Owner, Expiscor AB - Consulting in strategy and transitionMember of the board at Business Region Skåne - the regional development company.General Chair of ECOC (European Conference on Optical Communication) 2017 in Göteborg, Sweden - the major European conference in optical communication with ca 5 000 attendees. Previous co-chair and organizer of ECOC in 1989 (Gothenburg) and 2004 (Stockholm), and member of the ECOC European Management Committee.Previously Director at Ericsson Group Function Strategy, focusing on business development and strategies for ICT in industry and society.

 Previous management positions as Director of Sustainability and Environment, Group level, Director of Product Management, acting Site Manager, acting Director of Supply, Head of Optical Research. 20+ yrs experience on expert level in Optical Communication research; fibre optics, optical devices, long-haul and WDM transmission and fibre-to-the-home. Specialty in transmission quality issues in high-speed communication systems.Interest and work in ICT applications in sustainability for over 10 years. One of founders and the first Chair of the Board of the Vinnova "Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Communication" at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Stockholm 2007 - 2009. Certificate in Permaculture Design 2012. Member of ”Sambruket" - a local transition project aiming at the joint operation of an eco-farm.Experience as evaluator for EU and other research programs.

Several years standards experience and Editor in ITU and ETSI.Lecturer for "STF Ingenjörsutbildning" for many years and a frequently invited speaker.President of the Swedish Optical Society 1998-2000.Ph. D. in Optical Communication from Chalmers University of technology 1985.