Lars Rabæk Boilesen is the CEO of Otello Corporation (formerly Opera Software ASA), having succeeded founder Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner in 2010.
Career Boilesen is Danish;Thomas Breinstrup, "Danskledet IT-komet fordobler sin værdi", Berlingske, October 11, 2013 he earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from Aarhus School of Business and a postgraduate diploma from Kolding Business School,Executive Profile: Lars Rabaek Boilesen, Bloomberg, retrieved November 18, 2013. and moved to Norway in 1997.Thomas Breinstrup, "Dansk dirigent til norske Opera", Berlingske, January 8, 2010 His first position was at the Lego Group,Executives, Opera Software, retrieved November 18, 2013. where in the early 1990s he developed the market in Russia;Hege Guttormsen, "Abelialederen Lars Boilesen, Opera" , Abelia, 12 May 2011 He then worked at Tandberg as head of marketing for the Northern Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, Vice President for Worldwide Sales and Sales Director, and at Alcatel-Lucent as CEO for the Nordic and Baltic countries beginning in 2005.
At Opera (now Otello), he was the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 2000 to 2005."Opera Tunjuk Lars Boilesen Jadi CEO Baru", Techno, Okezone.com, January 7, 2010 Boilesen also served on the company's board of directors from 2007 to 2009. Boilesen became CEO after von Tetzchner stepped down from the position on January 5, 2010.Opera appoints Lars Boilesen new Chief Executive Officer , Press release, Opera Software, January 5, 2010.Stephen Shankland, "Opera browser company gets new CEO", CNET, January 5, 2010."Opera-Chef Tetzchner tritt ab", Die Welt, January 6, 2010
Personal life Boilesen is married to a Norwegian and has three children (2010). In 2013 he was one of the best paid executives in Norway.Marius Jørgenrud, "Lønnsfest i Opera", Digi.no, April 24, 2013
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