Pär Holgersson appointed Vice President of Cisco Northern Europe

March 20, 2025

Pär Holgersson, Head of Cisco in Northern Europe

Cisco announces today that Par Holgersson has been appointed Vice President, Cisco Northern Europe. In this role, he will be responsible for Cisco's business operations and strategic work in Northern EuropeThe focus is on strengthening customers' and partners' efforts to increase digital resilience, create future-proof workplaces, and meet the increased demands placed on network infrastructure through the rapid development and spread of AI technology.

Long experience within Cisco

Pär Holgersson, who was born and raised in Lidköping, has dedicated Cisco most of his professional career. He joined the company as a systems engineer in 1999 and has held a number of senior positions in the organization over the past 20 years. Since 2022, he has been Vice President EMEA Services, Software & Strategic Sales.

Strong confidence in Holgersson's leadership

“Pär’s leadership skills and extensive experience will be very important to Cisco’s continued success and growth in Northern Europe, where he will support our customers’ innovation, in close cooperation with our exceptional partner network. In an era when technological breakthroughs are happening almost daily, his expertise is fully in in line with Cisco Northern Europe's needs", says Oliver Tuszik, president, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Cisco.

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Looking forward to driving technology development

“I am excited to join the Cisco team in Northern Europe in a such an exciting time for our experts, partners and customers. I look forward to working together to support the rapid technological development, where integrated security and network solutions that enable AI and scalability will be a key to success,” says Pär Holgersson.

Will assume his new role on May 1, 2025

Pär Holgersson will assume his new role on May 1, 2025. He succeeds Niklas Andersson, who is retiring after successfully running Cisco's operations in the region since 2016.

Cisco Northern Europe's scope

Cisco Northern Europe includes the Nordic and Baltic countries, Benelux, Switzerland, Poland and Ukraine.

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Published March 20, 2025

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