Ashish Kumar
President, Europe
Ashish is responsible for Avanade’s European Operations. A recognized leader in IT, Ashish was recognized by InfoWorld magazine as one of the "25 Most Influential CTOs" in 2004 and named to ComputerWorld magazine's "Top 100 IT Professionals" list in 2002.
Ashish has more than 20 years of experience in a variety of roles spanning creator, buyer and implementer of enterprise IT offerings. He joined Avanade in 2000 after eight years at Microsoft where he was General Manager of the Industry Solutions Group, a consulting unit that delivered the first generation of Microsoft based enterprise-scale solutions across vertical markets. Prior to Microsoft, Ashish spent five years at Digital Equipment Corporation as a principal software engineer and development lead in the Database Systems Group.
Ashish earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Imperial College, University of London, and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Florida.
Mattias Englund
Vice President ERP, Nordics
Mattias Englund is Vice President and Nordic ERP Service Line Lead.
Mattias is responsible for growing and managing Avanade’s business within the ERP platform Microsoft Dynamics AX in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Before joining Avanade, Mattias was Vice President at Acando primarily responsible for Acando’s Microsoft Dynamics practice, where he was responsible for developing the business in the Swedish market as well as Acando’s offering in the south of Sweden consisting of Management Consulting practice, Strategic IT practice and Microsoft Dynamics businesses.
Prior to Acando, Mattias worked for several years with Microsoft products & ERP systems as Director of Sales at EDB Gruppen Sverige as well as Managing Director at Primecorde Syd.
Mattias has a Master of Science in Business Administration from the School of Economics and Commercial Law, Gothenburg University.
Petter Jenssen
Sr. Vice President Business Development, Nordics
As head of Nordic Business Development, Petter is responsible for developing Avanade’s businesses in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with primary focus on sales and marketing activities.
Before joining Avanade, Petter was Executive Vice President within EDB Business Partner, responsible for the Banking & Finance industry. Prior to EDB, Petter worked for Tieto heading up global banking solutions and before that he worked for over 10 years with Accenture, within technology and management consulting across customer portfolios.
Previously, Petter has held board positions in organizations such as PayNet AS and EDB Business Partner AS.
Petter has a Masters Degree in Industrial Economics from NTNU. S
Florin Rotar
Vice President Solutions & CTO, Nordics
Florin Rotar is the Vice President Solutions and CTO for Avanade in the Nordic Region (Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway). As such, his main role is to help Avanade’s Nordic customers optimize and industrialize their usage of Microsoft technologies in complex and heterogeneous IT environments.
Florin has worked with Microsoft technology over the last 15 years and has significant consulting experience, an in-depth understanding of the Microsoft platform and a thorough understanding of the full life-cycle of information technology projects having worked on numerous industry-leading projects around the world with organizations such as Lloyds TSB, UBS, BP, EMI Music, as well as several European Government agencies.
Prior to joining Avanade at its conception in 2000, he has worked for Accenture and Procter & Gamble.
Florin holds a Master’s of Science Degree from Lund Institute of Technology.
Trond Moberg
Vice President Delivery Management, Nordics
As Vice President for Delivery in Nordics, Trond is responsible for overseeing all delivery projects in our region and part of the operating leadership team in Avanade Nordics. Trond also hold the role as director for Avanade’s entity in Norway.
Before joining Avanade Trond was a senior executive in Accenture within Technology and Financial Services. He was with Accenture for 18 years and helped Accenture deliver many of their most complex projects in the Nordics during this period. He also took a key stake in building the Technology practice in Accenture Sweden over several years.
Trond has a Masters Degree in Computer Science from NTNU and Karlsruhe, Germany.
Petri Ketola
Vice President Capability Groups, Nordics
As Vice President Capability, Petri is responsible for managing Avanade’s consulting teams in the Nordics.
Before joining Avanade in 2005, Petri was Senior Manager with Accenture where he was part of their Strategic IT Effectiveness organization in US consulting large enterprises. During his 11 years career with Accenture he also worked with Accenture in Finland and was responsible for technology solution group operations.
Petri is chairman of the board for an 80-year old family business. He holds a Master’s Degree from Helsinki University of Technology with focus on corporate strategy and computer science.
Henning Hesjedal
Sr. Director Finance, Nordics
As Finance Director, Henning is responsible for managing Avanade financials in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Before joining Avanade, Henning has held various CFO positions, most recently at The Nielsen Company. Henning has worked within the professional services sector for 10 years, and has in addition to roles within finance been Project Manager and management consultant.
Henning has a Masters Degree in Finance from the University of Agder.
Vibeke Nyvold
Director HR, Nordics
As HR Director, Vibeke is responsible for HR matters in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Vibeke Nyvold has a long experience from executive positions within HR, strategy and business development. She has worked across different industries (pharmaceuticals, retail, oil & gas and IT) and countries. Her main focus has been on internationalization and business growth.
Vibeke is educated from the Norwegian agricultural university where she studied food science and technology and finance
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