The NKT A/S Board of Directors has appointed Claes Westerlind as President and CEO of NKT as of 09 May 2023. Claes has extensive experience from the power cable industry and in-depth knowledge of NKT's high-voltage business, markets and technology. The appointment will strengthen NKT's execution of ReNew BOOST as well as the execution of the recently announced expansions of Karlskrona, Sweden.

Claes Westerlind (41, Swedish citizen) joined NKT in 2017 when NKT acquired ABB HV Cables in Sweden and since 2019, Claes has held the position as Executive Vice President, Solutions Karlskrona, and been a member of the global leadership team in NKT. Together with the strong and seasoned team, he has been instrumental in securing the record-high order backlog in the high-voltage business as well as leading the investment and expansion programs in Karlskrona launched in 2020. Prior to joining NKT, Claes worked in various technical-, sales and managerial roles in ABB (today Hitachi Energy) from 2006-2017, both in the power cable and the high-voltage DC converter business units.