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Our management team
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- Management
Claes Westerlind
President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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, including studies at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Michael Yong
Chief Financial Officer
Born: 1974, Joined NKT: 2021
Previous employment (amongst others): management positions at SGB-SMIT Group, Prysmian Group, and Draka Holding
Education: Juris Doctor (George Washington Law School, USA), International MBA (IE Business School, Spain), B. Sc. Mechanical Engineering (University of Tennessee, USA)
Will Hendrikx
Chief Operating Officer / Deputy CEO
Born 1964, joined NKT in 2020
Previous employment (amongst others): Prysmian BeNeLux, Draka Kabel
Education: BSc. in Engineering and Management (HTS, Netherlands)
Michael C. Hjorth
Chief Commercial Officer
Born 1966, was with NKT from 1995 - 2012 (first time) and then joined 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
Darren Fennell
Executive Vice President, Head of Transmission
Born 1975, joined NKT in 2012, through ABB HV Cables acquisition
Previous employment: Management roles in Installation, Commercial & Tendering, and Project Execution within ABB and later NKT.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Construction Economics & Management
Carlos Fernandez
Executive Vice President, Head of Distribution
Born: 1971, Joined NKT: 2021
Previous employment (amongst others): COO Central and Eastern Europe and Director of Plant Operation with Prysmian
Education: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (B.E.) (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), Postgraduate in Business Administration (IESE Business School)
Raphael Görner
Executive Vice President, Head of Grid Solutions
Born: 1981, Joined NKT: 2026
Previous employment: Various management positions at Rittal GmbH & Co. KG, Hitachi Energy and ABB Power Grids.
Education: University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, DiplomWirtschaftsingenieur
Denis Schuler
Executive Vice President, Head of Accessories
Born 1973, joined NKT in 2023
Previous employment (amongst others): Director Operations at Axetris AG, various management positions at Schneider Electric
Education: Executive Master of Business Administration, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Kira Johnson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Born 1974, joined NKT in 2021
Previous employment (amongst others): CHRO and a member of the executive management team at Welltec, KPMG and Danish Chamber of Commerce
Education: M.Sc., Political Science & Government, University of Copenhagen
Anders Jensen
Chief Technology Officer
Born 1964, was with NKT from 1993 - 2013 (first time) and joined NKT again 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)
Louise Westh Naldal
Chief Strategy Officer a.i.
Born: 1982, Joined NKT: 2017
Previous employment (amongst others): Various management positions at A.P. Moller – Maersk and NKT
Education: M.Sc. in International Business, Copenhagen Business School, including studies at Australian National University.
Morten Bang
Chief Legal Officer
Born: 1984, Joined NKT: 2016
Previous employment (among others): Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at NKT, held various senior positions in Corporate Affairs at NKT, attorney at Bruun & Hjejle Law Firm.
Education: Attorney and Master of Law (University of Copenhagen, New York University School of Law, and Griffith University).
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