Company Background
Headquartered in Sweden with office in the United Kingdom, Icomera AB is the world's leading provider of cellular broadband gateways delivering Internet connectivity for passenger transport and public safety applications. Our award-winning products are deployed on rail, road and sea serving millions of Wi-Fi users each year, and providing real-time high-speed access for fleet tracking and mission-critical on-board systems.
Roger Sandιn, President and Chief Executive Officer, responsible for BA Rail
Roger joined Icomera in January 2010 on a consultancy basis as interim CFO and later on as COO. Roger has an extensive experience in financial and general management. He has held senior executive positions internationally within ABB, DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems Adtranz and Bombardier over the past 25 years.
Dave Palmer, responsible for BA Road
Dave joined Icomera in August 2008 following Icomera's acquisition of Moovera Networks. Over the last fifteen years, Dave has held senior business development and sales positions in wireless broadband systems within different international entities.
Kenneth Persson, responsible for BA Service
Kenneth joined Icomera in 2003 as a System Engineer and Project Manager on large-scale rail projects. Prior to this Kenneth was employed as a System Engineer and test leader at Ericsson Multiservice Networks in Stockholm. Kenneth started his career as a trainee at Ericsson AB after finishing his university studies within electrical engineering.
Michael Sigvardsson, responsible for group process sales and marketing within BA Rail
Michael joined Icomera in April 2009. Prior to this Michael was President of AB Thoreb in Sweden, a company providing real time passenger information and multiplex wiring systems to public transit buses worldwide. Previously Michael worked as Marketing Manager for Consilium Marine, the leading supplier in the world of Marine Fire and Gas detection systems.
Martin Bergek, responsible for group business development, product development and marketing
Martin co-founded Icomera in 1999. Prior to founding Icomera, Martin worked at Cap Gemini as technology lead for embedded software design within the automotive industry. Before that Martin worked at SAAB Combitech AB where he designed both hardware and software solutions for satellites as well as made strategic business development studies for the SAAB group management.
Mikael Thorvaldsson, responsible for group process project execution & quality within BA Rail
Mikael has re-joined Icomera in 2010 leaving the company in 2004 at which time he was the manager of the product development. Mikael has been working with quality assurance of software in the space industry, safety assurance of software in the aviation industry and software process improvement and ISO qualification. Previous employers are Saab Ericsson Space, Fire Safety Design and the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority.
Mats Karlsson, responsible for business development and sales for the freight market within BA Rail
Mats is the original inventor of the technology on which Icomera's systems are based and co-founded the company in 1999. Prior to founding Icomera, Mats studied electrical engineering at Chalmers University of Technology and ran a consultancy company within RF and electronics.
Peter Kingsland, responsible sales UK, BA Rail
Peter joined Icomera in April 2007 to head up its UK rail business. Prior to this he held the position of Wi-Fi Services Manager at Great North Eastern Railway where he played a leading role in taking the onboard internet project from pilot to full fleet deployment within 12 months. Before joining GNER Peter worked as a consultant in the telecoms and transportation industries, specialising in taking new technologies and services to market.
