Management
The Thor Medical team is dedicated to establish a profitable production of alpha-emitters for Radionuclide Therapy.
Jasper Kurth joined Thor Medical ASA as CEO in August 2024. Previously, he served as General Manager for Bayer's Radiology division in the Nordic markets, based out of Stockholm, Sweden. Throughout his career at Bayer, Jasper has gained extensive experience in both strategy and operations across various divisions, including a tenure at Bayer's corporate headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany. Jasper holds a master's-equivalent degree in Business Information Management. He is married and has two young children. Number of shares: 0 Number of options: 3 600 000
Brede Ellingsæter joined Thor Medical as CFO in July 2023. Prior to Thor Medical he was the CFO in Scatec Innovation. Ellingsæter has also had an extensive career in Elkem ASA, where he held several various senior positions including CFO of Carbon Solutions division during his 8 years with the company. Ellingsæter holds a Master of Business and Economics from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). Number of shares: 0 Number of options: 3 100 000
Dr. Alf Bjørseth has a long track record of establishing new companies based on proprietary developed technologies, primarily within the areas of renewable energy and advanced materials. His efforts have resulted in a number of new businesses like REC, NorSun, Scatec Solar ASA, Norsk Titanium and REEtec AS. He will be best know for having founded ScanWafer in 1994, followed by other companies within the solar industry, all merged into Renewable Energy Corporation in 2000 where he served as President and CEO until the fall of 2005. Alf Bjørseth holds a Doctor Phil. in physical chemistry from the University of Oslo. He started his career as a researcher and were Corporate Director of Research at Norsk Hydro and Director of Technology for Elkem.
Hassfjell holds an M.Sc. 1992 and D.Sc. 1997 in nuclear chemistry from University of Oslo (UiO). He has more than 30 years’ experience in nuclear and radiochemistry scientific research with experience of all radioactivity levels (A, B, C-lab) with several alpha- and beta-emitters from radionuclide production to development of radiopharmaceuticals and preclinical testing. Hassfjell has been scientist and project leader at IFE and Director of generator development for ARTBIO before joining Thor Medical. His career also include Post Doc at UiO, NIH and University of Chicago (USA) developing production methods for alpha emitters and microdosimetric methodology. Number of shares: 0; Number of options: 2 700 000
Astrid Liland joined Thor Medical on 1 January 2024 as VP EHS. Before joining Thor Medical, she was Director of nuclear emergency and response at the Norwegian radiation and nuclear safety authority (DSA). Liland has 25 years’ experience in radiation research, environmental radioactivity, radioactive contamination and consequences for man and the environment. She has been active in the nuclear scientific research community through many national, Nordic, European and international research projects. Liland holds a Master of Science in nuclear chemistry from the University of Oslo (UiO). Number of shares: 0 Number of options: 2 100 000
Board of Directors
Mr. Sandnes has more than 45 years of experience from executive leadership positions and as international corporate finance advisor with large corporations and major investment banks. Mr Sandnes has been a board chairman and member of more than 20 quoted and private companies and served at the Board of Nordic Nanovector from 2013-2019 of which the last 5 years as Chairman. He is a Norwegian citizen living in Norway. Number of shares*: 486 489. Number of shares controlled by close associate: 100 000. Number of RSUs granted: 401 938.
Ms. Berdal has been a self-employed corporate adviser, lecturer, and investor since 2005. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Goodtech ASA and Connect Bus AS, and she sits on the Boards of Freyr Ltd., Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA, Energima AS, KLP Eiendom AS, Norsk Titanium AS, Kongsberg Digital Holding ASA, and the Norwegian branch of Transparency International, and also serves as the chair of the Nomination Committee of Borregaard ASA. Ms. Berdal holds a Master of Laws from the University of Oslo and was previously a partner at the law firm Arntzen de Besche in Oslo and as in-house legal adviser to TOTAL Norge AS. Number of shares: 416 990. Number of RSUs granted: 344 518.
Mr. Andersen is the CEO of Scatec Innovation AS. Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer of the REC Group, where he held several top management positions during his 12 years with the company. Prior to REC, he worked in Borregaard Industrier. Mr. Andersen is the Chair of Scatec ASA, Norsk Titanium AS, NorSun AS, as well as a number of other companies. Mr. Andersen holds a Master of Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School. Number of shares*: 0. Number of shares controlled by close associate: 62 318 296. Number of RSUs granted: 344 518.