Healthcare-focused boutique Rhenman & Partners has strengthened its board of directors with the appointment of Kjell Norling, former CEO of occupational pension fund PP Pension. Having spent 12 years leading an institutional investor while previously holding senior fund distribution roles at asset managers, Norling brings a rare combination of allocator and distributor perspectives.

“It is exciting to become part of such a professional team, a leading asset manager with extensive knowledge of the sector,” says Norling about taking on the role. “I also hope to contribute with my experience from asset management, both from the perspective of an institutional client and as a provider of similar products.”

“It is exciting to become part of such a professional team, a leading asset manager with extensive knowledge of the sector.”

Kjell Norling

Norling, who stepped down as CEO of PP Pension at the end of 2025 after 12 years, brings extensive experience from the financial sector, spanning senior roles across asset management and fund distribution. His previous positions include Director at KPMG, Head of Global Fund Distribution at SEB Asset Management, and Head of Institutional Asset Management at Svenska Handelsbanken.

“We are very pleased that Kjell has agreed to join the Rhenman & Partners’ board, and we would like to extend a warm welcome,” says Hans Wigzell, Chairman of the Board of Rhenman & Partners. “Kjell’s long experience from the financial industry – and especially his expertise in fund distribution – will be valuable assets for the company.”

“Kjell’s long experience from the financial industry – and especially his expertise in fund distribution – will be valuable assets for the company.”

Hans Wigzell, Chairman of the Board of Rhenman & Partners.

Rhenman & Partners manages Rhenman Healthcare Equity L/S, a long-biased long/short equity fund focused exclusively on the healthcare sector. With €646 million in assets under management as of the end of January, the fund is among the largest long/short equity strategies in the Nordic hedge fund industry. Led by founder and CIO Henrik Rhenman since its launch in mid-2009, Rhenman Healthcare Equity L/S has delivered an annualized return of 14.4 percent for the share class included in the Nordic Hedge Index.