New Country Manager in Atea Norway

Michael Jacobs (48) is appointed Country Manager of Atea Norway. He brings extensive industry experience from executive positions within IT infrastructure and system integration in the Nordic region.

Michael joins Atea from Microsoft, where he has worked as Managing Director of Microsoft Norway since 2013.  Prior to this, he has worked for over 10 years as Managing Director of Dell's country operations in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. He has also previously held management positions within Oracle, Telenor and Kodak. 

Michael is a Norwegian national, and holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Information Systems from California Lutheran University in the United States.

"We are delighted to announce Michael's appointment as Country Manager of Atea Norway," commented Steinar Sønsteby, CEO of Atea.  "In Michael, we have hired a Country Manager with a proven track record of leadership in our industry, most recently from executive positions within Microsoft.  He has worked closely with Atea as one of our biggest partners and knows the company well.  His experience with leading IT vendors gives him an excellent perspective on our business, which will help to drive our organization and customer relationships in Norway, and support strategy development and partner relations across the Atea group."

Michael will start in his new role in Q1 2016.  He will succeed Steinar Sønsteby, who has temporarily held the Country Manager role in Norway since April, in addition to his responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer of the Atea Group.

For further information, please contact:
Steinar Sønsteby, CEO Atea ASA, mobile (+47) 930 55 655
Robert Giori, CFO Atea ASA, mobile (+47) 934 09 188

   
About Atea
Atea is the leading supplier of IT infrastructure and system integration in the Nordic and Baltic regions with 6,800 employees. Atea is present in 90 cities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Atea delivers IT products from leading vendors and assists its customers with specialist competencies within IT infrastructure services. Atea had revenue of approximately NOK 25 billion in 2014 and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.
www.atea.com

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