The Board of Thor Medical ASA has engaged Mr. Jasper Kurth (39) as the company's next Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kurth joins Thor Medical from several positions at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, most recently as General Manager Radiology Nordics in Stockholm. Prior to that, Mr. Kurth held the following positions at Bayer Pharmaceuticals: Head of Business Operations & Strategy EMEA, Head of Sub-Region Western Europe Radiology (acting), and Chief of Staff and Head of Training Radiology Europe.

Mr. Kurth has been with Bayer Pharmaceuticals since he joined Bayer's Management Trainee Program as a young student. Mr. Kurth will join Thor Medical no later than September 1. When Mr. Kurth assumes the position as Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Alf Bjørseth (82), will continue to support the company's client acquisition and technical development of a production facility for thorium-based alpha emitters at Herøya, Norway as Senior Vice President & Strategic Advisor.