Catharina Eklof has served as our Chief Commercial Officer (“CCO”) since June 2021. Prior to joining IDEX, Ms. Eklof held the position as Chief Commercial Officer at Defentry, a cyber safety solutions provider, for which she led market and sales, leading the company’s and international expansion. Ms. Eklof has over 20 years of global executive leading business transformation across financial services, retail, travel and information security. Notably, she had roles of increasing responsibility over 12 years with Mastercard. She was instrumental in establishing Mastercard’s global strategic merchant program, bringing digital payment solutions and new, data-driven business models to the organization.
Ms. Eklof serves on the board of directors of Avanza Bank Holding AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: AZA). Ms. Eklof holds an M.B.A. in International Business and a M.S in Economics from the University of Uppsala, Sweden. Ms. Eklof is assigned to our office in Oslo, Norway, but resides in Belgium.