Katrin Blixt, a 10-year veteran of the company, is based in the corporate
Permobil, a global leader in advanced assistive mobility solutions, has announced the elevation of its information technology (IT) function to the organization’s highest leadership level. Katrin Blixt, who has served as the company’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) since 2019, now joins Permobil’s Group Management team and reports directly to Chief Executive Officer Chuck Witkowski, a former resident of Knoxville who now lives in Nashville.
This move reflects Permobil’s strategic decision to fast-track its digital evolution, encompassing upgrades to core infrastructure alongside cutting-edge innovations such as artificial intelligence. This acceleration is designed to enhance operational agility, deepen customer and end-user connections, and propel our core mission of creating a future free from mobility limitations.
“Katrin has been instrumental in driving our IT strategy over the last decade. Her passion and grit have helped us unlock new capabilities across the company, from digital tools that support our customers to modernizing our digital infrastructure,” says Witkowski. “As we now intensify our digital transformation, her leadership will be pivotal as a member of group management to ensure information technology and data is embedded in every strategic decision we make.”
With a background in computer engineering, Blixt is an experienced technology and transformation leader with deep expertise in global IT, digital strategy, and organizational change. She joined Permobil in 2015 and has held the CIO role for the past six years, leading major digital transformations, strengthening cybersecurity and resilience, and building a scalable IT foundation that enables innovation and business growth. Before Permobil, Blixt spent more than a decade at Ericsson in senior roles within master data, Enterprise Resource Planning programs, and global IT leadership.
Based in Stockholm, she will continue to lead Permobil’s global IT strategy and operations.
The company was founded nearly 60 years ago by Dr. Per Uddén on the idea that every person has the right to have his or her disability compensated as far as possible by aids with the same technical standard as those we all use in our everyday lives.
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