Oyvind Birkenes

CEO

Oslo, Oslo, Norway28 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

Proven track record in leading technology initiatives.
Expertise in P&L management and product strategy.
Strong leadership in the IoT and semiconductor industries.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in IoT and semiconductor industries with extensive experience in product strategy and P&L management.

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Skills

Core Skills

P&lProduct StrategyP&l ManagementBusiness Analysis

Other Skills

C-Level LeadershipWireless TechnologiesRF designSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Board of DirectorsConnected DevicesBusiness-to-Business (B2B)ProptechFinancial AnalysisElectrical EngineeringMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Consumer ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductorsBoard Level

Experience

28 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

2 yrs

Current Experience

Airthings

2 roles

Board Member

Sep 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Oslo, Norway

CEO

May 2015 – Apr 2024 · 8 yrs 11 mos · Oslo Area, Norway

Airthings is a fast-growing technology company and producer of award-winning radon and indoor air quality monitors and energy reducing solutions for homeowners, businesses, and professionals. Airthings includes a mix of Proptech, SaaS, IoT, and Consumer Electronics.
Airthings is on a mission to ensure that people around the world recognize the impact of indoor air quality and take control of their health through simple, affordable, and accurate technology solutions while optimizing energy consumption in buildings. Airthings’ products have made radon detection and indoor air quality monitoring easy to deploy, accurate, and user friendly, and have received several accolades including the TIME's Best Inventions award and CES Innovation Award Honors. Headquartered in the heart of Oslo, Norway, and with offices in the US and Europe, the company has over 140 employees from more than 35 nationalities—and counting. To see the full range of Airthings indoor air quality monitors and radon detectors or to learn more about the importance of continuous air quality monitoring, please visit www.airthings.com.

P&L ManagementBoard of DirectorsConnected DevicesBusiness-to-Business (B2B)C-Level LeadershipBusiness Analysis+8

Nordic semiconductor

Executive Vice President, Long-Range BU & SW Services

Apr 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Oslo, Norway · On-site

Leading the Long-Range business unit covering Cellular IoT, DECT NR+, other long-range wireless technologies, and cloud software services, including nRF Cloud and the Memfault aqcuisition.
Responsible for the P&L, revenue growth, R&D, and product strategy.

P&LC-Level LeadershipWireless TechnologiesRF designProduct StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Eliot

Board Member

Mar 2024 – May 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Oslo, Norway

Monil

Board Member

Dec 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Oslo, Norway

One of the founding board members of Monil (monil.com). Monil is creating groundbreaking products for virtual fencing and health tracking of livestock.

P&L ManagementBoard of DirectorsConnected DevicesBusiness-to-Business (B2B)C-Level LeadershipBusiness Analysis+4

Smart cylinders

Board Member

Sep 2019 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs · Oslo, Norway · On-site

Smart Cylinders are creating SW and HW IoT solutions to simplify gas delivery to homeowners and businesses around the world.

P&L ManagementBoard of DirectorsInternet of Things (IoT)Connected DevicesBusiness-to-Business (B2B)C-Level Leadership+5

Nordic semiconductor asa

Board Member

Apr 2019 – May 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Oslo Area, Norway

P&L ManagementBoard of DirectorsConnected DevicesBusiness-to-Business (B2B)C-Level LeadershipBusiness Analysis+4

Texas instruments

4 roles

General Manager, Low Power RF

Promoted

Oct 2011 – Feb 2016 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Oyvind is the General Manager for Low Power RF, Texas Instruments, with a focus on defining and executing the strategy for achieving the company growth and profitability targets. He leads a world-wide team, including R&D, and marketing. His responsibility includes the ownership of the P&L financial results, and the roadmap for all the low power connectivity products.
Low Power RF is a Product Line in TI that develops and sell ultra low power Wireless-MCUs, Radio Transceivers, System on Chip's, and Range Extenders enabling the Internet of Things. We are the leading provider of ultra low power wireless solutions in a wide range of applications including; Metering/Smart Energy, Remote Controls, Mobile Accessories, Wireless Audio, Home Automation, Health, Medical, wearables, and Alarm/Security. We have a leading portfolio of wireless technologies including Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth Smart), ZigBee, RF4CE, IEEE802.15.4, IEEE 802.15.4g, PurePath Wireless, Wireless MBUS, 6LowPAN, and a wide range of proprietary technologies at sub-1GHz and 2.4GHz.

P&L ManagementConnected DevicesBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Business AnalysisProptechFinancial Analysis+2

Business Manager, Low Power RF

Jun 2010 – Oct 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos

Leading the Low Power RF Industrial and Consumer Business Lines including strategic marketing, roadmaps, system architects, and application support. Responsible for revenue growth, design-ins, application support, roadmaps, and new product definition.

P&L ManagementConnected DevicesBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Business AnalysisFinancial AnalysisManufacturing