Skygard steps up focus on technology partners – appoints Line Kjendlie Stenshall as Industry Lead
Skygard is strengthening its focus on partner collaboration and has created a new role dedicated to this purpose. Line Kjendlie will be responsible for building and further developing Skygard's partner work as demand for data center services continues to grow.Line joins the sales team and will report to Oscar Thøgersen, Skygard's Chief Commercial Officer.– To meet the strong demand for our data center services, we depend on solid partners who can contribute expertise, capacity and local presence. By working closely with the companies building and developing the technology that underpins secure storage and processing, we become even better equipped to meet our customers' needs. With Line on the team, we gain a dedicated force who can build this area strategically and for the long term, says Thøgersen.Line Kjendlie has extensive experience in partner management and sales from several international technology companies. She joins from LINK Mobility, where she worked as Strategic Partner Manager. Before that, she worked at VMware, where she was responsible for around 350 Cloud Provider partners and 10 distributors across the Nordic region. She also has experience from marketing and communications roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nestlé Nespresso.– I'm looking forward to becoming part of the strong team at Skygard. Developing secure and sovereign digital infrastructure requires expertise and collaboration. Strong, robust partnerships are essential to succeeding in a market that is growing and changing fast, says Kjendlie.The newly created Industry Lead role is a clear signal that Skygard will strengthen its partner work going forward, and that this work is now firmly anchored in the company's growth ambitions.Skygard currently operates three data centers and has an attractive portfolio of projects in Norway and across the Nordics. Our ability to build strategic partnerships is an integral part of both meeting our customers' needs and creating value in a market experiencing strong growth, concludes Thøgersen.
