Carl Fredrik Kastengren

Business Unit Director, IoT and AR at PDS Vision Group

Carl Fredrik Kastengren has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. Carl Fredrik currently serves as the Business Unit Director for IoT and AR at PDSVISION since March 2022. Prior to this, they worked as an Initiative Leader at Bravida Sverige AB from August 2021 to June 2022.

From July 2019 to February 2022, Kastengren held the position of Head of Business Creation at WSI, where they focused on improving the business models of customers through value creation workshops and assuming roles such as interim product manager and product owner.

Before joining WSI, they worked at Ledsegel AB as a Business Consultant and IoT Evangelist from February 2015 to February 2022. Carl Fredrik also served as a Product Manager (interim) and Product Design Manager at Skandia Elevator AB, supporting the company's digital transformation and adding a digital offering to its product portfolio.

Kastengren has experience in project management and connected products at Ragn-Sells Group, where they served as a Project Manager from July 2017 to September 2019. Additionally, they worked as a Business Development Consultant at Berotec from March 2015 to June 2019, focusing on helping customers increase business benefit using IoT and mobility technology.

Notably, they also worked at Tieto in various roles from 2002 to 2014, including Director of Business Development and Business Development Manager. During their tenure at Tieto, they were responsible for business strategies, sales, offering development, and market analysis.

Outside of the corporate sector, Kastengren has served as an Officer in the Reserve for the Royal Swedish Navy from 1986 to 2014. Carl Fredrik also contributed to STF Ingenjörsutbildning AB as an Educator, creating and conducting a course on "Internet of Things, IoT - business opportunities" from an unspecified period in 2018 to 2019.

Overall, Kastengren's work experience showcases their expertise in IoT, business development, project management, and digital transformation across various industries.

Carl Fredrik Kastengren earned a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology between 1987 and 1993. In addition to their formal education, they obtained certifications in "Elements of AI" from the University of Helsinki in May 2021 and in the "Strategyzer, Business Model Masterclass" from Strategyzer in March 2018.

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