“I was lucky to work with Mikael and have him as my manager at Lohika/ Capgemini. I’ve been always fascinated with his upbeat energy, and ability to navigate complex situations with ease and confidence. Mikael has built an amazing high-performing Sales/ Leadgen/ Marketing/ SA/ Client Success team from the ground up. Despite his demanding role and large span of responsibilities he always had time for every single one of us, empowering, supporting and leading by example. Mikael never shied away from rolling up his sleeves and spearheading new opportunities when his support was needed. He has a great touch and relationship with clients. There are many good things I could say about Mikael. But the bottom line is, I’d work with him again in a heartbeat and envy the team who will have him as their leader.”
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Happy and grateful to share that my AI journey continues. After being part of or led the launch of such products at Automation Anywhere…
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New CTO2CTO episode loading… Lucas Hendrich sat down with Christopher P., CTO at Louis Vuitton, to talk about what it really means to lead…
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Had a wonderful time at the Women in Tech breakfast at CTO Craft Con: Financial Services London last week with Forte Group team. Grateful for the…
Had a wonderful time at the Women in Tech breakfast at CTO Craft Con: Financial Services London last week with Forte Group team. Grateful for the…
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AI won’t replace great engineers, but it can make them incredibly effective. Our AI-augmented quality engineering services bring together human…
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