Management and Board

Executive Management

LARS BOILESEN

CEO NAPATECH

Lars Boilesen has extensive experience in the international software and technology industry. He previously serves as Chief Executive Officer for the Norwegian-listed software company Opera Software ASA (Opera), where he has overseen the sale of the company’s browser, privacy and performance apps to a Chinese consortium. He has also been involved in a number of acquisitions, including that of AdColony in 2014.

Prior to becoming the CEO of Opera in 2010, Boilesen served as the company’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Distribution from 2000 to 2005, and was on the Board of Directors from 2007 to 2009. Boilesen spent several years at Tandberg as head of the Northern Europe and Asian-Pacific markets and as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Sales Director. He also served as CEO for the Nordic and Baltic Region at Alcatel-Lucent and as Marketing Manager for Eastern Europe in LEGO Group.

Boilesen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics from Aarhus School of Business and a postgraduate diploma from Kolding Business School. He is a Danish citizen and resides in Norway.

HEINE THORSGAARD

CFO NAPATECH

Heine Thorsgaard joined Napatech as CFO in November 2018 and works out of the Copenhagen office. Heine has more than 15 years of experience from senior financial positions several of which in listed companies and has in-depth knowledge within Napatech’s field of expertise and in building investor relationships.

Prior to joining Napatech, Heine has extensive experience from different CFO positions in several different companies, both in the IT and engineering consultancy industries. Heine holds a MSc from Roskilde University and a PhD from Copenhagen Business School.

HENRIK BRILL JENSEN

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Henrik Brill Jensen was appointed interim CEO of Napatech in February 2023. Henrik leads the overall strategy and execution of the Napatech business to capture the opportunities within the growing SmartNIC market. He brings over 30 years of combined experience from the security, cloud, networking, software, and telecom industries.

Prior to this appointment Henrik has served as COO from 2018 and Henrik Brill Jensen joined Napatech as CEO in 2005. Henrik works at the Copenhagen office with a focus on executing the strategy of Napatech.

Prior to joining Napatech, he worked as manager for DWD in Copenhagen (an Infineon Technologies Company) and also served as director of product creation at Flextronics ODM in Denmark, where he was responsible for the development and manufacturing of mobile phones. In 2001 Henrik co-founded next-generation Ethernet start-up Firstmile Systems and worked as president & COO. Prior to this, he worked for Intel as director of engineering at the Converged Communications Division in Denmark, where he was responsible for the creation of the Intel® Express Router portfolio. Henrik started his network communications career in 1996 by joining Cray Communications as project manager. From 1986 to 1996, he performed research and development related to transducer and monitor equipment. Henrik Brill Jensen holds a B.Sc. in electrical and mechanical engineering from the Danish Technical University and a degree in specialized business studies from Copenhagen Business College.

JARROD J.S. SIKET

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

Jarrod Siket joined Napatech in 2017 as Chief Marketing Officer. Jarrod’s focus is on creating high-growth business opportunities fueled by new cloud and mobile networking trends. He is responsible for all aspects of Napatech marketing, including strategic planning, product management, partner and ecosystem business development, as well as product and corporate marketing.

Jarrod brings an extraordinary combination of business and technical expertise from nearly 25 years of successful strategy development and execution in public and private companies. He has held executive sales, marketing and advisory positions at ThreatQuotient, Netbeez, Netronome Systems, Tollgrade Communications, Marconi Communications and FORE Systems. Jarrod holds a bachelor of science in information and decision systems from Carnegie Mellon University, and a master of science in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.

FLEMMING ANDERSEN

CHIEF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Flemming Andersen is Executive Vice President of Engineering at Napatech, heading up the R&D team located in Copenhagen. Flemming is responsible for driving Napatech’s engineering activities and ensuring that the R&D team continually develops cutting-edge solutions that fulfill customer needs. This includes process, organizational, and technology development at operational and strategic levels, as well as directing project planning and execution. Flemming has more than 25 years of experience working with product development and engineering management in the datacom/telecom industry.

Prior to Napatech, he was head of the HW Project Office in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Entry Division. From 2002 to 2006, Flemming worked as R&D manager for Danish Interpretation Systems (now Shure) and then GN Netcom. In 2001 he co-founded next-generation Ethernet start-up Firstmile Systems and worked as VP of engineering. From 1997 to 2001, Flemming worked for Intel as HW manager at the Converged Communications Division in Denmark, where he was responsible for the creation of hardware platforms for the Intel® Express Router portfolio. Prior to this, he held various development engineer positions in Cray Communications, NKT Elektronik (now Tellabs) and GN Elmi (now Anritsu). Flemming Andersen holds an M.Sc. in electrical engineering from the Danish Technical University and a graduate diploma in business administration from Copenhagen Business School.

Board of Directors

CHRISTIAN JEBSEN

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Christian Jebsen is a partner at Verdane Capital. Prior to Verdane, Jebsen has had a number of executive management positions in listed and unlisted companies including CEO of Kebony AS, CEO of Vmetro ASA, CFO/COO of Opera Software ASA and CEO of Stavdal ASA. Jebsen’s professional background also includes seven years of investment banking experience with Nomura International in London and Enskilda Securities (SEB) in Stockholm and Oslo. He holds a B.S. degree in economics and B.A. from Copenhagen Business School.

LYNN A. COMP

BOARD MEMBER

Lynn Comp has a wide range of experiences spanning her ~30 years in the tech industry, from strategic planning and go to market of RISC SOCs for both communications infrastructure and mobile phones, to software pipelines laying the groundwork for rapid video-based ser-vices innovation, to pioneering the foundational libraries that paved the way for ‘software defined’ networking with telecommunications operators. Lynn has extensive experience in marketing, product management, product planning, and strategy development across software, hardware, cloud, and communications service providers (CoSPs).

Lynn Comp holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from University of Phoenix.

PATTY KUMMROW

BOARD MEMBER

Patty Kummrow has over 30 years of experience in the technology industry as an engineering leader, general manager, and board member. As General Manager of Intel’s Cloud Networking Group, she grew revenue to >$1B by balancing long-standing foundational products with strategic growth, and drove large-scale efforts to accelerate innovation and access new markets. Previously, she led global engineering teams at Intel and Hewlett-Packard to develop data centre products to support the rapid growth of cloud, enterprise, and communications markets.

Patty Kummrow holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and a M.S. in Technology Management from Walden University.

SHANNON POULIN

BOARD MEMBER

With over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, Shannon Poulin has a proven track record of inspiring and leading teams. He has spent half of his career in high-tech product development, management, and driving profitable business growth. He has spent the other half of his career leading sales and marketing professionals, working with partners, and engaging with end-user customers to drive design wins and sell value-added solutions. He has held leadership and executive positions at Microchip, Intel, and Altera. He has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, a graduate degree in Business Management, and he has been awarded multiple patents.

SVENN-TORE LARSEN

BOARD MEMBER

Svenn-Tore Larsen is a Norwegian citizen residing in Norway. He served as CEO of Nordic Semiconductor ASA from 2002 to 2023. Larsen has broad international experience in the semiconductor business, previously as Director for the Nordic region of Xilinx Inc. He has also worked at Philips Semiconductor. Mr. Larsen is an Electronic engineer from University of Strathclyde, UK.

ZANE BALL

BOARD MEMBER

Zane Ball is a seasoned technology executive and semiconductor industry leader, bringing nearly three decades of experience in the development and enablement of silicon products and computing platforms for data center, AI, client computing, and foundry services. Formerly a key executive and corporate officer at Intel Corporation, Dr Ball has played a pivotal role in shaping industry standards and enabling new technologies for widespread adoption. Most recently Dr. Ball led Intel’s Datacenter and AI product management team following years of leadership as the Corporate Vice President of Datacenter Platform Engineering and Architecture. Ball’s team was responsible for designing and validating the latest Intel Xeon® data center platforms and enabling Intel’s customers to deploy at scale. Prior to his data center role, Ball was co-general manager of Intel’s silicon foundry business as a VP in the Technology and Manufacturing group. Ball has also served as a VP of the Client Computing Group, including roles as general manager of the desktop client business and leader of global customer engineering based in Taipei.

Zane Ball holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, all earned from Rice University. He also holds six patents in high-speed electrical design.