Jenny Smids

Jenny Smids currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Akind Group, a position held since September 2022. Prior experience includes the role of Strategy Director at AW Group from May 2019 to September 2022 and various strategic positions at Nasdaq from 2006 to 2019, encompassing strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, product management, and business development. Earlier career experiences include management consulting at Bain & Company, analyst roles at Stockticket and Ericsson, and consulting at Tovman & Partners. Jenny Smids holds a Master of Science in Industrial Economics and Organization from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, completed between 1996 and 2000.