Elisabeth Lindner, President and CEO. Born in 1956. M.Sc. and MBA, Stockholm and Uppsala. Long-standing experience with Pharmacia Corporation and Octapharma AG. Elisabeth Lindner has been Diamyd's President and CEO since 2008. Other assignments: Member of the Board of BioInvent International AB (publ) and SwedenBio, CEO and Board member of Biosource Europe AB, Member of the Board of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) and European Framework 7, Advisory Group for Health Research. Holdings in Diamyd as of August 31, 2009: 9,100 B shares; 10,000 employee options 2007/2010; and 42,900 employee options 2008/2011.
Darren Wolfe, CEO, Diamyd Inc., USA. Born in 1968. Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Pennsylvania State University. Darren Wolfe was previously a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. Darren Wolfe has worked for Diamyd since 2006. Other assignments: None. Holdings in Diamyd as of August 31, 2009: 2,500 B shares; 10,000 employee options 2007/2010; and 16,500 employee options 2008/2011.
Erika Hillborg, Director of Clinical Development. Born in 1967. M.Sc. in Biomedicine from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, with a Science Journalism degree from Uppsala University. Erika Hillborg has worked for Diamyd since 2006. Other assignments: None. Holdings in Diamyd as of August 31, 2009: 8,850 B shares; 10,000 employee options 2007/2010; and 16,500 employee options 2008/2011.
Peter Zerhouni, Director of Business Development. Born in 1972. M.Sc. in Biology and a B.Sc. in Economics & Business Administration from Lund University and UC Berkeley. From 1999 to 2006 Peter Zerhouni held various positions at ING Bank in Brussels and Amsterdam, most recently within Structured Finance. Peter Zerhouni joined Diamyd in 2006. Other assignments: None. Holdings in Diamyd as of August 31, 2009: 500 B shares; 10,000 employee options 2007/2010; and 16,500 employee options 2008/2011.
Anna Styrud, Chief Financial Officer. Born in 1961. BSc in Business Administration from Uppsala University. Previous experience includes Group Treasurer of Vasakronan and various positions within finance, treasury and control at Fläkt AB and National Board of Public Building. Anna Styrud joined Diamyd in 2010. Other assignments: None. Holdings in Diamyd Medical AB as of May 31, 2010: 500 B-shares and 25,000 employee options 2009/2012.