Johan Smidebrant

Johan Smidebrant has a diverse work experience. Johan started their career at Nanco Produkt AB as an Account Manager, where they handled accounts such as Astra Zeneca, Volvo Subcontractors, and University sales. Johan then worked at Frontbilar as a Salesperson, specializing in selling Citroën and Hyundai cars. After that, they joined Barco as a Sales Engineer, where they played a pivotal role in establishing the Barco Nordic office and providing technical guidance to partners. Johan later co-founded Viju Sverige AB (now known as Kinly) and served as a Business Development Manager, focusing on control room and IT-monitoring applications. Johan further expanded their entrepreneurial ventures by establishing eyevis Nordic AB and successfully developing the brand strategy and market in the Nordic Area. Johan then joined Cactus Utilities AB as a Systems Sales Director and Business Developer, responsible for complete mixed IT system solutions within control rooms. Johan's career then took him to OP5, where they held the roles of Senior Account Manager and Territory Manager for Norway and Denmark. Johan successfully developed the market in these regions, focusing on partnerships and alliances. Following this, they worked at Avocor as a Regional Sales Manager for the Nordics, where they focused on driving sales growth. Most recently, Johan joined HansaWorld as a Channel Manager for the Nordics and is currently serving as the Regional Sales Director Nordics at Huddly.

Johan Smidebrant has a diverse education history. In 1989-1990, they attended LvOHS/TS (Military Technical Officers University) where they pursued a degree in Engineer. Their field of study focused on weapon technology, signal, and mechanics. From 1992-1994, Johan attended Tekniska VUX, a 4-year Technical School, where they obtained an Engineer's degree with more emphasis on computer science.

In terms of additional certifications, Johan has completed numerous courses and obtained certificates from various institutions. In 2019, they completed the course "15.671.0x: u.lab: Leading Change in Times of Disruption" offered by MITx on edX. In 2017, they obtained the "ILDIV1x: Communication Skills for Bridging Divides" certificate from edX. Johan also holds a "XSeries certificate from CatalystX, Inclusive Leadership" obtained in 2016. In the same year, they obtained multiple certificates from edX including "Inclusive Leadership Training: Becoming a Successful Leader", "Inclusive Leadership Training: Leading with Effective Communication", and "Inclusive Leadership Training: Get Beyond Work-Life Balance". Johan's certifications from 2015 include "Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your Customer?" from MITx, "Introduction to R" from Microsoft, "Introduction to Cloud Computing" from IEEEx, "I Heart Stats Digital Badge" from University of Notre Dame, "I Heart Stats: Learning to Love Statistics" from edX, "Introduction to Metrics for Smart Cities" from IEEEx, "Communicating Strategically" from PurdueX, and "Introduction to Linux" from LinuxfoundationX on edX.

In 2018, Johan briefly attended Försvarshögskolan - Swedish Defence University for the UGL course, and Mälardalen University for a marketing-related field of study, although no specific degree was mentioned.