Stephen Campe new President of Investor Growth Capital

Stephen Campe new President of Investor Growth Capital

Stephen Campe has been appointed new President of Investor Growth Capital, the
wholly owned venture capital arm of Investor AB, effective December 1, 2008. He
will also be a member of Investor's Management Group. Henry E. Gooss, current
President of Investor Growth Capital, is retiring from that role but will remain
as a senior advisor to the firm.

Stephen Campe, 43, joined Investor Growth Capital US in 1998. Since joining, he
has been Co-Head of the US healthcare venture investing activities, and has led
a number of investments in medical device and diagnostics companies.

Prior to joining Investor Growth Capital, Stephen was with McKinsey & Company.
He currently represents Investor Growth Capital on the boards of several
portfolio companies.

Stephen earned an M.B.A. from Yale School of Management and a B.S. in Economics
and a B.A. in Systems Science Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. 

“Steve has an established track record of making attractive investments and
building successful companies. His analytical skills and investment experience
will be highly valuable as we continue to grow Investor Growth Capital, and also
as we make investments in our other business areas” says Börje Ekholm, CEO of
Investor.

Börje continues, “Hank has been instrumental in the establishment of our
international venture capital operations and their strong financial performance.
He has been a valuable member of the management team for over 10 years and a
much appreciated colleague by everyone in the company. I am glad that we will
continue to draw on his experience and knowledge in the future as well”.
Since its formation in the mid-1990s, Investor Growth Capital invests in
high-quality, growth-oriented companies, primarily in the information technology
and healthcare industries. Investor Growth Capital's 30 investment professionals
manage a portfolio whose value exceeds USD 1.1 billion (at June 30, 2008) from
offices located in New York City, Menlo Park, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo,
Stockholm and Amsterdam.


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