Lars Rutegård new CEO of OptiMobile AB

Lars Rutegård has been appointed new CEO of OptiMobile AB as of October 1, 2015.

Lars Rutegård has held a number of management positions in both Swedish and internationally based companies, primarily in the industrial and information technology sector. Lars joins OptiMobile from International Fibres Group AB, a leading global manufacturer of staple fibres and filament yarn, where he was CEO. Lars Rutegård is 37 years old and has an academic background from KTH (Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm).

“I am delighted to be joining the team of OptiMobile. The company is in an exciting phase of development, with opportunities for further expansion and value growth in a number of both existing and new key market areas." says Lars Rutegård.

“With Lars Rutegårds´s background he will add great value to our company when OptiMobile now enters into a expanding market phase. I am really happy Lars now joins OptiMobile.” says Gösta Bergman, chairman of the Board of Directors.

Current CEO Lars Edman has accepted the appointment as CEO of Gnothis AB, a globally leading biotechnology company in the field of DNA analysis.

“Lars Edman has been a most valuable driving force for OptiMobile during his nearly 12 years as CEO. We are therefore very pleased that Lars Edman with his deep knowledge of the company has agreed to continue to support OptiMobile as Senior Advisor and that we thus can maintain continuity in OptiMobile.” says Gösta Bergman.

For further information please contact:
Gösta Bergman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, OptiMobile AB, +46 708 500 325

About OptiMobile:
With head office in Stockholm, Sweden, OptiMobile is a globally leading provider of converged communication solutions for operator services and enterprise solutions. OptiMobile’s customers are operators (fixed network/cable operators as well as mobile operators), mobile system vendors, enterprise solution vendors/resellers as well as mobile telephone vendors and manufacturers.

For more information about OptiMobile AB, please visit www.optimobile.se