Carsten Ahrens
CEO, Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security
Carsten Ahrens is Chief Executive Officer of Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security, a leading global provider of physical and digital solutions for private banks, connectivity service providers, chip and hardware manufacturers.
Having completed his studies in electrical engineering at University of Hannover, he brings more than 25 years of experience in various management positions in international telecommunications and IT companies.
Prior to his current position he served as CEO/CTO of Funkwerk AG and CEO Ericsson, Germany.
His professional career includes software development for the first GSM network in the world, running the Strategic Product Management for Telco Management Solutions at Ericsson in Sweden and in building up Ericsson Consulting in Germany. He’s also build up Atos Origin’s (now Atos) telco business in in Germany.
