Nexans has appointed Dirk Steinbrink to the newly-created role of CTO with the mission to strengthen Nexans' industrial leadership in innovation. Vincent Dessale has been promoted to the Nexans Management Board with responsibility for its Subsea & Land Systems business group. Stepping into the newly-created role is Dirk Steinbrink, who was previously Senior Executive Vice President for Nexans'High Voltage and Underwater Cable Business Group. Taking over his role, Vincent Dessale has been appointed to the Nexans Management Board as Senior Executive Vice President (EVP) for its Subsea & Land Systems business group. In his role as Nexans CTO, Dirk Steinbrink will supervise the Nexans Technology & Innovation group function as well as Acceleration Units that are focused on the development of promising business opportunities, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities and e-mobility. Dirk Steinbrink has been Senior EVP for Nexans'High Voltage and Underwater Cable Business Group for the past seven years and has over 20 years experience in the cable industry. He has a doctorate in High-Voltage Electrical Engineering from the Bergische University of Wuppertal. Vincent Dessale will be in charge of leading Nexans'Subsea & Land Systems business group, with the mission to help customers find the right cable system solution to address their efficiency and reliability challenges as well as to support them from the beginning of a project (design, engineering, funding, asset management) to the end (system management). Previously, Vincent Dessale was EVP for Nexans' Submarine HV business that has moved into the new Subsea & Land Systems business group. He joined Nexans in 2001 and has seven years experience in the delivery of HV and underwater cable projects. The Nexans Management Board is led by Arnaud Poupart-Lafarge, CEO.