Karol Kniewald

Karol Kniewald has extensive work experience in various roles and positions. Their most recent role is as the Head of Customer Success and Services at CESNET, z.s.p.o since September 2022. Before that, they worked as a Business Development Consultant at ceelabs from November 2019 to September 2022.

Prior to their current roles, Karol had a long and successful tenure at Cisco. Karol held multiple positions there, including Partner Channel and Business Development Manager for EMEA, Global Partner Development Manager for EMEA/Americas/China, Program and Partner Channel Manager for Europe & CIS, Program Manager for CEE, and Area Academy Manager for the Czech Republic.

Before joining Cisco, Karol worked at Miracle Network as an Account Manager and Network Operations Engineer. Karol also served as an Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Kosice and worked as a Regional Academy Manager and Trainer for Cisco Networking Academy.

Karol's early career includes serving as the Co-Founder and Deputy Head of the Computer Networks Laboratory (CNL) and working as a Computer Network Technician (internship) at SOVIS s.r.o.

Overall, Karol Kniewald has a diverse and extensive background in customer success, business development, partner management, program management, and academia.

Karol Kniewald obtained their MSc in Computer Systems, Networking, and Telecommunications from the Technical University of Košice, studying from 1994 to 1999. Prior to that, they completed their Automation Technologies studies, earning a Maturity exam from SPS Elektrotechnicka in Kosice from 1990 to 1994. Karol is currently pursuing an MBA in Management and Cybersecurity at Cevro Institute in Prague, with a projected completion date between 2021 and 2023. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications throughout their career, including the Collaboration SaaS Exam (700-680) from Cisco in October 2020, Business Development certification from LinkedIn in May 2019, Strategic Thinking certification from LinkedIn in November 2018, Cisco Certified Academy Instructor certification from Cisco in April 2002, and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification from Cisco in March 2002.