Press Release
Conscia appoints Group Chief Operating Officer to scale managed services across Europe
Conscia today announces the appointment of Lars Kyhlstedt as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 1 October 2026.
The appointment supports Conscia’s next phase of growth in managed services across cybersecurity, networking, cloud, and observability, as customers increasingly seek trusted partners to run secure, resilient and high-performing mission-critical IT environments.
Lars Kyhlstedt has served as Country Manager of Conscia Sweden for the past six year. He will be part of Group Executive Management team and report directly to CEO Erik Bertman. The appointment reflects Conscia’s strategic ambition to strengthen and scale its managed services across markets.
As Group COO, Lars Kyhlstedt will be responsible for Conscia’s managed services across the business units: Managed Cybersecurity, Managed Network, Managed Cloud and Managed Observability. While local markets will continue to own customer relationships.
“Strengthening our managed services organisation is a key priority for Conscia and an important step in our ambition to be a European leader in cybersecurity and managed services,” says Erik Bertman, CEO of Conscia. “With Lars in the role as Group COO, we are well positioned to scale our capabilities across markets and take on a greater responsibility for our customers’ critical IT operations.”
Lars Kyhlstedt says: “I am excited to take on this role at an important point in Conscia’s development. By aligning our managed services across business units and markets, we can deliver greater consistency, scalability and impact for our customers. Our focus is to help customers stay resilient – with secure data, stable operations and the freedom to focus on their core business.”
With the new structure, Conscia will further strengthen its ability to support customers in running secure, resilient and high-performing IT environments across cybersecurity, cloud, observability and networking.
For more information please contact:
Janne Rumle Becker, VP Communication and Marketing, Conscia, jrb@conscia.com, +45 51293220
About Lars Kyhlstedt
Lars Kyhlstedt is Country Manager of Conscia Sweden. Under his leadership, Conscia Sweden has grown rapidly. Prior to his time at Conscia, Lars was responsible for driving growth, managing large customer engagements, and scaling service delivery in Cygate and STV — building strong experience in services and operations.
About Conscia
Conscia is a pan-European leader in cybersecurity and managed services for mission-critical IT infrastructure. NIL is part of Conscia Group.
Conscia secures and runs complex digital infrastructure for large organisations in an increasingly digital world, facing rising threats and vulnerabilities. With global expertise and a local presence, Conscia designs, delivers, and manages cybersecurity, networking, hybrid cloud, and observability solutions that keep systems protected, connected, and high-performing.
By safeguarding critical data and operations, Conscia ensures organisations stay resilient and prepared for what’s next – empowering them to secure progress.
Founded in Denmark in 2003 and backed by private equity investor Nordic Capital, Conscia has grown into a pan-European leader. Headquartered in Denmark, the company now employs more than 1,700 people across Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UK, serving clients in multiple sectors including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, utilities, retail, and the public sector.
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To learn more about Conscia, visit conscia.com.
About NIL
NIL has been a leading Slovenian company since 1989 in the fields of managed services, cybersecurity, data centre, cloud technologies, collaboration solutions, and training services.
Through advanced information and communication solutions, we enable our customers to operate efficiently, securely, and reliably in the digital world.
Since 2019, we have been part of the pan-European Conscia Group, recognized as a leading European provider of secure and reliable digital infrastructure.
By actively connecting more than 800 engineers across 11 countries, we continuously strengthen our expertise and enhance the value and competitive advantage we deliver to customers in Slovenia.
As part of Conscia, NIL has become a key element of a strategic network for secure and reliable digital infrastructure.
A prime example is the Group’s cybersecurity competence centre, which is based at NIL in Slovenia.
Our expertise is validated by numerous certifications and long-standing partnerships with leading technology companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, VMware by Broadcom, Palo Alto Networks, and others.
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