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 is a software company on a mission to redefine global manufacturing for people and the planet. Through its network of 150+ local production partners in 32 countries, Gelato provides the operating system for local manufacturing,
GelatoConnect. It consolidates every element of digital print production into a single platform, driving profitable growth, efficiency and control.
GelatoCreate, empowers creators and ecommerce entrepreneurs to reach customers anywhere in the world without the burden of inventory, upfront costs, or long-haul shipping. Orders are automatically routed to local production hubs, ensuring products are made closer to the end customer, reducing costs, transportation distances, and waste caused by overproduction. The result is a more streamlined supply chain and new way of manufacturing and distributing products—better for people and the planet.
Gelato was founded by CEO Henrik Müller-Hansen in 2007 and consists of GelatoConnect, GelatoCreate, and GelatoConsumer, operating under the Optimalprint brand. Backed by Insight Partners, Dawn Capital, SoftBank, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Gelato is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with 16 offices worldwide, including in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Pakistan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK, the US, and Vietnam.
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