Member of the Coloplast Board

Date of birth: 12 February 1945

Board responsibility at Coloplast: Elected as member of the Board by the General Meeting

Member of the Coloplast Board of Directors since: December 2003

Latest re-election: December 2009

Educational background:
MBA, Norwegian School of Management, Oslo, 1994
M Sc (Biopharmacy), University of London, 1975
M Pharm, University of Oslo, 1968

Previous employment:
Alpharma, Inc., President and CEO, 2000-2006
Alpharma, Inc., President, International Pharmaceutical Division, 1994-2000
Apothekernes Laboratorium, 1983-1994
Nycomed (GE-Healthcare), 1975-1983

Management assignments with other companies, including area of responsibility*:
Biotec Pharmacon ASA (DC)
Diagenic ASA (DC)
Algeta ASA (BM)
Norske Skogindustrier ASA (BM)

* Management responsibilities:
(C) Chairman
(DC) Deputy Chairman
(BM) Board Member
(CM) Council Member
(CD) Council Deputy