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EMS@C-LEVEL Season #1 Episode #6 with NOTE SE CEO Johannes Lind-Widestam

EMS@C-LEVEL · 14 Sept 2020 · 29m · Episode 6

What this episode covers

Johannes Lind-Widestam, CEO of NOTE SE, a Swedish electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, explains how operational excellence and strategic investments allowed the company to grow sales by 16% and operating profits by 31% in the first half of 2020 despite the pandemic. He details how NOTE managed its global footprint across Sweden, the UK, Finland, Estonia, and China, maintaining production while implementing strict safety protocols and travel bans. Lind-Widestam argues that the crisis will accelerate digital transformation and consolidation in the EMS industry, favoring companies with strong balance sheets that invest in efficiency rather than those that retreat to cost-cutting.

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NOTE SE, ABB, Koh Young, Global Electronics Association

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