Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Rhenman & Partners Asset Management is further strengthening its operational team following the appointment of Teresa Isele as CEO at the beginning of 2023. The healthcare-focused asset manager has welcomed Mikael Olsson as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

“We are thrilled to announce the addition of Mikael Olsson to our team as COO,” announces the team at Rhenman & Partners on LinkedIn. “Mikael joins from Riksbanken and brings extensive experience from the financial services industry and asset management. We are excited to have him on board.”

“We are thrilled to announce the addition of Mikael Olsson to our team as COO.”

Mikael Olsson joins Rhenman & Partners from Riksbanken, Sweden’s central bank, where he worked in the middle office. Previously, he worked at Söderberg & Partners as a business development manager. He also held the chief operating officer position at Alsback Fund Management for five and a half years, among many other roles.

Rhenman & Partners is the fund management company behind the healthcare-focused long-biased equity hedge fund, Rhenman Healthcare Equity L/S. The fund is managed by a four-member investment team led by CIO and founder Henrik Rhenman, supported by portfolio manager Kaspar Hållsten, as well as analysts Hugo Schmidt and Amennai Beyeen. Rhenman Healthcare Equity L/S, which oversees €811 million in assets under management as of the end of August, has achieved an annualized return of 15.9 percent since launching in mid-2009.