Advisors

We seriously believe that business development is a people business. Therefore, we have attracted the minds and competences of some of the most talented people we know. They all represent different facets of the solutions we put forth to solve our clients' growth challenges.

Googol is continuously building and fostering our close relationships with our advisors and corporate partners. They are industry specialists as well as generalists, a selection have been included as a reference.

	Prof. Bengt Järrehult, Advisor Team Professor Bengt Järrehult is an innovation knowledge master mind. He holds a ph.d. from Chalmers University and serves as director of innovation and knowledge management at sca hygiene products and sca packaging. He is also adjunct professor in innovative packaging logistics at Lund University. Bengt is active at SCA Global Hygien Category
	Gunilla Östberg, Advisor Team Gunilla has long experience of commercial development in leading positions with growth, profitability and competitiveness as the key focus in different industries as process, transportation and energy sector. Gunilla Östberg holds an MSc in chemistry from Chalmers University, a Technical Licentiate from KTH and has complemented with extensive courses in business administration, marketing and advanced sales courses. Gunilla’s technical background and commercial experience combined with her passion for building market-driven businesses has given her a unique knowledge of how to take new technologies and innovations to the market, both products and services. Today Gunilla Östberg is working in the energy sector developing concepts for “how to build sustainable cities from an energy perspective”.
	Johan Stenman, Advisor Team Mr. Stenman has worked within the Kinnevik group since 1968. He is currently, among other things, the ceo of the Swedish America's Cup challenger Victory Challenge. He has extensive experience of establishing, developing and managing new businesses. His expertise includes entrepreneurial development issues and corporate governance. Johan is active as CEO of Victory Challenge and in various boards. .
	Klas Ståhl, Advisor Team Mr Ståhl is a senior advisor with extensive experience from the nordic and international finance sector. He works as an advisor to blue chip companies and growth companies. Mr Ståhl is a member of the board in several fast growing companies within renewable energy, it, telecom etc. His experience in leading management positions include: member of the executive team at omx and senior partner at accenture. He has expert competencies within areas such as reconstructions, m&as and productivity. Klas is the Managing Director and Chairman of S-Solar
	Lars Bäckman, Advisor Team Mr. Lars Bäckman is the vp of corporate development at the Swedish biotechnology company biotage ab and a member of the biotage executive management team. Prior joining biotage, Lars held the position as svp of corporate development at the molecular imaging company affibody ab. He has previous experiences acting as a lawyer at the Swedish law firm hamilton & co, where he specialized in corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Bäckman is also involved as board member and advisor to a number of companies spanning from marketing to internet security. Between the years 2000 - 2001 Lars was responsible for corporate finance and venture management at Googol. Lars is VP of Corporate Development at Biotage
	Prof. Maris Hartmanis, Advisor Team Professor Maris Hartmanis has worked in the Life Science industry since 1986. He has an extensive and broad experience from a number of executive management positions within Biopharmaceuticals, Biotech, Life Science Tools and MedTech. Most recently he held the position as Senior VP, Corporate Research and Chief Science Officer at Gambro AB in Sweden. He has worked both in large corporations and as an entrepreneur focusing on taking disruptive innovations and technologies to the market and he has founded two companies in the Drug Discovery and Life Science Tool areas. Maris has a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from the Royal Institute of Technology, where he also is an associate professor. Maris is the CEO of Biophausia
	Md, Phd, Per Hamid Ghatan, Advisor Team Per Hamid Ghatan, Md, Phd, Karolinska Institutet Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience, is a brain and stress researcher, focusing on what happens inside the brain when people suffer from burnout and brain injuries. He is specialized in rehabilitation medicine and has long clinical experience of rehabilitation of people with acquired brain injuries. Aside from his research he is a noted lecturer at Karolinska Institutet. he is also a member of several board of directors and a consultant serving the business community. Per Hamid works at AstraZeneca
	Dr. Terrence Brown, Advisor Team Dr. Brown is a writer, researcher, consultant, entrepreneur and lecturer on creating value. Dr. Brown is also the former Dean of the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship and an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Royal Institute of Technology. Additionally he was the Program Director for the ICT Entrepreneurship Masters Program at KTH as well as a Program Director for the prestigious Scandinavian International Management Institute (SIMI). Dr. Brown is the founder of Cogeneration. Cogeneration is a co-venture development company located in Stockholm. Terrence is an active teacher and entrepreneur.