Management Team
Alan Donze
- Chief Executive Officer since May 2024
- Born 1964
- American citizen
- B.Sc. (Finance)
- Main work experience: More than 30 years of experience in various senior leadership positions in medical device companies like Stryker, Smith+Nephew, Bioventus, and Lima Corporate, as well as venture-led startups like Isotis Orthobiologics, Aerobiotix, and Rx. health.
- Holdings in the company: 0 shares, 0 option rights entitling the subscription of 0 shares.
Timo Lehtonen
- Chief Technology Officer since May 2024
- Born 1975
- Finnish citizen
- M.Sc. (Tech)
- Main work experience: CEO of Bioretec (03/2019 – 05/2024). Over 20 years of experience from MedTech and Pharma, and have led development in several medical device companies, such as CTO in Arctic Biomaterials Oy, Director of New Technologies in Inion Oy, Director of Device Development in Akela Pharma Inc.
- Holdings in the company: 0 shares, 10,100,000 option rights entitling the subscription of 766,666 shares.
Johanna Salko
- Chief Financial Officer since February 2021
- Born 1967
- Finnish citizen
- M.Sc. (Econ.)
- Main work experience: Management positions in finance in Salcomp Group, including for example responsibilities in financial reporting of a listed company, developing the Group’s accounting systems and other processes, and supervisor responsibilities. Previously worked for authorized public accountants Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen.
- Holdings in the company: 0 shares, 2,000,000 option rights entitling the subscription of 133,333 shares.
Minna Ahlstedt-Soini
- Production Director since 2015 and a member of the Management Team since 2013
- Born 1966
- Finnish citizen
- Master's degree (University of Applied Sciences) in Strategic Leadership of Technology-based Business, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Management and Engineering, Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and a degree of laboratorian
- Main work experience: Nearly 20 years of experience working with bioresorbable implants, more than 14 of which leading Bioretec’s production unit.
- Holdings in the company: 4,957 shares, 20,000 option rights entitling the subscription of 20,000 shares.
Rami Ojala
- Sales and marketing director since 2022
- Born 1975
- Finnish citizen
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing. Degree in marketing in pharmaceutical industry. Studies in business administration, BBA student.
- Main work experience: Various sales, marketing and clinical support roles in medical device business. Mainly in implantable devices. Has been Territory manager in Medtronic Finland and Terumo, and Regional Country/Sales manager Finland & Baltic’s in Impulse Dynamics GmbH.
- Holdings in the company: 0 shares and 567,000 option rights entitling the subscription of 100,332 shares.
Mari Ruotsalainen
- Director of QA & RA since 2018 and a member of the Management Team since 2004 (in 2014–2018 with a limited membership).
- Born 1974
- Finnish citizen
- Master's degree in Food Chemistry
- Main work experience: Worked more than 20 years in the medical device industry in positions related to quality and registration. Experience from Mölnlycke Healthcare, Conmed Linvatec Biomaterials and Bioretec. Representative of Bioretec's management as defined in the ISO 13483 standard since 2004 and the person responsible for regulatory compliance according to the MDR's Article 15 since 2021. Previously served as Bioretec's Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager in 2008–2018.
- Holdings in the company: 667 shares, 20,000 option rights entitling the subscription of 20,000 shares.
Esa Hallinen
- Director of operations since 2023
- Born 1967
- Finnish citizen
- M.Sc. (Tech)
- Main work experience: Totally 17 year experience in development and production of coextruded plastic packaging materials, plastic products and biopolymers including several years in senior management position in plastic industry. Additionally a further 12 year experience in development of pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices from concepts to manufacturing, commercialisation and scale ups in international environment both in Finland and Switzerland.
- Holdings in the company: 0 shares, 70,000 option rights entitling the subscription of 70,000 shares.
Frank Sarcone
- VP of Sales USA since June 2024
- Born 1965
- American Citizen
- B.A Business and Economics
- Main Work Experience: 25+ years of leadership experience in the Medical Device space with various companies like Stryker, Arthrex, BIOMET. Founded and developed Integrated Medical Solutions, LLC focusing on Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Trauma, and Biologics
- Holdings in the company: 0 shares, 0 option rights entitling the subscription of 0 shares.