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Management Team

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Edvard Kälvesten

Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Board Member

Edvard Kälvesten

Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Board Member

Born in 1967.

Nationality: Swedish.

Current assignments: Member of the Board of Directors of SensiTib AB and Myvox AB. Deputy director at TRXMEMS AB.

Previous experience: Member of the board of Silex Beijing, Ascilion AB and Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB (as well as for several subsidiaries within the same group). Project manager at RADI Medical and MEMS group manager at Acreo Institute (now RISE).

Education: Ph.D. in Micro-Electromechanical Systems from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, M.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Chalmers University of Technology.

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Maria Engström

Chief Financial Officer

Maria Engström

Chief Financial Officer

Born in 1972.

Nationality: Swedish.

Current assignments: Owner and board member of FAYSIT – Finance At Your Service in Tyresö AB.

Previous experience: CFO at Cinclus Pharma and at Sedana Medical. Head of Business Control and Accounting Manager at companies such as Medivir, Bristol Myers Squibb and Ericsson.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics, Stockholm University.

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Tomas Bauer

Executive Vice President, Sales & Business Development

Tomas Bauer

Executive Vice President, Sales & Business Development

Born 1974.

Nationality: Swedish.

Current assignments: Member of the Board of Directors of TRXMEMS AB, TMIP AB and Tearex Trading AB. Shareholder representative for TRXMEMS AB of TRXMEMS Inc.

Previous experience: Area Sales Manager at Silex, Area Sales Manager at Tekelec Temex (UK) Ltd. and Equipment Engineer at Ericsson Microelectronics.

Education: M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

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Ulf Cedergren

Chief Operating Officer

Ulf Cedergren

Chief Operating Officer

Born 1978.

Nationality: Swedish.

Current assignments:

Previous experience: Held various positions within Silex prior to becoming COO, such as VP of Manufacturing and Co. VP of Manufacturing & Quality.

Education: M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

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Joakim Pedersen

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Joakim Pedersen

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Born 1973.

Nationality: Swedish.

Current assignments: Chair of the Board of Directors of JIHR Consulting.

Previous experience: Senior HR Business Partner at Scandinavian Airlines, Senior HR Manager at FLIR Systems and HR Business Partner at Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset.

Education: BA in Pedagogics, Uppsala University.

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Niklas Svedin

Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder

Niklas Svedin

Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder

Born 1971.

Nationality: Swedish.

Current assignments:

Previous experience: Various positions at Silex, such as Chief Engineering & Corporate VP, Director of Engineering, Group Project Manager and Project Manager.

Education: Ph.D. in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, and M.Sc in Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.