Init hires Jan Kaihøj as

Jan Kaihøj will step into the newly established role as Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Init effective 1 November.

Jan comes from a position as Vice President, Industry at Schneider Electric. In this role, he was responsible for the Industry Business Division in first Denmark and most recently for to the entire Nordic markets and the Baltics.

“I am very pleased that Jan has said yes to joining Init. With his strong industry knowledge, I know he is the right person to drive Init’s market strategy. And his experience in building strong teams will be key in making sure that we maximise our joint sales strength across all our business units. Moreover, his leadership style aligns perfectly with our ”people first” philosophy. All in all, I cannot think of a better match.” says Knut Akselvoll, Group CEO at Init.

In the role CCO, Jan Kaihøj will lead sales efforts across Init, including Init’s technology partnerships and be in charge of strategy development.

“I am happy to join the Init team and can’t wait to get started. With 16 former companies forming the Init Group, there is a lot of potential – and an interesting challenge – in further strengthening collaboration across. I am excited to contribute to unleashing that potential and help set a direction for reaching Init’s ambition to become a Nordic leader in industrial IT and automation,” says Jan Kaihøj.