TECHSTEP APPOINTS INGE PAULSEN AS COO
Techstep continues to grow and strengthens its corporate management team by appointing Inge Paulsen as the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).
During the last six months, Techstep has made several acquisitions to establish itself as a leading enabler of the digital workplace in the Nordics. By combining our existing business with the new acquisitions, we have increased our end-user base from 220,000 to 450,000. Now we must focus on integrating the companies and bring out synergies to offer a complete solution for making the work life mobile for our customers. Inge brings with him experience from business development and change management and will be an important resource going forward” says CEO Gaute Engbakk in Techstep ASA.
Mr. Paulsen is an experienced executive manager with a proven track record from heading strategic business development projects in venture businesses and corporate turnarounds from companies such as Clear Channel, Eltel Networks/Sønnico Tele, Infratek/Hafslund, Implement (formerly known as MarkUp Consulting) and Accenture. Mr. Paulsen holds a MSc in Business Management (Siviløkonom) from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH). He is also graduated from The Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy.
Mr. Paulsen will as COO be responsible for managing the integration processes of the acquired companies, as well as building Techstep’s “hub” to ensure integration between the various companies in the group. In addition, he will assist in further developing new and existing business areas, head tender- and delivery projects, and be responsible for implementing Techstep’s strategy into all parts of the organization.
“I’m very excited by Techstep’s mission and market offerings as a leading solution provider and “one-stop-shop” making the work life mobile for people in the Nordics. Hence, I’m looking forward to joining the highly competent and resourceful group. Together with the organization, my focus will be to contribute to business development, both in the external- as well as internal dimensions, and to enabling further growth and profitability by industrializing operations”, Inge Paulsen comments.
Inge Paulsen assumes the position as COO of Techstep 22nd of May.
Further information from:
Gaute Engbakk, CEO, Techstep ASA: +47 916 33 281
Techstep ASA – the digital workplace enabler
Techstep is positioning itself as a leading enabler of the digital workplace in the Nordics.
A need for digitizing people’s workday and improve their efficiency of work and mobility between different platforms, drive the demand for Techstep’s offering. Techstep provides the devices (hardware), subscription & connectivity, mobile device management, managed services, support and related software. Our solutions enable access to data and business applications, with high degree of security and operational stability across devices and locations.
Through its “one-stop-shop” of integrated solutions, Techstep offers tailored solutions to both the public and private sector. Such combinations are to an increasing extent sold with financing of hardware and solutions, as Mobile as a Service (MaaS).
Techstep has two core business segments: Hardware, represented by Nordialog Oslo and Apro Tele og Data, and Solutions, represented by SmartWorks, Mytos and InfraAdvice Sweden. Techstep, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, has approximately 160 employees based in Norway and Sweden and the company is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker code “TECH”.