Olav Stokke
Chairman of the Board
Olav Stokke was founder/co-founder and CEO of NextGenTel, the second largest broadband and xDSL Service Provider in Norway. NextGenTel was successfully listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2003 (IPO) and was acquired by TeliaSonera in 2006. Olav Stokke was Head of TeliaSonera Broadband Services, Norway (NextGenTel) until he left the company in June 2008. He holds an MSc Degree in Telecommunications / Electronics from NTH, Trondheim (NTNU) from 1980 and holds a Business Degree from BI, Bergen from 1990. Before founding NextGenTel, Olav Stokke was involved within telecommunications both internationally and nationally, involving both hardware and software related businesses. Olav Stokke holds board positions and now also operates his own company, GentleCap AS, providing consultancy and management for hire services and managing an own portfolio of investments. He is also a venture partner of Northzone Ventures.