Executive Team
Jon S. von Tetzchner (born 1967)

Co-founder -- CEO
Tetzchner worked for Telenor Research from 1991 to 1995, when he and his colleague Geir Ivarsøy founded Opera Software ASA.
Tetzchner holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Oslo.
Tetzchner holds 17,482,110 shares and 400,000 options in the company.
Håkon Wium Lie (born 1965)

CTO
Wium Lie is a Web pioneer, having worked on the WWW project at CERN, the cradle of the Web. He first suggested the concept of Cascading Style Sheets in 1994 and he later joined W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium) to further strengthen the standards. In 1999, he was listed among Technology Review's Top 100 Innovators of the Next Century. He's currently a member of the W3C's Advisory Board, Technology Review's "TR 100," and World Economic Forum's "Technology Pioneers."
Wium Lie holds a master's degree in visual studies from MIT's Media Laboratory, as well as undergraduate degrees in computer science from West Georgia College and Østfold College, Norway.
Wium Lie holds 1,529,645 shares and 300,000 options in the company.
Rolf Assev (born 1963)

Executive Vice President Marketing and Strategic Alliances
Assev worked four years for the Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee in the Marketing Department where he was responsible for developing and negotiating the international and national sponsor contracts. He then joined Scandinavia's leading PR-company, Geelmuyden.Kiese, where he worked four years as a senior consultant responsible for the IT-sector, primarily as Key Account Manager for Microsoft.
Assev holds a master's degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
Assev with family holds 1,083,820 shares and 600,000 options in the company.
Christian Jebsen (born 1967)

CFO/COO
Jebsen worked seven years (1991-1998) within corporate finance, investment banking of Nomura International in London and Enskilda Securites in Stockholm and Oslo. Prior to joining Opera, Jebsen worked as the CEO of Stavdal ASA, a company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Stavdal ASA was aquired in January 2000, at which time Jebsen joined Opera Software.
Jebsen holds a bachelor's degree in business economics from Copenhagen Business School.
Jebsen holds 525,000 options in the Company. Jebsen with family owns 83,4% of Sanner Industrier AS which owns 1,399,300 shares in Opera Software ASA.
Christen Krogh (born 1965)

VP Engineering
Christen Krogh is in charge of all software development at Opera. Before joining Opera, he worked as research director at SINTEF Telecom and Informatics, and as business developer at TV 2 Interactiv. His previous work experience includes assignments as research scientist at various research institutes, as well as the position as adviser and group leader.
Krogh holds an interdisciplinary doctorate degree from the University of Oslo, and a bachelor's degree in computer science from Glasgow University.
Krogh holds 113,725 shares and 575,000 options in the company.
Timo Bruns (born 1966)
Executive Vice President Mobile Business Unit
Before joining Opera in February 2004 Bruns worked in Symbian Ltd for 5 years as Product Manager and Strategic Product Manager responsible for Browsing, DRM, Connectivity and Enterprise, including Symbian Enterprise Alliance Council (SEAC).
Bruns holds a Masters degree in Human Computer Interaction from the University of London (UCL).
Bruns holds 275,000 options in the company.
Scott Hedrick (born 1967)

Executive Vice President Home Media Business Unit
Prior to joining Opera, Hedrick held a variety of marketing and business development roles at technology pioneers including MontaVista Software, Sun Microsystems, OmniSky and Suunnata. At MontaVista, he drove the consumer electronics business and launched MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition, the leading Linux OS for mobile phones.
Hedrick holds a MBA in International Business from Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Business.
Hedrick holds 200,000 options in the company.
Contact off-line
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NO-0175 OSLO
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Tel: +47 24 16 40 00
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