Alnarp, Sweden
February 15, 2007
Due to health problems of NGB
director Dr Bent Skovmand, a temporary director has been
appointed at the Nordic
Gene Bank.
 Dr
Erling Fimland (Norway) will assume the position of temporary
director from the 15th of January 2007. Dr. Fimland has been the
director of the Nordic Gene Bank Farm Animals (NGH) and has a
solid experience of Nordic work and genetics. Dr. Fimland will
continue as the director of NGH during his time at NGB. Dr.
Fimland can be contacted on e-mail :
erling.fimland@nordgen.org
Erling has a Masters (Cand. agric.) and Doctorate (Dr. agric.)
degree from the Agricultural University of Norway (NLH). His
dissertation from 1976 was in the field of Animal Genetics. He
has a wide range of experience from research, business-related
knowledge application and management of trade organizations and
research institutes. Erling has experience from numerous farm
animal species, ranging from cattle, sheep, fur-bearing animals
to several farmed fish species.
He has been employed by NGH
since 01 November 1998 and NGB from the 15th of January 2007.
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