Enea Appoints New President and CEO

Enea® has since May 2008 had board member Åsa Landén Ericsson as acting President and CEO. The board, after having screened external as well as internal candidates, appoints Per Åkerberg, currently Enea’s Chief Operating Officer, as new President and CEO.

”Per Åkerberg has in his role as COO acted as Enea’s global sales director. He has strongly contributed to Enea’s expansion on the global telecom market the last few years”, said Åsa Landén Ericsson in her role as a representative of the Enea board. ”Per has a thorough knowledge of the company as well as our market, and the board is convinced that he will continue to successfully grow Enea.”

Per Åkerberg, born 1966, started at Enea in 2004 as President of the subsidiary Enea Embedded Technology and since 2006 as COO. During these years Enea has grown with 40 percent (2004-2008). The strategic decision to expand the company’s software portfolio has been successful and today it has grown to become the market’s broadest offer of real-time operating systems, middleware, network protocols, databases and tools. Per has also strongly contributed to establishing Enea operations in new markets, such as Asia and North America. Prior to Enea, Per worked for Telelogic as Senior Vice President for Sales in Central Europe and North America and for Telia Megacom. Per has a M.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics from Sundsvall University.

”I am honored and proud to receive this vote of confidence by the Enea board”, said Per Åkerberg. ”After almost five years with Enea I know the company well and I am eager to pursue its development.”

Per Åkerberg starts his position as President and CEO of Enea on March 27.