The Netnod Team

Karin Ahl

CEO

Before being appointed CEO of Netnod, Karin spent two years as Head of Netnod Time and Frequency where she oversaw the expansion of Netnod’s time services for public and commercial use.

Karin has more than 20 years of experience in the fixed telecom network industry and has significant expertise with policy-related topics both in Sweden and on a European level. Prior to Netnod, Karin’s roles included: President of FTTH Council Europe, an industry association focused on advancing full fibre-based connectivity to the whole of Europe; Head of Sales and Marketing for the Technology and Infrastructure specialist Rala AB; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swedish Local Fibre Alliance. 

Karin holds a Master of Social and Political Science degree from the University of Linköping.

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Sebastian Palmqvist

Chief Sales and Product Development Officer

Sebastian leads sales and product development at Netnod, bringing almost 20 years of experience within the telecom industry, including more than a decade in senior leadership roles. His career spans CEO positions at regional ISP C-Sam and the customer-centric challenger Ownit Broadband, as well as extensive experience in B2B sales at Com Hem and key leadership roles at Telia and Telenor.

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Baziyan “Basse” Safari

Interconnection Relations Manager

Basse joined Netnod in December 2020. Prior to joining Netnod, Basse worked in sales and account management roles at Cygate, GleSYS and Baffin Bay Networks. With his work at Pro Optix, he developed relationships with many of the networks interconnecting in the Nordics.  At Netnod his focus is on interconnection customers present in Sweden and Netnod’s IX Reach product.

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Christian Lindholm

Strategic Business Advisor

Christian works as a Strategic Business Advisor and joined Netnod in November 2018.

Prior to joining Netnod, Christian held various positions in product management and sales at Tele2, Bahnhof and Teracom.

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Joel Söderman

Technical Account Manager - DNS

Joel Söderman joined Netnod in January 2025 as our Technical Account Manager - DNS. Joel’s passion for technology and dedication to customer satisfaction drive his focus on technical account management, ensuring that our customers receive reliable and robust DNS services.

Joel previously worked at Excedo Networks AB where he held a variety of roles during a decade. He developed strong relationships with customers and partners and built a solid foundation in DNS, IT security, service management, security policies and customer engagement.

 

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Letterio "Leo" Bernava

Global Interconnection Relations Manager

Leo joined Netnod in December 2020. He is responsible for building and developing relations with Netnod’s international customers. 

Prior to joining Netnod, Leo worked for 9 years in the telecom industry. His roles at C-sam AB and Telia Company were focused on building customer relations.

 

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Miguel Alktun

Global Account Manager, Business Development - DNS & Netnod Time

Miguel Alktun joined Netnod in February 2017. He has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Stockholm and over 25 years experience working in the technology industry. 

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Fredrik Hedberg

CFO

Prior to joining Netnod in 2024 Fredrik Hedberg worked as Director of Finance and Administration at UNICEF Sweden. He has a long career in accounting and finance including roles such as: Consultant and Consultant Manager at Visma Group and Finance Manager at the European Aeronautical Group.

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Mattias Ahnberg

CIO

Mattias "Ahnberg" Ahnberg joined Netnod in January 2018. Prior to Netnod, he worked in the leadership team for Spotify IT where he focused his efforts on running the team responsible for the global deployment of Spotify’s internal networks and office infrastructure. 

Ahnberg has over 20 years experience in the technology and Internet industry where he has gained a deep technical knowledge of architecting, building and operating Unix-like systems as well as networking and security in large-scale complex environments. On top of the technical foundation, Ahnberg is passionate about change and working with improvements to help create high-performing functional teams as well as helping teams and individuals grow.

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