Oslo, Norway - January 13, 2022 - Smartoptics Group AS (Euronext: SMOP), a
leading provider of optical networking solutions, today announced the
appointment of Carina Osmund as Chief Operating Officer. Carina brings more than
two decades of experience from the electronic and electro-optics industry and
has a long track record of leading innovative and diverse teams.
As Chief Operating Officer, Carina will be leading the operations unit at
Smartoptics, overseeing the production and continuous supply of Smartoptics
products, as well as environmental, health and safety management. Carina will
also be a member of Smartoptics' management team.
"In Smartoptics, I have found an innovative technology company that controls the
entire supply chain from product design to production, and is perfectly
positioned to maintain its solid growth trajectory, fueled by the ever-expanding
global demand for data. I look forward to further enhancing the supply chain,
ensuring product availability for our customers as the company grows," Osmund
says.
"We're excited to welcome Carina to Smartoptics and the management team. Her
leadership experience and proven track record of delivering results, while
strengthening supply chains, will help us solidify Smartoptics' focus on our
customers and support us in our growth," says Magnus Grenfeldt, CEO of
Smartoptics.
Previously, Carina has held several management positions within operations and
global supply chain organizations, such as Climeon, Profoto and General
Electric.
Carina holds a MSc. Industrial Engineering and a management degree from the
Royal Institute of Technology.
For further information please contact:
Magnus Grenfeldt
CEO
Smartoptics
Telephone: +47 214 174 00
Email: magnus.grenfeldt@smartoptics.com
About Smartoptics
Smartoptics provides innovative optical networking solutions and devices for the
new era of open networking. Our customer base includes thousands of enterprises,
governments, cloud providers, Internet exchanges as well as cable and telecom
operators. We have an open networking approach in everything we do which allows
our customers to break unwanted vendor lock-in, remain flexible and minimize
costs. Our solutions are used in metro and regional network applications that
increasingly rely on data center services and specifications. Smartoptics is a
Scandinavian company?founded in 2006. We partner with leading technology and
network solution providers such as Brocade, Cisco and Dell EMC and have a global
reach through more than 100 business partners.
For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit
https://www.smartoptics.com