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Opera Software develops the Opera Web browser, a high-quality, multi-platform product for a wide range of platforms, operating systems and embedded Internet products. We strive to offer a superior Internet experience through state-of-the-art technology, innovation, leadership and partnerships.

CEOJon S Von Tetzchner
Contact Information

4241 Jutland Dr Ste 105

San Diego, California 92117

www.opera.com

NAICS Code Custom Computer Programming Services: 541511

Recent Events

  • Opera Launches Simple File-Sharing Service

    6/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera Browser Becomes File Sharing Platform

    6/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera Launches New Media and File Sharing Service

    6/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera launches Unite, sticks Web server in browser

    6/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera's Bruising Browser War

    6/12/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Speed Is the Focus of Opera's New Mobile Browser

    6/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera Launches Upgraded Mobile Browser

    6/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera Mobile 9.7 Beta Browser Available for Windows Mobile Smartphones

    6/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera 10 Browser Released To Beta

    6/04/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera Releases Test Version of New Browser

    6/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Opera 10 beta announced

    6/03/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • TIM Brazil Offers Samsung Scrapy Featuring Opera Mini Browser

    4/06/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Magid: Now you can browse as well as cruise in some Ford trucks and vans

    4/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Opera Strikes Deals with Ford, Nintendo

    4/03/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • @ CTIA: Opera Mobile Signs First U.S. Carrier Deal; What The Agreement Lacks

    4/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • CTIA2009: Virgin Mobile USA to Pre-Install Opera Mini on Selected Phones

    4/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • MWC: Yahoo Revamps Mobile Strategy-Again

    2/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • OPERA SOFTWARE: Vodafone announces agreement with Opera Software to enhance mobile Internet experience on handsets

    2/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

opera software - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jon S Von Tetzchner CEO
Christen Krogh Opera Software's President
Charles McCathienevile Chief Standards Officer
Eric Harrell Coo, Cfo, Chief Operating Officer , Chief Financial Officer
Hakon Wium Lie Cto
Rolf Assev Chief Strategy Officer
Anne Stavnes Executive Vice President Culture & Facilities
Dag Honningsvag Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Roger Carlhammar Executive Vice President Mobile
Tatsuki Tomita Executive Vice President
Tove Selnes Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Rod Hamlin Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Americas
Scott Hedrick Senior Vice President of Business Solutions
Rikard Gillemyr Vice President Engineering
Timo Bruns Vice President of Business Development
Bjorn Christian Norbech Managing Partner, Itim, Norway Culture and Management Consultants
Tor Odland Communications Director
Henrik Bakken Product Manager, Brew from Norway
Julie Sajnani Communications Manager
Kaori Kotobuki Communications Manager, Japan
Katrin Jaakson Communications Manager
Michelle Valdivia Communications Manager
Michelle Valdivia Lien Communications Manager, Americas
Olafur Arnason Qa Manager for Opera's Desktop Browser
Oleg Tukh Product Manager for Opera Mini
Petter Lade Investor Relations Manager
Thomas Ford Communications Manager
Yanhong Peng Qa Engineer, Test Manager from China
Anders Hockersten Developer from Sweden
Rune Lillesveen Employee Representative
Stacey Trodal Communications Specialist
Stig Halvorsen Employee Representative
Von Tetzchner Master

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Christian Jebsen Chairman
Nils A. Foldal Chairman
Anne Syrrist Board Member
Audun Wickstrand Iversen Board Member
Grace Reksten Haugen Board Member
John Patrick Board Member
Kari Stautland Member of the Board
Lars Boilesen Member of the Board
Michael Tetzschner Member of the Board
Ole Peter Lorentzen Board Member
Silvija Seres Member of the Board
William Raduchel Board Member
Organization Position Status
Opera Software CEO Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Opera Software's President Current
Opera Incorporated Current
Opera Software Chief Development Officer Current
Informatics Inc. Research Director Former
University of Oslo Ph.D Former
Glasgow University Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science Former

Charles McCathieNevile (better known to the world as "chaals") has been Chief Standards Officer at Opera since 2005, and is responsible for Opera's leading role in ensuring that the best of Web development is available to the world in the form of open standards. With more than two decades of experience in both commercial and academic hypertext systems, his personal interests are broad but include accessibility of the web to all people from all devices, and better ways to make information help people reach more of their goals more easily. He is chair of the W3C WebAPI working group, and involved personally in several W3C working groups. Before joining Opera Charles worked on the Staff of W3C. In his spare time he is Vice President of the Iberoamerican Web accessibility group Sidar, tries to learn languages, and cooks.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Chief Standards Officer Current
University of Melbourne Degree In Medieval History Former

Prior to joining Opera, Harrell was CFO of the European operations for Advent Software, a NASDAQ-listed software company based in San Francisco, California, USA. Harrell's professional experience includes six years at JP Morgan & Co. in New York, where he was Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions, a stint in Intel Capital, and the role of Founder and CEO of an early-stage internet software company. Harrell has an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School and holds an MA and BA (Phi Beta Kappa) from The Johns Hopkins University.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Coo, Cfo, Chief Operating Officer , Chief Financial Officer Current
Opera Incorporated Current
Opera Software Board of Directors Current
Advent Software, Inc. Cfo Former
The Johns Hopkins University MA Former
Harvard Business School Mba With Distinction Former
The Johns Hopkins University BA Former

Hakon Wium Lie joined Opera in 1999 as the Chief Technology Officer. Prior to his position at Opera, Wium Lie worked for W3C, where he proposed the concept of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). He is a knowledgeable speaker on languages for the Web, as well as the past, present and future of the Web. Prior speaking engagements include the World Economic Forum and Seybold. After receiving his Master's degree from MIT Media Lab, Wium Lie worked as a research scientist at Norwegian Telecom Research and later at CERN, the birthplace of the Web. From 1995 to 1999, Wium Lie worked for W3C, after which he joined Opera. In 1999, Technology Review included him on the TR100 list, "a group of one hundred young innovators in technology from around the world." Wium Lie was also honored by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the "Technology Pioneers" in 2000 and 2001. In his spare time, Wium Lie enjoys spending time with his family, listening to classical music and painting. He currently resides in Oslo, Norway.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Cto Current
University of Oslo PhD Former
MIT Media Laboratory Master's Degree In Visual Studies Former
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Chief Strategy Officer Current
Opera Software Executive Vice President Devices Business Unit Former
Opera Software Partner Former
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Executive Vice President Culture & Facilities Current
Opera Incorporated Head of Office Management Current
Opera Software Head of Office Management Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former

As Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, B2B, Dag Honningsvag oversees global sales and marketing efforts. He is responsible for driving Opera sales in all industry segments and major accounts around the world. Honningsvag has previously spent 24 years in the IT and telecom business, including time with Telenor and Computer Associates. Most recently, he served as Country Manager and Managing Director for Computer Associates in Norway, a position he had held since 2003.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Current
Computer Associates, Inc. Former
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Executive Vice President Mobile Current
Mobile Co Executive Vice President Former
Software Spectrum, Inc. Former
Royal Institute of Technology Msc In Electronic Engineering Former

Tatsuki Tomita is responsible for Opera Software's Desktop and Opera Mini product lines. Tomita began as Opera's Business Development Manager for the Asia Pacific region. He later served as Country General Manager for Opera's operations in Japan.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Executive Vice President Current
Opera Software Vice President of Consumer Products Former

Tove Selnes joined Opera in 2007 as VP of Human Resources and has more than ten years of experience in organizational management. Prior to working at Opera, Selnes served as Director of Human Resources at Eltel Networks where she was responsible for the development and implementation of the organization's human resources strategy. Her professional experience also includes working at Avinor and Aetat. Selnes holds a law degree from the University of Oslo, and is presently pursuing a Master's of Management degree at the Norwegian School of Management. In 1994 she was awarded an Erasmus scholarship with Bologna University in Italy, where she studied EU and international environmental rights. She is a noted and respected authority on human resources management.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Executive Vice President of Human Resources Current
Opera Incorporated Vice President of Human Resources Current
ELTEL Networks Corporation Director of Human Resources Former
University of Oslo Degree Former
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Americas Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Senior Vice President of Business Solutions Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Vice President Engineering Current

As Opera Software's Vice President of Business Development since 2004, Timo Bruns is an experienced speaker on behalf of Opera. His particular areas of knowledge include: operator requirements, dynamic user experience development, evolution of mobile devices, convergence of desktop and mobile browsing technologies, enterprise requirements and human computer interaction.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Vice President of Business Development Current
Visionmobile Ltd. Associate Current
Browsing, Inc. Product Manager Former
Connectivity Inc. Product Manager Former
University of London Master of Science In Human Computer Interaction Former
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Managing Partner, Itim, Norway Culture and Management Consultants Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Communications Director Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Product Manager, Brew from Norway Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Communications Manager Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Communications Manager, Japan Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Communications Manager Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Communications Manager Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Communications Manager, Americas Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Qa Manager for Opera's Desktop Browser Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Product Manager for Opera Mini Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Investor Relations Manager Current
Opera Software Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Communications Manager Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Qa Engineer, Test Manager from China Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Developer from Sweden Current

Rune Lillesveen works as a Senior Core Developer at Opera, mainly with the CSS and layout engine implementations. He has worked for Opera since March 2000. Before that, he spent two years working for Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Lillesveen holds a Sivilingenior degree in Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Employee Representative Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Communications Specialist Current

Halvorsen is a Senior Core Developer at Opera. He has worked at Opera since December 2000. Prior to joining Opera Halvorsen studied at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim and holds a Sivilingenior degree in Computer Science (MSc).

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Employee Representative Current
Opera Incorporated Senior Core Developer Current
Opera Software Board of Directors Current
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Former

Von Tetzchner holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Oslo. Upon completing his education, he worked as a research scientist for Norwegian Telecom Research from 1991 to 1995. Von Tetzchner has received numerous honors and awards for his accomplishments through Opera Software. He was recently included in the Forum of Young Global Leaders for 2005 and listed as one of Business Week's Stars of Europe for 2004.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Master Current
University of Oslo Master's Degree In Computer Science Former

Since November 2006 CEO of VMETRO ASA. Since 2000, Jebsen has been working as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (until 2005) of Opera Software ASA. Prior to Opera, Jebsen worked as the Chief Executive Officer of Stavdal ASA (1998-2000). He also have an extensive financial background, having worked seven years (1991-1998) within corporate finance, investment banking of Nomura International in London and Enskilda Securites in Stockholm and Oslo.

Organization Position Status
VMETRO asa CEO Current
Virtex-5 President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Opera Software Chairman Current
Powel Member of the Board Current
Vmetro, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Former
Opera Software Coo Former
Opera Software ASA Coo Former
Copenhagen Business School B.Sc Degree In Economics and Business Administration Former
Copenhagen Business School Business Administration Former

Nils A. Foldal graduated from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in 1985 and has held several key positions within national and international investment management companies.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Chairman Current
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Former

Anne Syrrist has 10 years of experience within business development and M&A. Syrrist started her career with management consulting for Boston Consulting Group in Stockholm/Oslo in 1998 and then joined Convexa, a venture capital company, as a partner in 2001, where she managed the seed capital investments. In 2006, Syrrist was appointed Head of Corporate Development in Lindorff Group AB, one of the leading debt collectors and debt purchasers in the world, structuring up the M&A side. She is currently at the end of a maternity leave and will join Ringnes AS as Director of Business Development in September 2008. Syrrist holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Board Member Current
Convexa Partner Former
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Master of Science Degree In Engineering Former

Audun Wickstrand Iversen is working as portfolio manager at Vrangen AS and Midnight AS. Over the last ten years, he has focused primarily on the telecom, IT and alternative energy industries. Previously, Iversen has been working as a financial analyst at DnB Markets and as a portfolio manager at DnB Asset Management with responsibility for global telecoms and alternative energy. He holds a degree in business administration from the Norwegian School of Management (BI) as well as degrees from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and the University of Oslo.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Board Member Current
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Degrees Former
Norwegian School of Management Degree In Business Administration Former
University of Oslo Degrees Former
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Board Member Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Board Member Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Member of the Board Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Member of the Board Current
Organization Position Status
Opera Software Member of the Board Current
Norwegian School of Management President Former
University of Oslo Former

Ole Peter Lorentzen is a Norwegian private investor with extensive experience from investments in several technology companies in Norway and abroad. Mr. Lorentzen controls approximately 9% of the shares in Opera Software.

Organization Position Status
Opera Software Board Member Current
Organization Position Status
Sonitrack Board Member Current
Opera Software Member of the Board Current
Profdoc Member of the Board Current
University of Oxford Ph.D. In Computer Science Former
INSEAD PhD In Algorithm Design Former
INSEAD MBA Former
Organization Position Status
Ruckus Network, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Ruckus, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Longworth Venture Partners Executive Council Current
Ruckus, Inc. Chairman Current
Opera Software ASA Chairman Current
Ruckus Network, Inc. Chairman Current
IN2BOOKS Director Current
Chordiant Software, Inc. Director Current
Opera Software ASA Director Current
Blackboard, Inc. Board of Directors Current
MOKA5, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Silicon Image Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ruckus Network, Inc. Director Current
Sky Blue Board of Directors Current
Nantucket Conference Board of Directors Current
Sun Microsystems, Inc. chief strategy officer Former
Time Warner Inc. chief technology officer Former
Time Warner Inc. executive vice president Former
United States Military Academy Castle Lecturer Former
Silicon Image Inc. Non-Executive Vice Chairman Former
Harvard University PH.D. Degrees In Economics Former
Harvard University Master's Former
Michigan State University B.A. in economics Former
Michigan Technological University Former

Executive News

  • Opera Browser Becomes File Sharing Platform

    Information Week - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Opera launches Unite, sticks Web server in browser

    Computerworld - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Critics Object To IE Separation Decree

    Top Tech News - 6/12/09 - View Story

  • Microsoft Decrees a Separate IE, But Critics Object

    CIO Today - 6/12/09 - View Story

  • EC Scoffs at Microsoft's Offer to Ship Browser-Free OS

    E-Commerce Times - 6/12/09 - View Story

  • Critics Object To IE Separation Decree

    CIO Today - 6/12/09 - View Story

  • Opera's Bruising Browser War

    Forbes.com - 6/12/09 - View Story

  • Opera Updates Mobile Browser

    Information Week - 6/09/09 - View Story

  • Speed Is the Focus of Opera's New Mobile Browser

    Yahoo! News - 6/08/09 - View Story

  • Opera Launches Upgraded Mobile Browser

    Cellular-News - 6/08/09 - View Story

  • New Mobile Opera Focuses on Speed

    CIO Today - 6/08/09 - View Story

  • Opera browser just got better

    The Times - 6/04/09 - View Story

  • Opera Releases Test Version of New Browser

    Internet News - 6/03/09 - View Story

  • Opera 10 beta announced

    MobileTechNews - 6/03/09 - View Story

  • Opera releases first test version of new browser

    Reuters - 6/03/09 - View Story

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