# Defense Deals And Nordic Expansion from Kitron Group: EMS@C-Level with CEO Peter Nilsson

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2025-12-12
- Length: 14m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-12-12-defense-deals-and-nordic-expansion-from-kitron-group-ems-c-level-with-ceo-peter

## Summary

Peter Nilsson, CEO of Kitron Group, discusses the strategic acquisition of DeltaNordic to gain entrenched capabilities in electrical cabinets and control boards for combat vehicles and naval platforms. He outlines Kitron's 'one-company' operating model, which allows for workforce mobility and rapid integration of acquired sites, and details the company's ambitious target of reaching 1.5 billion euros in revenue by 2030. Nilsson also analyzes the 2026 market landscape, highlighting connectivity and electrification as key growth drivers while noting the stability of the industrial sector.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-12-12-defense-deals-and-nordic-expansion-from-kitron-group-ems-c-level-with-ceo-peter#t=8) Introduction and DeltaNordic Acquisition
- [1:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-12-12-defense-deals-and-nordic-expansion-from-kitron-group-ems-c-level-with-ceo-peter#t=66) DeltaNordic Capabilities and Defense Orders
- [4:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-12-12-defense-deals-and-nordic-expansion-from-kitron-group-ems-c-level-with-ceo-peter#t=289) Kitron's One-Company Operating Model
- [9:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-12-12-defense-deals-and-nordic-expansion-from-kitron-group-ems-c-level-with-ceo-peter#t=556) M&A Strategy and Advisor MP Corporate Finance
- [11:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-12-12-defense-deals-and-nordic-expansion-from-kitron-group-ems-c-level-with-ceo-peter#t=667) 2026 Market Outlook: Connectivity, Electrification, and Medical

## Topics

- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Kitron Group (company)
- DeltaNordic (company)
- BAE Systems (company)
- MP Corporate Finance (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)

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