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Svein Egil Nielsen

LOCATION

Trondheim, Norway

PROFESSION

Chief Technology Officer & Director of Strategy

About

Svein-Egil Nielsen is Chief Technology Officer & Director of Strategy at Nordic Semiconductor. He holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and Bachelor of Engineering honors degree in Computer and Electronics Systems from University of Strathclyde. He joined Nordic Semiconductor in 2001 as Director of Sales and Marketing, followed by R&D Director from 2005-2006. Between 2007 and 2010, Mr. Nielsen served Innovation Norway as their Director of San Francisco and Houston offices, promoting Norwegian technology. In 2010 he returned to Nordic as Director of Emerging Technologies and Strategic Partnerships.