Sweden’s utilities sector underpins everyday life, water, energy, and critical municipal services, making cybersecurity a resilience issue, not just an IT one. Utility providers operate complex environments that often span modern IT, legacy systems, and operational technology (OT), while facing increasing regulatory expectations and a threat landscape that targets societal disruption. The CISOs and other cybersecurity leaders below represent the kind of practical, high-stakes security leadership needed to keep essential services secure and available.
Claes Molin — Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Sydvatten AB
Claes Molin is the CISO at Sydvatten AB, bringing a background that blends public-sector security leadership, infrastructure-focused program delivery, and hands-on consulting experience. Before Sydvatten, he served as CISO for Burlövs kommun (contract) and led initiatives as an IT security and infrastructure project manager at Eslövs kommun, alongside earlier roles in telecom/IT consulting and project management. His trajectory reflects the operational reality of utilities and municipalities—building security into critical services where reliability and continuity are non-negotiable.
Cem Göcgören — Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Svensk Kraftreserv
Cem Göcgören is the CISO at Svensk Kraftreserv and a leadership-driven security executive with extensive experience in the public sector and technology-heavy environments. His profile emphasizes organizational change, people-first leadership, and tackling complex workplace and operational challenges—an especially relevant approach in utilities, where security outcomes depend on coordination across frontline operations, management teams, and external stakeholders.
Anders Bladh — Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Öresundskraft AB
Anders Bladh is the CISO at Öresundskraft AB, with a career spanning energy, defense, healthcare/regions, and banking security leadership. Prior to Öresundskraft, he worked as an IT and information security engineer at FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration), served as an IT Security Manager at Region Skåne, and held a combined IT/IS Security Manager (CISO) role at Sparbanken Syd, demonstrating experience in both regulated environments and operational security execution.
Nicklas Hallberg — Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Göteborg Energi
Nicklas Hallberg is the CISO at Göteborg Energi, with a strong blend of consulting, governance, and security leadership across multiple industries. He previously worked as a senior manager at PwC Sweden and as a senior consultant in IT & security management, frequently operating in “CIO/CISO-as-a-Service” and advisory capacities. His background includes security auditing, ISMS/ISO 27001-oriented work, continuity and incident management focus areas, and community involvement as a chapter agent for the Information Security Forum in Sweden.
Melisa Flodman — Information Security Specialist and Data Protection Officer (DPO), Ellevio AB
Melisa Flodman works in an information security and DPO capacity at Ellevio AB, supporting an organization that delivers electricity to nearly one million households and businesses in Sweden. Her role sits at the intersection of security governance and privacy, aligning day-to-day security work with operational reliability and responsible handling of data in a critical national infrastructure context.
Moon Carlbring — Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO), Stockholm Vatten och Avfall
Moon Carlbring is the CISO and DPO at Stockholm Vatten och Avfall, with a background rooted in public-sector security leadership and national resilience. Prior roles include CISO/DPO at Region Västmanland and an information security specialist position at MSB (the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency). Her experience also includes municipal security leadership, crisis preparedness coordination, and security-focused responsibilities in government environments—an especially relevant foundation for protecting water and waste services that communities depend on daily.
Andreas Hauser — Head of IT and Digitalisation (CIO/CDO/CISO), NSVA – Nordvästra Skånes Vatten och Avlopp
Andreas Hauser leads IT and digitalisation at NSVA with a combined CIO/CDO/CISO scope, focusing on transformation and innovation in a society-critical water and wastewater organization. His profile highlights building secure and scalable IT/OT foundations, strengthening cross-sector partnerships, and driving modernization while meeting security requirements such as those associated with the NIS2 directive—balancing operational reliability with long-term digital strategy.
Cybersecurity Leadership in Sweden’s Utilities Sector
Utilities security is ultimately about continuity: keeping power flowing, water safe, and essential services dependable—especially under stress. The CISOs and cybersecurity leaders featured here reflect the shift toward integrated IT/OT risk management, stronger governance, and resilience-minded execution. Their work underscores how Swedish utilities are evolving cybersecurity into a core operational capability that protects citizens, services, and national infrastructure.