Board/Management Information • Jan 23, 2024
Board/Management Information
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Stock Exchange Notification Lifecare Appointment of CFO
Bergen, Norway, 23 January 2024: Lifecare AS (LIFE), a clinical stage medical
sensor company developing the next generation Continuous Glucose Monitor
(CGM), has appointed Renete Kaarvik as Chief Financial Officer effective 1
Mai, 2024.
Kaarvik joins Lifecare from the position as Global Finance Officer at Grieg
Seafood ASA, a position she has held for close to six years.
Lifecares main operational focus is to establish automated manufacturing by
end of Q2 2024, including preparations for market launch in the veterinary
market. As part of the company's growth strategy, the Board of Directors wish
to strengthen the company's executive management with focus on financial
management and strategy. In addition to the expectation of increased
commercial activities that will bring the company into a new phase, the Board
of Directors wish to explore the potential of uplisting Lifecare to Oslo Børs
Main Market.
"We are very pleased to welcome Renete to Lifecare. She brings valuable
competence and experience to the Lifecare Group. During the last year we have
repeatedly highlighted the importance of establishing solid product and
manufacturing fundaments, based on proven research and systemic quality
management. With this appointment we establish the CFO position to further
strengthen the Group capacities. We are confident that Renete will play an
important role on forming the Groups financial strategies aligned with our
growth strategy and strengthen the fundament for both the product and Group
organization to the best of the shareholders' interests", says Lifecare CEO
Joacim Holter.
Kaarvik graduated in 2004 from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, with a
Master of Applied Finance. She also holds a Master of Science in Business from
Bodø Graduate School of Business (1998).
In addition to the aforementioned professional experience, Kaarvik has held
Group Controller, Compliance Officer and Finance Manager positions in Mowi ASA
and Marine Farms ASA, as well as Manager and Senior Associate positions in
Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers within Transaction and Business
Advisory Services and Auditing. Furthermore, Kaarvik's professional experience
also include Senior Associate, Project Manager and Associate positions within
private equity at HitecVision Private Equity and Arthur Andersen (Portugal).
About us
Lifecare AS is a clinical stage medical sensor company developing technology
for sensing and monitoring of various body analytes. Lifecare's main focus is
to bring the next generation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring ("CGM") systems
to market. Lifecare enables osmotic pressure as sensing principle, combined
with the ability to manipulate Nano-granular Tunnelling Resistive sensors
("NTR") on the sensor body for read-out of pressure variations. Lifecare's
sensor technology is referred to as "Sencell" and is suitable for identifying
and monitoring the occurrence of a wide range of analytes and molecules in the
human body.
Contacts
For further information, please contact:
Joacim Holter, CEO, Lifecare AS, [email protected], +47 40 05 90 40
Asle Wingsternes, Head of Communications & Public Affairs,
[email protected], +47 41 61 42 52
This information has been submitted pursuant to the Securities Trading Act §
5-12 and MAR Article 19 no. 3. The information was submitted for publication
at 2024-01-23 08:00 CET.
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