NetSymphony appoints Emanuel Lipschütz as its new Chairman of the Board. With a track record as an experienced board leader and a leading specialist in networking and cybersecurity, the company brings in the expertise needed for its next phase of growth.
“Emanuel has built companies from the ground up and understands better than most what it takes to move from an owner-led initiative to an established operation,” says Dennis Jansson, CEO of NetSymphony. “Combined with his outstanding network expertise, he is exceptionally well suited to lead the board’s work.”
Emanuel Lipschütz started early in his career, founding Netsafe as a teenager. Under his leadership the company grew into a leading systems integration and cybersecurity provider, and in 2015 Netsafe merged with Conscia. He served as CTO and Cybersecurity Director until 2024. When he left the company in 2024, revenue exceeded SEK 700 million and the workforce numbered more than a hundred employees.
Emanuel Lipschütz is now recognized as one of Europe’s most highly certified specialists in networking and cybersecurity and is the only Swede to have received Cisco’s Sirius Top Quality Instructor Award. Beyond his roles at Netsafe and Conscia, he has played key parts in several investments and company launches and is frequently sought after as an advisor, speaker and commentator on cybersecurity topics.
“Many organizations today operate network and security solutions that, despite being state-of-the-art, are difficult to oversee and manage,” says Emanuel Lipschütz. “NetSymphony’s platform addresses these challenges by automating network changes end-to-end, delivering clear benefits such as fewer errors, less manual work and faster deployments.”
He believes the platform is the missing piece organizations need to meet stricter requirements introduced by the Cyber Resilience Act, the NIS2 directive and Sweden’s cybersecurity legislation.
“With NetSymphony you gain visibility across the entire network environment while documentation is generated automatically — a vital capability for meeting demands for traceability, governance and regulatory compliance.”
Dennis Jansson views Emanuel Lipschütz’s appointment as an important strategic signal to the market.
“When a profile of Emanuel’s caliber chooses to take on the chairmanship, it tells the market where we stand and where we are heading. His credibility in the industry opens doors, and his experience scaling companies gives us concrete answers to the challenges we face today.”
About the NetSymphony platform
NetSymphony is a Swedish-developed, vendor-agnostic orchestration platform for network and security environments.
NetSymphony integrates existing systems — such as NAC, network segmentation, IPAM and CMDB — into unified workflows. It does not replace current solutions; instead, it ensures that changes, configurations and lifecycle management are performed consistently, automatically and with full traceability.
The result is consistent control regardless of vendor, reduced manual work and improved ability to maintain segmentation, governance and regulatory compliance over time.
NetSymphony also participates in cybersecurity innovation initiatives funded by the EU and Sweden’s Civil Contingencies Agency, focusing in part on technical prerequisites for implementing the NIS2 directive.
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What this means for Swedish companies
Increased automation of network and security environments helps Swedish companies meet NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act more effectively. Platforms like NetSymphony provide better control, traceability and reduced risk in complex IT landscapes — factors that are crucial for competitiveness and regulatory compliance.
What this means for MSPs in the Nordics
For managed service providers, these developments offer opportunities to deliver advanced network automation and cybersecurity services. Orchestration platforms enable MSPs to scale offerings, cut manual labor and improve margins while meeting growing customer demands.
Risks and opportunities
Opportunities include efficiency gains, automation and improved security. Risks include greater complexity, platform dependency and the need for new skills. Organizations that rapidly adopt AI-driven cybersecurity tools and align with evolving EU regulations will gain a competitive advantage.