{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"50468","rtpr_id":"nPn5cwz9qa","ticker":"VITR","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["VITR"],"title":"Vitrolife Group appoints Olivier Desmarets as Chief Operations Officer following Ermanno Sironi's retirement","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-06-01T10:18:34.045Z","article_body":"Vitrolife Group appoints Olivier Desmarets as Chief Operations Officer following Ermanno Sironi's retirement\n\nPR Newswire\n\nGOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 1, 2026\n\nGOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitrolife Group today\nannounces the appointment of Olivier Desmarets as Chief Operations Officer\n(COO), effective 1 June 2026, following the retirement of Ermanno Sironi. In\nthis role, Olivier Desmarets will be responsible for leading the company's\nglobal operations, including Manufacturing, Labs, Supply chain\n& Procurement, Quality, Customer Care, IT and further strengthening\noperational performance across the organisation.\n\nErmanno Sironi has played a key role in advancing Vitrolife Group's\noperational capabilities and driving several important transformation\ninitiatives over the past two years. His contributions have helped position\nthe company for continued growth and improved efficiency.\n\n\"On behalf of the company, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to\nErmanno for his strong leadership and valuable contributions, and I wish him\nall the best in his well-earned retirement,\" says Bronwyn Brophy, CEO of\nVitrolife Group.\n\nOlivier Desmarets brings more than 20 years of international leadership\nexperience within MedTech and diagnostics companies. He joins the Vitrolife\nGroup from miDiagnostics, where he served as Vice President Operations.\nThroughout his career, he has held senior roles across a range of\norganisations, including Johnson & Johnson and The Carlyle Group. His\nbreadth of experience includes all areas of operations and he has worked in\nglobal environments spanning EMEA, APAC, and North America.\n\n\"We are delighted to welcome Olivier to Vitrolife Group as our new COO.\nOlivier brings a strong track record of operational excellence and extensive\ninternational experience, which will be instrumental as we continue to execute\nour strategy, drive further efficiency and productivity and scale for future\ngrowth,\" says Bronwyn Brophy.\n\nIn his role as COO, Olivier Desmarets will join the Executive Management Team\nand report to CEO Bronwyn Brophy.\n\nContact\nJenny Jakobson\nInvestor Relations\ninvestors@vitrolife.com (mailto:investors@vitrolife.com)\n\nThis is a translation of the Swedish version of the press release. 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All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn5cwz9qa","title":"Vitrolife Group appoints Olivier Desmarets as Chief Operations Officer following Ermanno Sironi's retirement","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"VITR","created":"2026-06-01T10:18:34.045Z","tickers":["VITR"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"Vitrolife Group appoints Olivier Desmarets as Chief Operations Officer following Ermanno Sironi's retirement\n\nPR Newswire\n\nGOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 1, 2026\n\nGOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitrolife Group today\nannounces the appointment of Olivier Desmarets as Chief Operations Officer\n(COO), effective 1 June 2026, following the retirement of Ermanno Sironi. In\nthis role, Olivier Desmarets will be responsible for leading the company's\nglobal operations, including Manufacturing, Labs, Supply chain\n& Procurement, Quality, Customer Care, IT and further strengthening\noperational performance across the organisation.\n\nErmanno Sironi has played a key role in advancing Vitrolife Group's\noperational capabilities and driving several important transformation\ninitiatives over the past two years. His contributions have helped position\nthe company for continued growth and improved efficiency.\n\n\"On behalf of the company, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to\nErmanno for his strong leadership and valuable contributions, and I wish him\nall the best in his well-earned retirement,\" says Bronwyn Brophy, CEO of\nVitrolife Group.\n\nOlivier Desmarets brings more than 20 years of international leadership\nexperience within MedTech and diagnostics companies. He joins the Vitrolife\nGroup from miDiagnostics, where he served as Vice President Operations.\nThroughout his career, he has held senior roles across a range of\norganisations, including Johnson & Johnson and The Carlyle Group. His\nbreadth of experience includes all areas of operations and he has worked in\nglobal environments spanning EMEA, APAC, and North America.\n\n\"We are delighted to welcome Olivier to Vitrolife Group as our new COO.\nOlivier brings a strong track record of operational excellence and extensive\ninternational experience, which will be instrumental as we continue to execute\nour strategy, drive further efficiency and productivity and scale for future\ngrowth,\" says Bronwyn Brophy.\n\nIn his role as COO, Olivier Desmarets will join the Executive Management Team\nand report to CEO Bronwyn Brophy.\n\nContact\nJenny Jakobson\nInvestor Relations\ninvestors@vitrolife.com (mailto:investors@vitrolife.com)\n\nThis is a translation of the Swedish version of the press release. 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