Lars Rasmussen, new Chair of the WSA Board of Directors holds key university and life science positions in Denmark

A seasoned leader in life sciences, Rasmussen is also Board member at Copenhagen University and Chair of the Danish Governmental Life Science Advisory Board. He served as President & CEO of the Danish multinational medical device and services firm, Coloplast, from 2008 – 2018, and was a member of Coloplast’s executive management from 2001 – 2018. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Coloplast A/S, Lundbeck A/S and the Danish Committee for Good Corporate Governance.

“We are thrilled to have the highly respected Lars Rasmussen at the helm of WSA. And from EQT, a big thank you to Marco for his tireless and excellent Chairmanship over the past 4 years,” commented WSA Board member Anthony Santospirito.

Former Chair, Marco Gadola became took his post on January 1, 2020, and successfully led WSA through the post-merger process after the merger of Widex and Sivantos in 2019. He is currently Chairman of the Boards of DKSH Holding and Medartis as well as Vice Chairman of MCH Group. He is also a Board member of Straumann, Bühler Group and AVAG as well as Operating Partner of Endeavour Vision Ltd.

Source: WSA