Frode Lillebakken joins Gelato as General Counsel
Frode Lillebakken leaves Telia, Norway’s second largest telecom provider with yearly revenue of 14 billion NOK, to join Gelato’s leadership team as General Counsel.
Lillebakken is one of Norway’s most renowned General Counsels, having featured on Finansavisen’s “Best General Counsels” list consistently during the last 5 years, this year ranked as the 6th best in Norway.
“We are very happy to have recruited Frode Lillebakken to Gelato. We were colleagues when I was CEO of Tele2 Norway and Frode was our legal advisor. I am looking forward to working with Frode again. With last year’s raise of 240 million dollars from Insight Venture Partners, Softbank, Funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and existing investors, Gelato is experiencing rapid growth. Having Frode’s guidance, will be important for the company’s success”, says Henrik Müller-Hansen, founder and CEO of Gelato.
“I am thrilled to join Gelato’s Leadership team“, says Frode Lillebakken. “Since the very start of Gelato, I have admired this team’s growth and persistence. Gelato is solving some of today’s most important global challenges, namely efficient manufacturing by enabling on-demand production in the destination country. I am truly excited to now be part of Gelato’s journey.”
Frode Lillebakken joins Gelato on June 1st, 2022.
About Gelato
Gelato enables local, on-demand production on a global scale through the world’s largest network for production on demand. Gelato produces personalized products in 32 countries, allowing creators and ecommerce sellers to scale their businesses and reach customers faster while reducing waste, costs, and carbon emissions. In tandem, Gelato leverages the same network to connect the world’s print producers, allowing them to produce, manage, and ship products on a single, more efficient platform, GelatoConnect. By doing so, Gelato is changing the game for creators, makers, people, and the planet.
Gelato was founded by CEO, Henrik Müller-Hansen, in 2007 and consists of the Gelato platform and the consumer brand Optimalprint. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, the company has offices in Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Copenhagen, Denver, Lahore, London, Madrid, Singapore, Stockholm, and Tallinn. To learn more about Gelato, visit Gelato.com. For career opportunities, visit Gelato’s careers page.
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