Smartoptics Group AS

Board/Management Information • Jan 13, 2022

Smartoptics appoints Carina Osmund as Chief Operating Officer

Smartoptics appoints Carina Osmund as Chief Operating Officer

Oslo, Norway - January 13, 2022 - Smartoptics Group AS (Euronext: SMOP), a

leading provider of optical networking solutions, today announced the

appointment of Carina Osmund as Chief Operating Officer. Carina brings more than

two decades of experience from the electronic and electro-optics industry and

has a long track record of leading innovative and diverse teams.

As Chief Operating Officer, Carina will be leading the operations unit at

Smartoptics, overseeing the production and continuous supply of Smartoptics

products, as well as environmental, health and safety management. Carina will

also be a member of Smartoptics' management team.

"In Smartoptics, I have found an innovative technology company that controls the

entire supply chain from product design to production, and is perfectly

positioned to maintain its solid growth trajectory, fueled by the ever-expanding

global demand for data. I look forward to further enhancing the supply chain,

ensuring product availability for our customers as the company grows," Osmund

says.

"We're excited to welcome Carina to Smartoptics and the management team. Her

leadership experience and proven track record of delivering results, while

strengthening supply chains, will help us solidify Smartoptics' focus on our

customers and support us in our growth," says Magnus Grenfeldt, CEO of

Smartoptics.

Previously, Carina has held several management positions within operations and

global supply chain organizations, such as Climeon, Profoto and General

Electric.

Carina holds a MSc. Industrial Engineering and a management degree from the

Royal Institute of Technology.

For further information please contact:

Magnus Grenfeldt

CEO

Smartoptics

Telephone: +47 214 174 00

Email: magnus.grenfeldt@smartoptics.com

About Smartoptics

Smartoptics provides innovative optical networking solutions and devices for the

new era of open networking. Our customer base includes thousands of enterprises,

governments, cloud providers, Internet exchanges as well as cable and telecom

operators. We have an open networking approach in everything we do which allows

our customers to break unwanted vendor lock-in, remain flexible and minimize

costs. Our solutions are used in metro and regional network applications that

increasingly rely on data center services and specifications. Smartoptics is a

Scandinavian company?founded in 2006. We partner with leading technology and

network solution providers such as Brocade, Cisco and Dell EMC and have a global

reach through more than 100 business partners.

For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit

https://www.smartoptics.com