William Gunnarsson
Board member
Pharmaceuticals,
Axcentua
Sweden
Biography
William Gunnarsson, Board member. William started his pharmaceutical career with Bristol-Myers where he held positions of increasing responsibility. In 1983 he was appointed the General Manager of the Scandinavian Pharmaceutical Division of the Company. In 1988 he became the President of Nobel Pharma, Ltd., Japan. In 1990 he moved to France where he founded Orphan Europe, a pharmaceutical company specializing in rare and neglected diseases. He served as the Company’s CEO until 2008 when it was successfully sold to Recordati S.p.A., Italy and on whose Board he served until Orphan Europe was fully integrated into Recordati’s operations. William currently serves on the Boards of several biotech companies where he holds important equity positions, including Synphora AB , Premacure AB, Laccure AB, and Prostalund AB all in Sweden. William graduated as an officer from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1969 and earned a degree in economics from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden in 1973.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical,Biotech,
