Opera Software hasn’t exactly been flying high lately so the latest shakeup of the company’s management structure may prove to be just what it needed. Cofounder and CEO for the past 15 years at the Norwegian company, Jon von Tetzchner, is stepping down from his position and is being replaced by Lars Boilesen, the company’s chief commercial officer (CCO) so far, with quite a few years at Opera as well.
“Lars Boilesen brings both a very significant industry experience and a deep understanding of Opera to the role as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. In short, Opera’s spirit runs through his veins,” Jon von Tetzchner, the company’s former CEO said in a statement.
“My decision to assume a new role in Opera is based on a lengthy consideration process. As outgoing Chief Executive, I leave confident in the company’s continued leadership in key markets, our strong management team, our ongoing commitment to innovation, and our robust financial foundation,” he added.
Boilesen started working at Opera in 2000 and he served as the company’s Executive VP of Sales until 2005, when the company saw a great shift from being just a browser maker to a web browsing technology provider, offering tools and services to a big number of mobile devices, as well as consumer electronics devices.
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