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Our management team
- About us
- 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.
Alexander Kara
President & 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)
Axel Barnekow Widmark
Executive Vice President, Head of Service
Born 1977, joined NKT in 2020
Previous employment (amongst others): Management Consultant at McKinsey and various leadership positions in the ABB Group
Education: M.Sc Engineering Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology
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, Head of Applications & 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, 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
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