Carsten Brønd

Carsten Brønd has extensive experience in the technology industry, with a focus on network solutions and internet connectivity. Carsten served as the COO and a member of the executive management team at BLUETOWN, a start-up that aims to connect underserved areas through innovative connectivity solutions. In this role, they were responsible for commercial operations in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as global operations, including supply chain, manufacturing, network deployment, and IT.

Prior to BLUETOWN, Carsten was the COO of Fiberblaze A/S, a company that develops and sells high-speed network solutions. During their time there, they led the acquisition of Velocytech and oversaw the sale of Fiberblaze to Silicom Ltd.

Before that, Carsten worked at Velocytech as the Director of Projects, where they focused on building and leading the projects and development operations. Carsten was responsible for recruiting and building a scalable organization while ensuring project deliveries.

Carsten also has experience as an interim manager and freelance consultant for Siemens Healthineers, where they managed and delivered the control system for a particle therapy accelerator system.

Earlier in their career, Carsten worked at Nokia in various roles, including Global Director, where they led the smartphone organization for global product technology planning and management. Carsten also served as the Director of Concept and Technology Management, where they headed product concept activities for new mobile phones and smartphones.

Before joining Nokia, Carsten worked at PJD A/S & PJD Production Performance ApS as a project leader and technical coordinator. Carsten was responsible for project planning, design, development, and technical coordination of various projects, including those for Novo Nordisk and Danfoss.

Overall, Carsten Brønd has a strong background in technology leadership, operations management, and project delivery across various industries.

Carsten Brønd began their education in 1984 at Tønder Gymnasium, where they completed their high school studies in 1987. During this time, they studied maths and physics. Following their high school education, Carsten Brønd enrolled at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark (Odense Teknikum) in 1989. Carsten pursued a Bachelor's degree in Science, specializing in Electrical Engineering, and successfully completed their studies in 1992. In 1987 and 1988, they also spent some time in the Danish Army in Aalborg, but specific information regarding degrees or fields of study during this period is not provided.