Opera software asa is a norwegian software company, primarily known for its desktop opera web browser, and mobile web browser opera mini. Erik harrell chief financial officer, chief strategy. Opera ceo on the companys chinesestyle business model. Otello corporation asa develops, produces, and sells software and related services. He will continue to serve opera full time and assume the role of a. The company is also introducing improvements to the. Opera software says opera 11 will support browser extensions. Opera softwares opesf ceo lars boilesen on q4 2014. Microsoft to replace nokia store with opera mobile store. Norwegian online browser and advertising firm opera software, the takeover target of a chinese consortium of internet firms, has embedded a tool in. Despite being one of the first web browsers that the world got used to opera has been able to stay ahead of the game by implementing a mobilefirst strategy that has now started showing dividends. Opera software ceo lars boilesen at mobile world congress 20. Opera software has named lars boilesen as the companys new chief executive officer, succeeding jon s.
In a statement announcing the acquisition, opera software ceo lars boilesen said online privacy and security are becoming more serious issues, and users are increasingly seeking out solutions to. Opera software today announced that lars boilesen 42 has been named the companys new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Opera browser, sought by chinese buyers, embeds anti. Getting opera mini on the verizon wireless network is a big milestone, as we are able to reach verizon wireless vast customer base, said lars boilesen, chief executive officer, opera software. Lars boilesen has extensive sales and business development experience from the global it and telecommunications. Opera is a leading global internet brand with a large, engaged and growing base of over 350 million average monthly active users. A group of chinese internet firms, including qihoo 360 and beijing kunlun tech co, has made a cash offer of nok 10. Across multiple platforms, opera browsers have more than 350 million users worldwide. Opera software gets new staff, offices in silicon valley.
After the denmark native earned his bachelors degree in business economics from aarhus. Lars boilesen, ceo of opera software said, when the current users of the nokia store are migrated to opera mobile store, they will continue to get fresh, interesting apps for their nokia phones. Its safe to say that lars boilesen knows how to build things. Otello corporation asa formerly opera software asa is a norwegian internet company which develops advertising and mobile solutions for operators, publishers and advertisers. Lars boilesen is the chief executive officer at otello corporation asa, a position he has held since 2010. Lars boilesen, who worked at the norwegian browser maker from 2000 to 2005 and rejoined last year, signals operas strategy wont change under his leadership. Opera software chief executive lars boilesen estimated that the number of users in india would double to 100 million within a year given pace of growth of smartphones, a fourth of which are set to come from nokias xpress web browser, which will further strengthen indias presence at the top. Chinese takeover target opera software embeds browser. Opera software has promoted chief commercial officer lars boilesen to chief executive, the norwegian maker of the opera desktop and mobile browsers. Opera offers new feature for free access to mobile web. His first position was at the lego group, where in. Excerpts from an interview with opera software ceo lars. Opera ceo lars boilesen interview the indian express. The opera team celebrates 50 million users at a gurgaon mall on november 9.
The opera browser is also available for free to download from nokia store. Lars boilesen, ceo, opera software commented the following on the deal, our companies have enjoyed a long history together, and this represents a huge step forward for both of the companies, says lars boilesen, ceo, opera software. Opera bought adcolony in 2014 to support its mobile ad arm, opera mediaworks. The world of fascinating web content is expanding faster than space, and weve delivered a browser that helps you to truly discover it, says lars boilesen, opera software, ceo. Opera software is also involved in promoting web standards through participation in the w3c. Barcelona mobile world congress 2015 opera software ceo lars boilesen is untroubled that net neutrality concerns or resistance to zero rating. India now biggest market for opera mini phone web browser. People are looking for rich content options in the context of what theyre watching, says. Boilesen has extensive experience in the software and tech industry and has held executive positions in various corporations prior to his joining opera. Meanwhile, opera mobile for android is on the way, with new features such. Opra, one of the worlds leading browser providers, has just added a new tracker blocker, which speeds up web browsing by almost 20 percent. Lars boilesen, ceo of opera, discusses how and why opera is betting on mobile browsers as the next big platform for emerging markets. Employees gave lars boilesen, opera softwares ceo, a b 73100, putting lars boilesen in the top 30% in the country.
Opera softwares opesf ceo lars boilesen on q3 2014. Opera software has promoted chief commercial officer lars boilesen to chief executive, the norwegian maker of the opera desktop and. Norways opera software remains focused on developing its remaining business units rather than selling more, its chief executive said following the divestment of. Opera software names lars boilesen as ceo network world. Data saving, video boost, ad blocker, smarter downloads, night mode and other great stuff. Opera meetup in india with ceo, lars boilesen youtube. Opera upgrades mobile browser for symbian infoworld. Opera software to develop remaining business rather than. Opera offers new feature for free access to mobile web apps. Mxit and opera mini are hugely popular in south africa, and this partnership will provide consumers with easy access to south africas favourite web. To reach the vast majority of that market, we are creating an. With 50 million users, opera mini is now the third largest app in india after facebook and whatsapp.
This is a totally unexplored technology area, where opera software can be a first mover, says lars boilesen, ceo, opera software. Opera appoints lars boilesen new chief executive officer. Opera mini app brings enhanced web browsing experience to. But, more important than any speed test is the realworld speed during use. If youre seeing this message, that means javascript has been. Opera and mxit team up to offer opera mini browser in africa. Operas ceo lars boilesen seems to be less than eager to talk about money. Lars boilesen news and updates from the economic times. He has previously served at opera software where he was executive vice president of sales. The company in february told investors said it expects adcolony to be profitable in 2018 on an adjusted ebitda basis. Opera mini is now the third largest app in india after facebook and whatsapp. Opera software appoints lars boilesen as new chief.
We really believe we can drive millions and millions of users through these preloaded deals, opera chief executive lars boilesen said in a phone interview. Opera software updates tv web app store at ces 20 pcmag. Thats why we love hosting meetups, where our top executives, including our ceo, and product managers. Adcolonys remaining csuite report directly to otello ceo lars boilesen. Getting user feedback is very important to us at opera. Opera software launches cats by opera browser project opera. European and asian operator telenor will be the first partner with opera and launch opera max with app pass, testing it in some of the companys asian markets, starting with digi. Layoffs continue at adcolony, which wont seek a new ceo.
Opera said on its blog on thursday the newest version of its desktop internet browser, targeted at developers, includes a free builtin virtual private network vpn, a common tool for getting. Opesf q4 2014 earnings conference call february 11, 2015 2. Opesf q3 2014 earnings conference call october 30, 2014 3. Motorola licenses opera browser for phones infoworld. Opera aims to expand mobile reach in china cso online. Ceo lars boilesen is seen in the foreground to the left. The buyers, led by search and security firm qihoo 360, are purchasing operas. Otello corporation asa formerly opera software asa develops and sells advertising solutions to help marketers reach the audiences that build value for their businesses. It operates through its subsidiaries which include adcolony formerly opera mediaworks, a mobile advertising platform and network, bemobi, a subscriptionbased mobile application and game. He was previously chief commercial officer of the company between 2009 and january 2010, member of the board of directors of the company between 2009 and june 2009 and executive vice president of sales and marketing of the company between 2000 and. China represents the largest mobile web opportunity on the planet, said lars boilesen, ceo of opera software, in a statement. The future of the web on tv involves more contextualization.
With 50 million indian users, ceo lars boilesen says now its like home market. The new feature compliments operas set of existing privacyenhancing features including an ad blocker and a free, unlimited vpn. Opera 11 to get extensions opera mobile for android on way. I dare say that this is the best browsing experience on tablets anywhere, says lars boilesen, ceo, opera software. Operas new mini 5 and mobile 10 mobile web browsers are designed to compress the data sent to a phone by up to 90 percent, speeding up browsing time and lowering bills for paybybyte customers. Opera newsroom keep up on whats happening at opera by.
Opera sees tollfree data catching on light reading. Opera software appoints lars boilesen as new chief executive officer. Stephen shankland cnet opera software is becoming more of a silicon valley company. Otello also delivers products and services to more than 120 operators around the world, enabling them to provide a faster, more economical, and better network experience to. Using the opera mini app, and its unique compression technology, web pages are delivered to the phones more quickly. Opera softwares ceo and work experience q1 2019 youtube. He was previously chief commercial officer of the company between 2009 and january 2010, member of the board of directors of the company between 2009 and june 2009 and executive vice president of sales and marketing of the company between 2000 and 2005. The opera mobile store becomes an even more significant player in the app store market, and nokia mobile phone users get a firstclass app store for.