Lars Boylesen appointed new CEO of Opera
Today in Opera Software announced the appointment of 42-year-old Lars Boylesen new CEO. He replaced Jon Stefenson von Techner, who was one of the founders of the company in 1995 and has been the CEO since that time. Jon von Techner will continue to work in Opera.
Lars Boylesen has extensive experience in the IT and telecommunications industries. He started his career at Lego Group, also led the North European and Asia-Pacific markets at Tandberg Data, from 2000 to 2005 he worked at Opera Software as executive vice president of sales and marketing, in 2005 he joined Alcatel-Lucent in as CEO for Scandinavia and the Baltics. Prior to returning to Opera in January 2009, Boylesen worked as a commercial director as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Opera Software.
“I was very glad that I was able to convince Lars to return to the company a year ago. Now I am very happy to ask him to take the position of CEO, as we continue our growth and global expansion. We have worked closely for many years, and I am sure that he is a person who can lead the Opera to a very bright future, ”said Jon von Techner.
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Boylesen himself says:
“I am impressed with what Opera has accomplished under the leadership of Jon. We provide browser technology not only to nearly 100 million customers worldwide, but also to major players in the industry: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Nintendo, KDDI, SKT, Nokia, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony Ericsson - and these are just a few. Our goal is to go forward in order to stick to our current strategy and continue to provide the best browser for all of our users. "
Lars Boylesen has extensive experience in the IT and telecommunications industries. He started his career at Lego Group, also led the North European and Asia-Pacific markets at Tandberg Data, from 2000 to 2005 he worked at Opera Software as executive vice president of sales and marketing, in 2005 he joined Alcatel-Lucent in as CEO for Scandinavia and the Baltics. Prior to returning to Opera in January 2009, Boylesen worked as a commercial director as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Opera Software.
“I was very glad that I was able to convince Lars to return to the company a year ago. Now I am very happy to ask him to take the position of CEO, as we continue our growth and global expansion. We have worked closely for many years, and I am sure that he is a person who can lead the Opera to a very bright future, ”said Jon von Techner.
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Boylesen himself says:
“I am impressed with what Opera has accomplished under the leadership of Jon. We provide browser technology not only to nearly 100 million customers worldwide, but also to major players in the industry: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Nintendo, KDDI, SKT, Nokia, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony Ericsson - and these are just a few. Our goal is to go forward in order to stick to our current strategy and continue to provide the best browser for all of our users. "
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/80029/
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