CapMan appts advisors

Nordic private equity specialist CapMan, has appointed Claes de Neergaard, Bjrn Norrbom and Semmy Rulf as senior advisors, based at CapMan’s Stockholm office. Norrbom will be part of CapMan’s Nordic ICT/Technology business unit and de Neergaard and Rulf part of CapMan’s Nordic Life Science business unit. In addition de Neergaard advises CapMan’s group development support unit, with an emphasis on investor relations and communications. The three bring a wealth of experience in high technology, life science and financial sectors.

De Neergaard has 25 years experience in the financial sector. He has served as vice president on the management committee of the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg and as executive director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London.

Norrbom has a long track record in the management and development of IT and telecom companies. He has held several senior management positions at IBM, DEC and Cap Gemini and also headed Telia MegaCom, Telia’s subsidiary handling multinational clients.

Rulf has a strong competence in the life science and IT sectors and will assist in developing the life science business primarily in south Sweden. Rulf was previously managing director of Prostalund AB, one of the pioneers in the Swedish life science sector, and managing director in Axis Communications AB.