Our Team
Micael Gustafsson
CEO
Micael has a background as a serial entrepreneur in MedTech, has started several companies and comes with sales and marketing focus.
He has over 20 years of experience as a CEO within ICT, Media and Digital Health. Micael also brings experience of IPO:s and will focus on how to bring Starfish to the market.
Jim Roslund
Chairman of the board and Co-founder
Jim Roslund is a strategic leader with over 20 years of experience from starting up, building and developing companies, working in Board of Directors and Board of Advisors.
He has an extensive experience in and passion for taking a business case from the early idea stage to a commercial and well-established product or service. Jim is driven by creating growth in an often new way with a clear added value for both the own organization and the customer, and he is extremely passionate about developing the market rather than follow it.
Jonas Ahlqvist
Chief Conceptual Designer and Co-Founder
Jonas Ahlqvist has a long and solid experience as mainly conceptual Art director and graphic designer in both Sweden and Denmark, including large international advertising agencies.
Over the years, Jonas Ahlqvist has developed a unique ability to find conceptually simple and strong solutions to difficult communicative challenges. A competence he has now taken further in technical areas.
Rickard Dahan
Chief Research Officer and Co-Founder
Certified physiotherapist, MSc, since 1993. Specialized in sports medicine and orthopaedics.
With a career as a former professional footballplayer, Rickard Dahan has continued to work for many years with physical as well as mental performance and rehabilitation in teamathletes as a part of the Swedish mens nationalteams in both football and handball. He is also CEO and founder of one of the largest sportsmedicine clinics in the south of Sweden, Kulan Idrottsskadecentrum.
Furthermore, Rickard Dahan is involved in different scientific research studies with Lund University where he also has been teaching and giving lectures. He also holds numerous boardmemberships in various businesses.
Tim Kovac
Chief Conceptual Designer and Co-Founder
Tim contributes with broad experience managing business strategy, market research, corporate venture capital, and product development.
He is an experienced founder to senior management roles in medtech and from startups to large corporate distributors, he has innovated product and business solutions in several therapeutic device categories for over 30 years.
Active in business consulting and startups, Tim Kovac focuses on business strategy, market verification, IP development and product innovation.
Petronella Melén
Adviser digital health
Petronella will contribute to our team with valuable insights within the field of digital health services. She has been working with digital health applications for over 10 years, starting up several companies within the space. She is also well familiar with regulatory issues and working with EU and governmental grants. In Sweden she is a well known speaker and influencer to change the change the health care system.
Mats Lindblad
Manager Automotive by Starfish
Mats is a strategic leader with 30+ yrs managing companies, incl. listed. His passion is building systematically with sales focus and commitment to make a difference by accepting challenges with high ambition. As a co-founder of Smarter Mobility and DIPP-R, Mats has an extensive network within mobility in Europe and 10+ yrs experience within Automotive.
Heiner Schmeck
Manager Automotive by Starfish
Heiner has over 20 years of experience from the automotive industry and will lead the daughter company Automotive by Starfish in order to implement our technology into truck- and car seating. Based in Stuttgart Germany he is close to the German automotive cluster and understands the challenges that the industry faces.
Our Board
Jim Roslund
Chairman
Jonas Ahlqvist
Board Member
Rickard Dahan
Board Member
Tim Kovac
Board Member
Michael Hermansson
Board Member
Sam Aston
Board Member
Johan Jensen
Board Member
Anders Wallseth
Board Member
About Starfish of Sweden
Starfish of Sweden is dedicated to revolutionizing the prevention of pressure ulcers through innovative solutions. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for individuals at risk of developing pressure ulcers by providing state-of-the-art products that can be integrated into various seating and bedding solutions.
Founded with a vision to make a significant impact in healthcare, Starfish of Sweden holds a patent for a unique system designed to prevent pressure ulcers. Our technology can be seamlessly incorporated into mattresses, office chairs, and seats in vehicles such as cars, trucks, and airplanes. We are committed to continuous research and development to ensure our solutions remain at the forefront of medical innovation.
Innovating Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Patented, Licensed and Transformative.
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