Nixu adds Swedish expertise to the Board of Directors
Nixu Corporation
Press release, April 26, 2019 at 10 AM EEST
The European cybersecurity company Nixu held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 25, 2019. Among other AGM resolutions, Swedish Mr. Anders Silwer, Lieutenant General (Res), was elected as a new ordinary member of the Board of Directors.
Lieutenant General (Res) Anders Silwer has a long career in the Swedish Defense Forces and is still a reserve officer. After retiring from active duty he established his own consulting company, Anders Silwer AB.
Anders´ contribution to the Nixu Board includes his extensive knowledge of public administration in Sweden, a wide network of contacts and his interest in the rising importance of cyber defense.
Kimmo Rasila, Nixu’s Chair of the Board, said “Anders brings valuable experience and expertise to Nixu’s Board of Directors. In connection with Nixu’s growth strategy, we aim to expand our market presence in the Nordics. We will benefit from Anders’ Swedish market knowledge, strong defense background and his excellent management capabilities. We are very pleased to welcome Anders to our Board.”
Short Biography of Silwer:
Lieutenant General (Res) Anders Silwer is the founder and chairman of his own consulting business where he works as a management advisor for civilian companies and agencies in the public sector. One of his tasks is to support FMV with the development of an international Operational Conversion Unit to train pilots and ground crew for Jas 39 Gripen. Anders is at the board of directors at Swedish Fortifications Administration since 2017 and Advenica AB since 2018.
The decisions taken by the Nixu AGM 2019, in addition to Silwer’s BIO, are available on the company’s website https://www.nixu.com/investors/nixu-annual-general-meeting-2019.
Nixu Corporation
Further information:
CEO Petri Kairinen, Nixu Corporation
Telephone: +358 40 832 1832, e-mail: petri.kairinen@nixu.com
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Nixu in brief:
Nixu is a cybersecurity services company on a mission to keep the digital society running. Our passion is to help organizations embrace digitalization securely. Partnering with our clients we provide practical solutions for ensuring business continuity, an easy access to digital services and data protection. We aim to provide the best workplace to our team of nearly 400 cybersecurity professionals with a hands-on attitude. With Nordic roots we serve enterprise clients worldwide. Nixu shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange.
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