Jean-Louis Carrara

Jean-Louis leads Global Sales at Kigen, the forerunner in secure eSIM and RSP solutions, enabling manufacturers to adopt and scale cellular IoT with ease across international markets. He works closely with some of the world’s most innovative manufacturers to support market entry, long-term growth, and strategic partnerships across sectors ranging from wearables and consumer devices to industrial infrastructure and smart energy.

Jean-Louis brings deep international commercial and industry experience built over decades at the forefront of mobile and secure connectivity. Before joining Kigen, he served as VP Europe at SK C&C CorFire, where he worked with leading global operators and enterprises including Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, and Shell. He also held senior leadership roles at Gemalto in North America, now part of Thales, where he supported Tier 1 U.S. mobile network operators in deploying SIM-based services, remote provisioning, and secure payment solutions.

Over the course of his career, Jean-Louis has witnessed and contributed to the transformation of the U.S. cellular industry from the early days of SIM adoption, when only a small share of mobile devices used SIM technology, to today’s fully connected mainstream market. His experience gives him a rare understanding of how connectivity technologies mature, scale, and create competitive advantage across regions. He has also served on the board of 4G Americas, now 5G Americas. Having lived and worked across three continents, Jean-Louis is recognized as an international business leader with deep cross-cultural experience and a strong track record of helping global technology companies expand successfully into new markets.

Jean-Louis Carrara, Kigen全球销售高级副总裁

Jean-Louis Carrara先生负责领导Kigen的全球销售业务。Kigen作为全球领先的 eSIM 与 远程SIM配置（RSP）安全解决方案提供商，助力制造商在国际市场上轻松采用蜂窝物联网并将其规模化发展。Jean-Louis Carrara先生与全球最具创新力的制造先锋紧密合作，助力其进入新市场、实现长期增长，并在可穿戴设备、消费电子、工业基础设施及智慧能源等多个领域建立战略合作伙伴关系。

Jean-Louis Carrara先生拥有数十年在移动与安全连接技术前沿领域积累的国际商务及行业经验。在加入Kigen之前，他曾担任SK C&C CorFire公司的欧洲区副总裁，与沃达丰、德国电信、壳牌等全球领先的运营商和企业开展合作。他还曾在Gemalto（现隶属于泰雷兹）担任北美地区高级领导职务，支持美国一线移动网络运营商部署基于SIM卡的服务、远程配置及安全支付解决方案。

在其职业生涯中，Jean-Louis Carrara先生见证并推动了美国蜂窝通信行业的转型——从SIM技术应用初期，仅有少量移动设备使用SIM卡，到如今实现全面互联的主流市场。他的经验赋予了他对连接技术如何在不同区域成熟、规模化并创造竞争优势的独到理解。

他还曾担任4G Americas（现为5G Americas）的董事会成员，在三大洲均有工作与生活经历，是具有深厚跨文化经验的国际商业领袖，在帮助全球科技公司成功拓展新市场方面拥有卓越的经验和非凡的成绩。