
Karin Ahl started to get engaged with the FTTH Council Europe through the, at that time, new Business Committee and its work on the Business Guide during 2009. Karin’s contributions was at that time, apart from taking an active role in the discussions about how to dispose the Business Guide, to contribute her knowledge in concrete business cases, business models and an outlook in general. This is something that Karin in here daily work as business developer at Rala Infratech in Sweden is very well aware of. In early 2010 Karin was appointed with the vice chair position in the Committee and later on during the General Assembly in Amsterdam she was elected for the chair position.
Karin started to work at Rala Infratech in early 2005 within the project management. Today her role is divided into business development as well as project management. Before that Karin worked as business developer at Utsikt Linköping, one of the first real open networks in Sweden and still today one of the largest.
Besides this Karin holds a position as board member in Sweden Broadband Alliance and is also currently in charge of, and founder of, a network for professional women in the telecom sector in Sweden. Earlier she has also been engaged as member of the project committee in the Sweden Urban Network Association.
Karin holds a master degree in Social and Political Science and Economics from the University of Linköping. Karin graduated in 2002.
Today Karin lives in the southern part of Sweden close to Linköping.