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Anita Johansen

CEO

Birth year: 1972

 

Education: M. Sc. Pharmacy, PhD Pharmaceutical Technology from University of Copenhagen, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

 

Share holdings: 15

 

Anita joined Probi in April 2022 as the Vice President of R&D, and since April 2023 has been the CEO of Probi.
Anita is also serving as director of the board of Blis Technologies Ltd, where Probi is a substantial product holder, and she is an elected board member of International Association of Probiotics (IPA) and on the board of IPA Europe.
Throughout her career Anita has been working with product development and held leadership positions in global consumer healthcare companies, such as Ferrosan, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Novozymes, and USP Zdrowie.
Anita is passionate about promoting the advantages of good bacteria by delivering customer relevant innovations supported by science.

Anita Johansen

CEO

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Basudha Bhattarai-Johansson

VP HR & Sustainability

Birth year: 1983

 

Education: Bachelor's degree in Psychology and minor in Management, Hood College Maryland

 

Share holdings: 0

 

Basudha Bhattarai-Johansson joined Probi as Vice President HR in January 2020. Prior to Probi, Basudha worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb as Head of HR for Nordics. Before Bristol-Myers Squibb, Basudha has held Northern European HR roles in IQVIA (previously IMS Health). Basudha brings with her in depth experience in strategic HRM, M&As and change management.

Basudha Bhattarai-Johansson

VP HR & Sustainability

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Christina Vegge

VP Research & Development

Birth year: 1973

 

Education: M.Sc. Pharmacy, Ph.D. Molecular Microbiology, University of Copenhagen.

 

Christina joined Probi in January 2023 as Director of Discovery & Clinical Research and assumed the role as Sr. Director R&D in September the same year. Member of the management team from 2024. Christina has broad microbiology and leadership experience from academic research as Associate Professor at Copenhagen University and leading industrial development of microbial solutions in the form of Probiotics, dairy cultures and Live Biotherapeutics Products at Bacthera and Chr Hansen.positions in research and development at companies such as Novo Nordisk, Chr. Hansen and Bacthera.

Christina Vegge

VP Research & Development

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Jim Anthony

Vice President of Operations (Interim)

Birth year: 1970

 

Education: M. Eng. Industrial Engineering, B. Sc Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University

 

Share holdings: 0

Jim joined Probi in February 2024 as the Vice President of Operations (Interim).
Throughout his career Jim has been working in manufacturing and supply chain and held leadership positions in global healthcare companies such as Haleon, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Pfizer and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

Additionally, Jim has experience in telecommunications at Lucent Technologies and automotive at Ford Electronics.

Jim is passionate about operations and as a confident change agent is looking to develop more well-defined processes that deliver business results.

Jim Anthony

Vice President of Operations (Interim)

Ulf Sköld

Ulf Sköld

Interim CFO

Birth year: 1960

 

Education: Degree in Economics from Lund University. 

 

Share holdings: 0

 

Ulf Sköld has extensive experience as CFO from different industries such as packaging and food industry. Ulf most recently held interim CFO role at Lime Technologies.

Ulf Sköld

Interim CFO

Board of Directors

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Jean-Yves Parisot

Chairman of the board

Birth year: 1964


Education: Bachelor of Economics, HEC Paris, and Veterinary Science, VetAgro Sup.


Share holdings: 0

Chairman of the Board since 2015. President of Symrise. Previous leadership roles at Air Liquide, Danisco, Rhodia, Rhône-Poulenc, Mérial and Pfizer. 

 

  • Other board assignments: Chairman of the board of VetAgroSup.
  • Independent in relation to the company: Yes
  • Independent in relation to major shareholders: No

 

Jean-Yves Parisot

Chairman of the board

Charlotte Hansson

Charlotte Hansson

Board member

Birth year: 1962

Education: M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Copenhagen University and Marketing Economist diploma from IHM. 

Share holdings: 500

Board member since 2017. Owner of Scandinavian Insight Consulting AB. Former CEO of MorgonTidig Distribution KB and Jetpak. Has previously served in leadership roles at Danzas ASG Eurocargo AB, Carl Zeiss AB and Beckman Coulter AB.

 

  • Chairman of the board of Link Top Holding A/S and and vChain AB, member of the boards of Bergman & Beving AB, DistIT AB, Green Cargo AB, Senerg
  • Independent in relation to the company: Yes
  • Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes

Charlotte Hansson

Board member

Jörn Andreas

Jörn Andreas

Board member

Birth year: 1980

Education: PhD in economics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe.

Share holdings: 0

Board member since 2019. Former Executive Board member Symrise AG. Jörn has experience from both a previous assignment as board member (2014-2016) at Probi and his position as CFO of the company (2017-2018). He has also worked for The Boston Consulting Group, Hamburg and Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany.

 

    Other board assignments: Gelita AG, Germany 

    Independent in relation to the company: Yes

    Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes



  • Other board assignments: Gelita AG, Germany
  • Independent in relation to the company: Yes
  • Independent in relation to major shareholders: No

Jörn Andreas

Board member

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Malin Ruijsenaars

Board member

Birth year: 1971

 

Education: Bachelor of Human Resources from Lund University, Business Administration & Sociology from
UC Berkeley (University of California), Master of European Studies from Brygge.

 

Share holdings: 0

 

Board member since 2020. Head of talent management and company development at Grenspecialisten AB. More than 20 years of international experience in HR, business management, corporate governance, growth, strategy, CSR, establishment in new markets and communication

 

  • Other board assignments: Vitec Software Group
  • Independent in relation to the company: Yes
  • Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes

Malin Ruijsenaars

Board member

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Stephanie Blum Sperisen

Board member

Birth year: 1959

 

Education: Doctor of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, J.W. von Goethe University, Frankfurt a.Main, Germany, Postgraduate specialization in Immunology at the Ludwig Institute of Cancer Research & Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)

 

Share holdings: 0

 

Board member since 2024. Senior Executive in research & development, different leadership roles across Nestlé R&D and the Onco-Immunology Division, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV),

  • Other board assignments: Chair, International Advisory Board, HEC Lausanne
  • Independent in relation to the company: Yes
  • Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes

Stephanie Blum Sperisen

Board member