Achiko AG announced that it has appointed Lars Birkmann as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as of October 5, 2022, succeeding Adam O'Keeffe as ad interim CFO. Mr. Birkmann, 44, has successfully worked in the Swiss life sciences sector for over twenty years and has been involved in all areas of finance from accounting, financial control, treasury, and mergers and acquisitions. He will take over the CFO position at Achiko and join the Company's Executive Committee.

Prior to Achiko, Lars was the CFO at Ender Diagnostics AG (Bern) and before that the CFO for Sensile Medical AG (Olten). Lars has completed his studies in Economics and Study in Law, and a degree in Business from the Business School in Leipzig. He is also a federal expert in European and Swiss VAT law.