Oslo, 11 December 2023 - Smartoptics Group AS (OSE:SMOP) today announces the
appointment of Stefan Karlsson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1
February 2024.
"I am delighted to welcome Stefan Karlsson to the Smartoptics team. With his
deep domain expertise, industry experience, and proven track record, he will
play a vital part in the next phase of Smartoptics' growth journey," said CEO of
Smartoptics Magnus Grenfeldt.
Stefan Karlsson has served as Director of Finance and Accounting in Trustly
since November 2020. Previously, he was Director of Finance of Infinera. His
background further includes positions within financial controlling and
accounting in Transmode, PacketFront, Powerwave Technologies, Allgon and
IconMedialab, as well as a tenure as auditor at PWC.
Stefan Karlsson 53 holds a Bachelor degree in Business and Economics from
Stockholm University and has studied Business Administration at the University
of Macau.
"I have closely followed Smartoptics' development, and with its attractive
technology and effective go-to-market model, the company has been a growth
winner in the optical network space for years. I am looking forward to getting
started, and participating in further building a company fit for leveraging the
enormous opportunities that lie ahead of us, driven by the continuous growth in
global data traffic," said Stefan Karlsson.
Stefan Karlsson replaces Michael Haag, who, as announced on 20 November 2023,
has decided to step down. Effective today, Mikael Haag hands over the CFO
position to Markus Torgersen, who will hold the role on an interim basis.
Torgersen has held the position as head of accounting in Smartoptics since March
2018. He holds a master's degree in international trade, finance and management
from Yonsei University and a bachelor's degree in business administration and
management from BI Norwegian Business School.
For further information, please contact:
Magnus Grenfeldt
CEO Smartoptics
+46 73-366 88 77
E-mail: 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 and have a global
reach through more than 100 business partners.
For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit
https://smartoptics.com/