Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 29, 1999
DR. LAURENT LEKSELL, born in 1952, is the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Elekta AB (publ) and has been a member of the Board since
1974. Elekta is a world-leading supplier of radiation oncology and
radiosurgery systems and solutions for precise radiotherapy, used for
advanced cancer care and minimally invasive neurosurgery, used for
treatment of disorders in the brain. Elekta is a public company listed
on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1994. Dr. Leksell received his MBA
in 1974 and his Ph.D. degree in Business Administration in 1981. Both
degrees were received from the Stockholm School of Economics, where Dr.
Leksell also conducted research. In 1978-79 Dr. Leksell was a visiting
scholar at the Harvard Business School. He has been on the faculty of
the Swedish Institute of Management, the Stockholm School of Economics
and a visiting professor at INSEAD, France. Before assuming his current
position at Elekta AB, Dr. Leksell was a partner and founder of an
international management consulting firm. Dr. Leksell is married and has
four children. Profile
Mr. Leksell: Elekta is an international medical device company focused
on two major areas, namely management of brain disorders,
