Career
Before founding ZYB, where he has held the position of Chief Executive Officer since the company"s inception, Ahlers spent six years in strategy and management, partly in the mobile industry. He was previously with McKinsey & Company for more than four years, where he served as an engagement manager working with mobile operators to shape their strategies. In addition to ZYB, he also founded another start-up which provided a global SMS-service to mobile users.
Ahlers holds a masters degree in law from the University of Copenhagen, graduating in 2000.
ZYB is headquartered in Greve, south of Copenhagen, Denmark and has offices in Cambridge and London, United Kingdom. The company has kept its Copenhagen base in the wake of Vodafone"s acquisition and Ahlers continues as Chief Executive Officer, with Vodafone incorporating the firm into its Internet Services Division. The 19th January he co-founded Astralis ApS, a company that manages the affairs of Astralis, a professional gaming team