Zacco - Board of Directors

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About

Board of Directors

SELVA SELVARATNAM

Chairman

Dr. Selvaratnam is an entrepreneur who, following the sale of his own business, has held several executive C-level positions within the Software and Security Solutions industry with such firms as De La Rue, HID Global and Assa Abloy. He has over 35 years of experience in innovative strategies to grow technology businesses in the security markets with leading technologies, as well as customer centric differentiated solutions.

JESPER KONGSTAD

Vice Chairman

Jesper Kongstad is Industrial Advisor & Investor in Zacco. Jesper has a M.Sc. in Public Administration as well as a MPA from Harvard University. Before joining Zacco, Jesper held the position as Director General of the Danish Patent and Trademark Office as well as being the Chairman of the Administrative Council in the European Patent Organization. His extensive experience within and knowledge about the IP business, nationally as well as internationally, are invaluable assets in his role as board member.

BEVERLEY EDWARD JOHN DEW

Beverley Edward John Dew has worked for over 20 years in international development, construction, and business services industries, most recently as CFO at Kier Group plc and prior to that in Senior Roles at Balfour Beatty, Lend Lease, and Redrow homes. He has extensive experience in both debt and equity capital markets as well as M&A, business transformation, and ERP implementations. Bev started his career at the defense research agency as a research physicist before qualifying as a chartered accountant at Coopers and Lybrand.

MICHAEL CURRIE

Michael Currie has accumulated two decades of experience in international development, construction, and business services industries. He has served as Finance Director since 2006 and recently assumed the role of Group Finance Director at OpSec Security Group in 2022. Prior to joining OpSec Security Group, he spent eight years at PWC. With an extensive career spanning over two decades, Michael Currie has acquired a considerable amount of expertise in finance.

LISA ARROWSMITH

Lisa Arrowsmith is the Chief Product Officer for the OpSec Group. Before joining OpSec, Lisa held Senior Leadership positions across B2B technology data and business intelligence companies, most recently as Chief Product Officer of Omdia and, prior to that, as Executive Director for IHS Markit. Lisa has extensive experience across product strategy, M&A, and technology implementation. She is based in London, and holds a BSc in Business Management from the University of Surrey and an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Employee Representatives

Casper Struve

Senior Partner
Copenhagen

Peter Storm

Partner
Senior Patent Paralegal
Stockholm

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Anne Merete Kvistad Haugerud

Team Manager
Partner
Oslo