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Our management team

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Management

Our management team is composed of members that each have crucial competences and experiences within the cable industry. Together they represent a wide executive level of real life knowledge necessary to drive a NKT forward in delivering lifetime value to our customers, partners and employees.

Cables on a drum in Asnaes, very closed view

Alexander Kara

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Born 1961, joined NKT in 2019

Previous employment (amongst others): Various leadership positions in the ABB Group

Education: Master in Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Berlin

Roland M. Andersen

Chief Financial Officer

Born 1968, joined NKT in 2015

Previous employment (amongst others): Various CFO positions e.g. with Eniro, TORM, Telenor, CFO A.P. Moeller-Maersk Singapore

Education: Executive Management Programme (London Business School), MSc Corporate Finance (Aarhus School of Business, Denmark)

Michael C. Hjorth

Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer HV Solutions

Born 1966, joined NKT (first time in 1995 - 2012) and then again in 2017

Previous employment (amongst others): Maersk Drilling, NKT Power Cables, NKT Flexibles, NOV SPS (Flexibles)

Education: B. Sc. EE + Maersk Young Manager’s programme

Anders Jensen

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

Born 1964, joined NKT in 2018

Previous employment (amongst others): Senior management position in Hellenic Cables Group and various senior positions in NKT.

Education: M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Technical University of Denmark), B.Sc. in Strategic Management and Business Development (Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen)

Mika Makela

Executive Vice President, Head of HV Solutions Cologne

Born 1981, joined NKT in 2017, through ABB HV Cables acquisition

Previous employment (amongst others): CFO of ABB High Voltage Cables, Head of ABB Power Cables Service

Education: MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management (University of Vaasa, Finland)

Oliver Schlodder

Executive Vice President and Head of Applications Service & Accessories

Born 1980, joined NKT in 2013

Previous employment (amongst others): Head of Strategy (Consulting & Investments, nkt cables group GmbH), Principal (The Boston Consulting Group)

Education: Master of Business Administration (Dipl.-Kfm.)

Lika Thiesen

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Born 1975, joined NKT in 2015

Previous employment (amongst others): Head of HR in various A.P. Moller-Maersk businesses, including Mærsk Line and Damco

Education: Master of Public Administration (University of Northern Illinois), Ph.D. Political Science (Northern Illinois University)

Claes Westerlind

Executive Vice President, Head of HV Solutions Karlskrona

Born 1982, joined NKT in 2017, through ABB HV Cables acquisition

Previous employment (amongst others): SVP Commercial & Tendering NKT HV Solutions, Senior positions within the ABB Group and joined NKT with the ABB HV Cable acquisition

Education: M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology