Press release -
Per Olof Wallström new advisor in the Coast Communications Senior Advisory Board
Stockholm, June 27, 2012 - Coast Communications has expanded its advisory board with Per Olof Wallström. This represents a significant enhancement of communication advisor Coast’s capabilities. Currently Coast serves clients both in the pharmaceutical sector and biotechnology companies in Sweden as well as in UK.
Per Olof Wallström has approximately 40 years of experience in senior positions in biotech and pharmaceutical companies in the Nordics such as Merck, Astra, Pharmacia and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In his role as CEO, Per Olof Wallström led the Q-Med's expansion during and after the IPO. Since then he has served as CEO with life science company Karo Bio.
Coast Communications has worked on behalf of Per Olof Wallström during individual periods, primarily with medical applications in joint surgery during his time at Q-Med.
Per Olof Wallström will offer Coast Communications’ customers support primarily focused on financial issues in the pharmaceuticals and biotech sector.
Coast Communications Senior Advisory Board consists of Caisa Alpsten, specialist in the field of internal communication and for several years, Coast Communications’ indoor partner, Lars Fahlén former Director of Human Resources at Gambro Group and client to Coast Communications in Stockholm and London and Gunnar Hesse, with extensive experience as CEO with Unisys Sverige, and assisting Coast Communications on a number of business proposals in the IT sector.
For more information
Per Olof Wallström, +46 70 942 95 20, p.o.wallstrom@telia.com
KG Rickhamre, MD Coast Communications, + 46 8 402 98 85, + 46 709 54 91 09
Topics
- Mass media
Categories
- coast
- pr
- senior advisor
- senior advisory board
- parmaceutical
- per-olof wallström
- po wallström
Coast Communications was founded in 2001 in Stockholm and 2007 in Copenhagen. The Agency provides expertise in strategic communications, public relations, public affairs, media relations, social media, interpersonal communication, and crisis counseling. Coast Communications is a member of PRGN, a global network of carefully selected independent communications agencies, which in 2012 celebrates its 20th anniversary. 2008 was designated Coast Communications Sweden's Best Agency to its customers in the magazine Resumé major industry survey, and in 2009 nominated Coast Communications with Bates in Copenhagen to Columbus's Egg for its environmental communications for Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles.
