MIPS AB has appointed Karin Rosenthal as new CFO replacing Mats Vikström being the company’s interim CFO. Karin Rosenthal currently has the role as Finance Manager at Volati AB (publ) and will assume her new role at MIPS no later than in the beginning of December 2020. Karin Rosenthal will join the company’s executive management team.
”I am glad to welcome Karin to MIPS. She brings expertise and strong qualifications and with her solid background and experience I am convinced that she will be an excellent CFO for MIPS. I look forward to developing the business together with Karin”, says Max Strandwitz, CEO of MIPS. Karin Rosenthal is currently the Finance Manager at Volati AB (publ) and was previously working as Manager Global Accounting at Klarna Bank AB. Before Klarna Bank AB she was Vice President and CFO at GVP Holding AB and Group Accountant Manager at Fabege AB (publ) and has had leading positions at 3L System Group (publ). Karin Rosenthal has a bachelor’s degree from Stockholm University.
”MIPS is an exciting company with great potential and with a clear strategy for developing and growing the business. I am delighted over the opportunity to be part of that journey and look forward to contributing to take the company to the next level”, says Karin Rosenthal.
Mips AB is a Sweden-based company, which specializes in helmet safety and brain protection. The Company offers its MIPS Brain Protection System (BPS) that implies solutions protecting against rotational motion transferred to the brain from angled impacts to the head. BPS is designed to add protection in helmets due to the low friction layer, which enables a relative movement between the head and the helmet, mimicking the brainâs own protection system. The technology implements into bicycle, snow, motorcycle and equestrian helmets. More than 40 helmet brands use BPS, including Bell, Fox Head, Giro, Scott, Smith and Trek, among others. The Company determines only one segment as operations solely comprise sales of the component kit included in consumer products.