Allan Nielsen

Title: Senior Director, APAC 

Education: Engineering degree within Communication and Information Technology and Engineering Business Degree

What motivates me to work in Kamstrup

I’m motivated by the fact that our solutions support the green agenda, and I’m equally inspired by the positive atmosphere and can-do attitude of my colleagues in Kamstrup.

What drives me

To secure clean water for future generations is very close to my heart, and something that has always given me energy to strive for. To me, water is the most important natural resource that we have.

The best thing about my job

People! The fact that I get to meet and interact with such a wide array of customers, stakeholders and colleagues is what I like best. I really like to engage with people from different cultural backgrounds. Even if we are dealing in a B2B setting, it is still people dealing with people in the end.

The reason I became a leader

As a person, I possess a blend of 'Influencer' and 'Driver' strengths (according to DiSC profiling), with equally strong priorities within Enthusiasm, Action and Results. I have found that I am utilizing these strengths best as a leader rather than as an individual contributor.

My leadership style

Having team members in a different region, they need to be empowered locally for them to succeed and ensure they can act independently on day-to-day issues so I do not become the bottleneck for operational decisions. I am very much relying on them to be the experts in their markets, and to understand and navigate the local business environment best. I have an inclusive leadership style where I prefer openness and to listen to sound arguments before making lasting decisions, yet I am also eager to see progress and can get impatient in getting the work done.

The important qualities of a good leader

The three qualities that I value the most in leadership are communication, empathy and integrity.

A memorable moment in my career at Kamstrup

The first memorable moment that comes to mind is from when I was a Solution Manager for water projects back in 2017, where we as a team managed to secure a win in the first tender I took part in for Kamstrup. It was a great success to all of us, as Kamstrup did not have many full solution AMI projects back then. The development of the first ever 5-year market strategy in 2019/2020 for Kamstrup is another good accomplishment, as well as having onboarded many good colleagues in my time as a manager.

Fun fact

I am a fond collector of port wines