketed Product Support, Pfizer
1996 - 1997: Senior Scientist, R&D, Pharmacia & Upjohn
1991 - 1995: Research assistant, R&D, Kabi Pharmacia
1986 - 1990: Laboratory Engineer, R&D, Pharmacia

Graduation: Ph.Lic. Analytical Chemistry and Chemometrics, Uppsala University