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Kieran Murphy
Chairperson
Kieran brings decades of corporate leadership experience in life sciences and healthcare, most notably at GE Healthcare and GE Life Sciences, where as president, he oversaw its emergence as a market leader in the bioprocessing industry.
As an experienced CEO, he has successfully driven value growth in a number of venture capital-owned and publicly listed small and mid-size companies.
Kieran also sits on the Board of Directors at Gamma Biosciences as Executive Chairman
Michael Bauer
Board Member & EQT Representative
Having joined EQT Partners in 2009, Michael is Head of the Private Equity team and Global Co-Head of EQT’s Healthcare Sector team. EQT invests in companies globally, combining financial discipline with industrial expertise to driving the process of change and repositioning.
He brings a wealth of experience to the SPT Labtech Board, specializing in strategic development, corporate finance and leveraged buyouts. Michael also a Member of the Supervisory Board at both Cerba HealthCare and Galderma, and is a Member of the Advisory Board at Lima Corporate.
Anne Thoburn
Board Member
In addition to her role as Non-Executive Director, Anne is also Chair of SPT Labtech’s Audit Committee. She also currently occupies similar roles at TT Electronics PLC and Diploma PLC.
Anne has many years of experience in board-level finance roles, including in the life sciences and industries, with expertise in financial management, risk, audit and M&A.
Previously, Anne held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Exova Group (now part of Element Materials Technology), one of the world’s leading global providers of testing, inspection and certification services for a diverse range of products and materials in advanced industry supply chains.
Jesse Feldman
Board Member & Battery Ventures Representative
Jesse is a Partner at Battery, a global technology-based investment firm with focused expertise in business development, growth and leadership, branding and communication, and recruiting. Jesse leads Battery’s industrial-technology practice and has extensive expertise working with business across North America and Europe.
Prior to Battery, Jesse spent several years with Ionian Management and was a founding member of Ionian Ventures, a specialized fund dedicated to transportation and logistics technology companies. Whilst there, he also worked on a range of private equity transactions, collaborating closely with portfolio management teams to design and execute growth strategies.