Jan Gronbech

Managing Director/CEO

2024 - Current

Chief Business Officer

2021 - 2023

(I have moved to their board of directors.) Simplifying the life of owners, board members and management. Use our platform to cut costs and reduce hazzle related to corporate processes. Give your shareholders added security and peace of mind. Contribute to more transparency in the unlisted stock market.

Advisor

2019 - 2021

During the pandemic I worked as an advisor/executive director for some of the companies I invested in and for the VC firm Antler as a Venture Partner. Coached and mentored dozens of CEOs in different startups and scaleups on digital strategy, globalization, diversity leadership and their sales culture.

CEO and member of Northern European Board

2005 - 2019

Led Google and YouTube's disruptive operation in Norway since the founding of the company to become the largest media company in Norway in terms of revenues. Longest serving country manager/director in Google worldwide when I left. Focused on helping Norwegian businesses succeed with the digital transformation through coaching and by creating success stories together with clients every day. Google Norway is the country's leading advertising channel. Google Norway was named most favorable employer by Universum 10+ years in a row.

Director classified media, TV2 Interaktiv

2003 - 2005

Project to merge classified on TV with the web.

CEO

2002 - 2003

Online classified business under Amedia (Orkla(A-pressen) Strategy, sales, entrepreneurial tasks, recruiting, strategy, branding.

CEO

1998 - 2002

Founded DoubleClick Norway, later a subsidiary of DoubleClick Inc. Built a network consisting of Norway's 220 premier websites and held a marketshare of approximately 35% of the Norwegian online ad market. DoubleClick Norway's largest client at the time became the world's largest banner advertiser in 2000, advertising in most countries that had Internet users.

Advertising sales manager

1996 - 1997

Launched Norway's first online sales force who sold the first banner-ads and laid the foundation for what is the largest media channel in the country today.

Subscription Sales manager

1994 - 1996

Managed a team of 30-50 telemarketers selling newspaper subscriptions. Co-created Aftenposten's first online news site in 1996.

Life Insurance Salesman

1993 - 1994

The ultimate American sales experience.