Atle Thiis-Messel

Atle Thiis-Messel is an experienced professional in environmental performance and corporate social responsibility, currently serving as VP Environment at Flokk since April 2015, a leading company in sustainable office furniture design and production. Previously, Atle worked at Cisco Systems from July 2010 to 2014 as Project Manager R&D, overseeing the development of the Cisco telepresence portfolio and leading a global team for the Cisco SX10 project. Prior to this, Atle held the position of Project Manager/Senior Design Engineer at TANDBERG from February 2005 to July 2010, focusing on product development in videoconferencing. Atle began a career at Nokia Denmark from February 1998 to December 2004, initially designing key components and later advancing to concept design. Atle holds an MSc in Mechanical Design & Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and completed additional studies at the Technical University of Denmark. Atle also received a management degree from Befalsskolen for Ingeniørvåpenet.