Offshore staff
COPENHAGEN — The NKT board of directors has appointed Claes Westerlind as president and CEO of NKT. Westerlind replaces Alexander Kara who has decided to leave the company for personal reasons.
Westerlind, based in Sweden, joined NKT in 2017 when NKT acquired ABB HV Cables in Sweden. Since 2019, Claes has held the position as executive vice president, Solutions Karlskrona, and been a member of the global leadership team in NKT.
Prior to joining NKT, Claes worked in various technical, sales and managerial roles in ABB (today Hitachi Energy) from 2006-2017, both in the power cable and the high-voltage DC converter business units.
05.09.2023
