OptiCept Technologies recruits Déspina Georgiadou Hedin as the company's new CFO. Déspina most recently comes from Ascelia Pharma AB (publ), a biotech company listed on Nasdaq, where she held the position of CFO. She will take up her position no later than 1 November 2023.

Déspina Georgiadou Hedin now replaces Tomas Andersson, who acted as interim CFO since April 2023 while a permanent recruitment was carried out. She has extensive experience in leading positions in finance and the role of CFO for both listed and unlisted companies. Most recently, she was the CFO at Ascelia Pharma AB and before that, she was, among other things, CFO and HR manager at Bioglan AB, as well as Chief Accountant and Senior Financial Specialist at Sol Voltaics AB. Déspina has a bachelor's degree in economics from Linnaeus University, Växjö/Kalmar.

"We are very happy to welcome Déspina to OptiCept as CFO. She has a strong profile and solid experience, not least from working with companies on Nasdaq's small-cap list, which we have ambitions to list ourselves on. I also want to thank Tomas Andersson who has done an excellent job during his time as interim CFO.” says Thomas Lundqvist, CEO of OptiCept Technologies.

"OptiCept is a very exciting company with an innovative product portfolio with a strong sustainability profile. I am very much looking forward to starting at OptiCept and being able to contribute to the company's development and future growth". Says CFO Déspina Georgiadou Hedin.

Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Thomas Lundqvist, CEO
+46 73 268 05 70
Thomas.Lundqvist@opticept.se

About Us

OptiCept Technologies AB (publ) provides the food and plant industry with technological solutions that contribute to a more sustainable world and enable climate-smart economic growth. OptiCept optimizes biological processes - Increased extraction from raw material, extended shelf life, reduced waste, and improved quality (taste, aroma, color, nutritional content) of the final product. 
 
The positive effects of technology increase efficiency for our customers, better products for the consumers, and minimal impact on our environment. Through patented technology in PEF (pulsed electric field) and VI (Vacuum Infusion), the technology opens up new business opportunities for the food and plant industry worldwide. OptiCept's vision is to contribute to a sustainable world by offering efficient green cutting-edge technology that is easy to use in the areas of FoodTech and PlantTech. 
 
The company is located in Lund and the share is traded on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market. Erik Penser Bank is a Certified Adviser and is available at 08-463 80 00 or certifiedadviser@penser.se. 

For further information visit:
OptiCept Technologies Official Website
 

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