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Steen Lohse – Chairman, SML A/S

Steen Lohse is Chairman of SML A/S from end 2006. In 2006, Steen was CEO of ITE (Interactive Television Entertainment ApS), Denmark’s largest multi-platform game developer and publisher, until it was sold to NDS, a New Corp. company. In 1990 ITE launched the interactive television show “Hugo the TV Troll” in Denmark and subsequently created an explosive international market with over 8.5 million games sold to date.

From 2001 to 2005, Steen Lohse was Partner and Investment Director in Vertex Venture Capital, a Singaporean venture capital firm. Investments included Maconomy, Digiquant (sold to Intec Plc in 2004), Hymite, Saxotech, Upfront Chromatography, and ISIC.

Before Vertex Venture, Steen Lohse was Chief Operating Officer in Ibsen Microstructures A/S who manufactures phase masks, fiber bragg gratings, and photonic components used in high speed telecommunications products. Steen raised 56 MDKK from DUF, LMX, Vertex, and 3i, and co-managed a successful exit of 80 MUSD to ADC telecommunications Inc.

Prior to Ibsen, Steen Lohse was VP Sales & Marketing in Ebone A/S (today Sprint Europe), Vice President Sales & Marketing in Olicom A/S, and Vice President Sales & Marketing in DDI communications A/S (owned by Olivetti).

Steen Lohse holds a Bsc. in Manufacturing & Management. Steen currently resides in Denmark.
©2006 via venture partners • updated Wed, Oct 1, 2008
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