Lars Boilesen

Boilesen is Danish;Thomas Breinstrup, [http://www.business.dk/digital/danskledet-it-komet-fordobler-sin-vaerdi "Danskledet IT-komet fordobler sin værdi"], Berlingske, October 11, 2013 {{in lang|da}} he earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from Aarhus School of Business and a postgraduate diploma from Kolding Business School,[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=11669499&privcapId=532001 Executive Profile: Lars Rabaek Boilesen], Bloomberg, retrieved November 18, 2013. and moved to Norway in 1997.Thomas Breinstrup, [http://www.business.dk/evb-archive/dansk-dirigent-til-norske-opera "Dansk dirigent til norske Opera"], Berlingske, January 8, 2010 {{in lang|da}} His first position was at the Lego Group,[http://www.operasoftware.com/company/executives Executives], Opera Software, retrieved November 18, 2013. where in the early 1990s he developed the market in Russia;Hege Guttormsen, [http://abelia.no/ledelse/abelialederen-lars-boilesen-opera-article1794-129.html "Abelialederen Lars Boilesen, Opera"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610223230/http://abelia.no/ledelse/abelialederen-lars-boilesen-opera-article1794-129.html |date=2015-06-10 }}, Abelia, 12 May 2011 {{in lang|no}} 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.[http://techno.okezone.com//read/2010/01/07/325/291697/search.html "Opera Tunjuk Lars Boilesen Jadi CEO Baru"], Techno, Okezone.com, January 7, 2010 {{in lang|id}} 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.[http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2010/01/05/ Opera appoints Lars Boilesen new Chief Executive Officer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623053836/http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2010/01/05/ |date=2011-06-23 }}, Press release, Opera Software, January 5, 2010.Stephen Shankland, [http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10425042-92.html "Opera browser company gets new CEO"], CNET, January 5, 2010.[https://www.welt.de/welt_print/wirtschaft/article5745459/Opera-Chef-Tetzchner-tritt-ab.html "Opera-Chef Tetzchner tritt ab"], Die Welt, January 6, 2010 {{in lang|de}}

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, [http://www.digi.no/915544/lonnsfest-i-opera "Lønnsfest i Opera"], Digi.no, April 24, 2013 {{in lang|no}}

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