Robert Kleist

Robert is an international sales leader with deep experience managing teams across Europe and Asia. With a background in naval engineering, his career has focused on integrating defense and maritime hardware and software solutions. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Robert will grow Saildrone operations throughout Europe. He previously served as vice president of sales at Weibel Scientific, where he was instrumental in establishing a new business division focused on radars for detecting unmanned aerial systems, fixed-wing aircraft, fighter jets, and missiles. He began his career in the Royal Danish Navy, maintaining navigation and command-and-control systems on Danish ships, and studied electrical engineering at the Engineering College of Copenhagen.