Timo Lindström, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Timo Lindström is the co-founder and CEO of Confidex Ltd. He has more than 20 years executive experience in wireless technologies and system integration companies in Finland and in Germany. He has been working in the RFID industry since 1997. Prior to founding Confidex Ltd. he headed UPM Rafsec from start-up venture until it became the world’s number one RFID inlay vendor. He lives in Tampere, Finland.

Torbjörn Andersson, Vice President of Sales

With over 25 years experience in international high tech business, Torbjörn is responsible for Worldwide Sales, Account Management, Channel Management, Customer Service and Business Development. Previously, he has had several management roles in a variety of Semiconductor companies where he has managed global accounts such as Alcatel, Siemens, Nokia and Ericsson and built multi-country sales teams.  Companies he worked for include Temic (Germany/France/USA), Samsung (Korea), TransWitch (USA) and a start up in the power semiconductor field;  AnalogicTech out of Silicon Valley, CA.  There he served as Sr. Director of Sales & Regional Marketing for the EMEA region. Torbjörn joined AnalogicTech in its infancy and stayed six years, which included a successful IPO on Nasdaq.
Before joining the Confidex team, Torbjörn headed up Sales & Business Development for Impinj Inc. In the EMEA region. Impinj is a pioneer and world leader in UHF Gen RFID. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden with his wife and three teenage daughters and a black Labrador.

Jarkko Miettinen, Vice President of Technology Development

Mr. Jarkko Miettinen is one of the co-founders of Confidex. He has  a decade of experience in RFID and currently focuses on new business opportunities and technologies. Previously, Jarkko worked at UPM Rafsec as product development manager and as development engineer at LM Ericsson. He holds B. Sc in information technologies. Jarkko is actively participating in the international RFID industry groups and forums as representative of the company. Currently he also acts as the Chairman of RFID Lab Finland, an association with over 30 member companies and organizations. He lives in Ylöjärvi, Finland.

Rainer Antila, Vice President of Finance

Mr. Rainer Antila is the Vice President of Finance of Confidex Ltd and joined the company in October 2008. He has been working 16 years in a wide range of  financial roles, first as a controller and in the last five years as CFO. His main areas of expertise include finance reporting and planning, ERP development and accounting. His previous position before joining Confidex was as Finance Director in Nokian Capacitors, which provides solutions for energy saving and power quality. Rainer lives in Pirkkala, Finland with his family.

Bernard Lim, General Manager of Confidex China, Vice President of Operations

Mr. Bernard Lim is the General Manager for Confidex China. He joined Confidex in October 2009. He began his professional career in 1987 with Philips Consumer Electronics in Singapore. He has worked and progressed through various functions in engineering, production, product development and project management. He has accumulated more than 15 years of working experiences in operations management, with the last 5 years in senior management role for multi-national companies in China. Bernard is a Singaporean who has lived in China since 2002. He is married with two children.