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Board Members

Dr Henrik S. Larson
President/CEO
Dr Larson has been involved in pharmaceuticals in Europe & America since the late seventies and return to Europe in 1982 to join the pioneers of the generic industry and became a key supplier of antibiotics to both the branded and generic industries. He moved to United States in 1970 and was among the team to build the first API antibiotic plant in Canada, and in 1973, founded the PolarisMed World World and masterminded the Corporation’s evolution from distribution to research and development, as well as manufacturing in both APIs and Pharmaceuticals for the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. Dr Larson was one of the founders of Swedish Drug Manufacturers’ Association (SDMA) and served as Chairman for four and a half years from 1996-2000. He is also a founding member of Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association (GPIA) in the United States now called the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA). Dr Larson has been intimately involved in patent legislations in Europe, Canada and United States for over 20 years

Aleksander Mikolaj
General Manager – Polaris Med World – Poland
Aleksander Mikolaj has many years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and acquired an interest in the POLARISMED World Group, POLAND in 2018 and is currently the General Manager of PolarisMed World World. He has extensive experience in the development of global sales and marketing organizations, as well as manufacturing facilities, in both finished dosage pharmaceuticals and API’s. He has held numerous senior executive positions including Chief Executive officer of Sherfam Inc and Chairman of the Board of Cangene Corporation. In a charitable capacity, he served as a Director and Chairman of the Board for Humber River Hospital.

Rolf Christoffer
Vice President/CEO
Rolf Christoffer has been a valued member of the PolarisMed World Pharmaceuticals team for the past 20 years. He has held various positions within the company of increasing responsibility and currently serves as the GM of the organization overseeing the Marketing and Operations of the company. Rolf CHRISTOFFER currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Stockholm and is Vice Chair of the Business Excellence Committee and on the Board of Directors of St. Joseph’s Lifecare Foundation. Rolf CHRISTOFFER is a past Board member of GPhA (now AAM) which is the Generic Pharmaceutical Association Advocacy Group in the USA and also served 2 terms as a Board of Director and Executive Committee Member of DCAT (Drug Chemical and Associated Technology) which is a business development and Trade Organization based on the USA. Rolf CHRISTOFFER received his Diploma in Business Administration, Marketing from Sheridan College then went on to receive a Degree of Bachelor of Administration, General Management in 1995 from Lakehead University.

Dr Olivia Jayden
Executive Director – Polaris Med World – Europe
Mrs Olivia Jayden is the General Manager. she joined PolarisMed World in 2019 and is the Chairperson of the Company Advisory Board in UK & Europe. Dr Mrs Jayden is the former executive board of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (2005-2015). she led the company’s global expansion and under her leadership Teva became the undisputed global leader in the generic pharmaceutical industry and a global leader in the treatment of Multiple sclerosis. Prior to joining Teva, Dr Mrs Jayden led a number of companies in various industries. Among them was Israel’s first biotech company, Interpharm, and later went public in the US. Dr Mrs Jayden is also the former Chairperson of Given Imaging, the developer and world’s leading provider of capsule endoscopy, and Netafim, the pioneer and global leader in smart irrigation solutions. today – an emerging global.

Dr Lucas Robin
Managing Director – Polaris Med World
Dr Lucas Robin has over 25 years’ experience in the Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Industries. he has held several positions with increasing responsibility in R&D, Product Management, Business Development, General Management and has served as Board Member in two companies with sales above 1 billion dollars ($1bn) profit return for Polaris Med World. Throughout his career Dr Lucas Robin has relocated to Greece, Poland, UK and Sweden to support his various roles and business activities worldwide. Dr Lucas Robin is a recognised thought leader on business-market strategy and consumer economy. He has an independent management consulting practice, works across sectors, and describes his domain as bringing market focus to.

Göran Lennart
African Regional Director – Polaris Med World
Mr Lennart is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the United Kingdom, and carries more than three decades of experience in taxation and finance. He has been a director of Atlas Pharma since the inception of the company, and is also on the board of other Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Prior to June 24, 2016, he became the African Regional Director of PolarisMed World. And also a Lead-Independent Director and with effect from June 2016.
Mr Göran has won man of the Year award in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sectors for two consecutive years (2014 and 2016).

Barr Josef Torbjorn
Chief Legal Officer
Josef Torbjorn is a licensed attorney and holds a B.Comm, a JD, and an MBA from the University of Toronto. With 18 years of commercial experience in specialty pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients, Josef is presently responsible for business development and licensing opportunities at Methapharm. He also serves as General Counsel to other corporate group of companies.

Prof Charlotte Roberts
Executive -Director – PolarisMed World – NORTH AMERICA
Mrs Charlotte Roberts has more than 28 years of industrial experience, 18 of which have been in the pharmaceutical industry. Mrs Roberts has extensive and comprehensive corporate affairs experience, being involved in the turnaround at Milmet prior to Sun Pharma’s acquisition, as well as in the early stages of the company’s growth. she holds a BSc degree from the University of Cambridge
She has been actively involved in conceptualizing and implementing a number of mergers and restructuring transactions both domestic and cross border, involving many of the top 20 listed companies around Europe and North America
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