Event date: May 20, 2011 | Share this article  

Anders Harrysson is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Birdstep Technology ASA

(Oslo, 20 May 2011)  Anders Harrysson is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Birdstep Technology ASA.

Harrysson will lead the company into the next phase of its growth with specific emphasis on the international growth strategy. Harrysson will take up the role effective 20 May 2011 and will be based in Stockholm.

Harrysson has more than 20 years of international experience from senior positions in the IT industry, including 14 years at IBM with several years at the European Headquarters in Paris and the Group headquarters in the United States. Between 1998 and 2010 he was Vice President at Sun Microsystems in Northern Europe.

Tom Nyman, Chairman of Birdstep commented, 'We are pleased to welcome Anders to the Birdstep team. The board of directors, in close cooperation with outgoing CEO Torbjörn Sandberg, have been searching for an executive with extensive international experience from the IT industry, including driving sales of market leading products to operators and enterprises. With Anders on board, we are aiming to significantly accelerate our international sales initiatives'.

'The Board would like to thank Torbjörn for his work and dedication to Birdstep over the last seven years, including three years as CEO. Torbjörn completed the turnaround with successful divestures of ServiceFactory, Raima and Aptilo transactions. He leaves the company with a solid balance sheet and world class products. Now it´s time to take the next step focusing on the international growth opportunities for our core businesses added Nyman.

Harrysson has a yearly base salary of NOK 1,5 millions.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act).

For further information, please contact:

Tom Nyman
Chairman of the Board of Directors, 
+46 70 74 72 519

Anders Harrysson
Chief Executive Officer
+46 70 26 11 211

Torbjörn Sandberg
previous Chief Executive Officer
+46 70 5170964

About Birdstep:
Birdstep Technology ASA is a leading provider of secure and seamless wireless connectivity software for operators, enterprises and mobile device manufacturers. EasyConnect offers advanced connection and service management solutions for network operators and laptop manufacturers. SafeMove is a mobile VPN solution providing seamless and secure connectivity to business data for corporations and governments.

Birdstep Technology was founded in 1996 and is since 2002 listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker "BIRD". The company has 66 employees and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with competence centers in Sweden, Finland, UK and the United States. 

For more information, visit www.birdstep.com