‍Anders, where does your interest in leadership and building technology companies come from?

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For me, it is a great joy to combine two things I am passionate about. Already when I did my military service, I discovered the interest in group dynamics and leadership, then I realized that it was something I wanted to learn more about and work with. I have also always had a keen interest in technology and worked in technology-intensive product companies.
I had the privilege of starting my career in the mid-90s as a management trainee at ABB where I got to learn and develop in both of these areas. About 8 years later I ended up at Sony Ericsson, where I really got to work at the forefront of technology. I got to work with brilliant employees and with developing the first smartphones already in the early 2000s, this was one of the most exciting and challenging things I have done, which strengthened my interest even more in both these areas.
The journey from project manager, manager, middle manager, VP / COO and later CEO has taught me a lot about leadership and it is fantastically developed to be involved in seeing people grow and to do it linked to my technology and product interest is very rewarding. Over the past 8 years, I have been involved in building one of the few Swedish semiconductor companies, Sivers Semiconductors, and taken it from listing on Spotlight, via First North to Nasdaq Stockholm Mid-cap. An incredibly fun journey where I work both with leadership and super interesting technology in 5G, satellite communication and laser chips.

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What are the hottest technology trends right now ?

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The biggest trend everyone is hearing about now is generative AI, which will affect us all. Most people probably didn't realize how AI could affect us until ChatGTP was released. It's only now that the greater masses are seeing the incredible possibilities that AI will offer. At Sivers Semiconductors, we are already working on how the next generation of AI computers will use light instead of electricity to communicate faster with 90% less power consumption. The requirements for this technology to emerge are now even clearer as the need for AI increases.
5G and satellite communication are two other technology trends that are driven hard as we all want to be connected everywhere and with faster connection.

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What are you doing differently to spread the word about Nasdaq-listed Sivers Semiconductors ?

When I started as CEO, I read an article from the news agency Direkt that they want to see more direct communication from CEOs of listed companies. My thought then was to find a platform for this. "Finance Twitter" as it is called, seemed to be a good platform for this purpose. Therefore, over the past 7 years, I have worked a lot with direct communication with shareholders that way. It has been much appreciated and we have gone from 1.600 shareholders to over 22.000. This has been recognized by Box Communication, which has named me the best CEO on Twitter 2021 (First North), 2022 and 2023 in the Nasdaq Stockholm Mid-Cap category. Working closely with our shareholders provides incredibly good insights into their needs and what information they are looking for. This can then be disseminated via, for example, capital market days, CEO words in quarterly reports or webcasts etc.