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OUR FANTASTIC TEAM
Our team combines more than 130 years of engineering experience. Our management team includes several successful entrepreneurs with proven experience in building great companies. Our commercial team has a long experience in business development, operations and technical sales which will help us explore and realise new business opportunities and enter successful partnerships around the Friend OS, making it into a thriving ecosystem.
Hogne Titlestad
Founder / CEO
Visionary programmer. Has developed numerous amazing projects and invented Friend OS.
Jolanda Engelvaart
CFO / Chairman
Accounting & Finance professional with more than 10 years experience.
Barry Kirk
Partner, Business Advisor
Senior experienced entrepreneur with over 40years in legacy software. with passion for solving challenges.
Fritz Fjellaker
Partner, Art Director
Years of experience within art, advertisment and communication. With passion for life.
David Pleasance
VP / Brand Ambassador
Highly experienced sales & marketing veteran on an international level. Past; Head of Commodore UK.
Dan Wood
Media Manager – Europe/UK
Experienced Broadcaster and Communicator. Translates technology into something everybody understands.
Espen Olsen
Software Engineer
Engineering career started with LEGO. Amiga500 was his first computer. Main developer of Friend Chat.
Paweł Stefański
Software Engineer
Early into computer technology. Past; Schneider Electric, Airbus, ING. Main developer of Friend Core.
Torbjørn Rott
Project manager
Experienced systems architect and entrepreneur. With passion for the simple life and family.
Andreas C. Atakan
Software engineer
Full-stack developer. Author of NapkinGIS.
Chris Andre Strømland
Software Engineer
Experienced web developer with a passion for decentralized systems. Creator of Friend Community.
Ioana Berbec
Software Tester
Ioana has broad experience with software testing and is responsible for testing and documentation.
ADVISORS
Our core team enjoys the great support of capable advisors with a broad range of expertise and experience.
Colin Proudfoot
Financial Advisor
Successful executive with multi billion companies and startups. Over 30 years in high tech.
Anneke Leigh
Business Advisor
Experienced executive leader, known for ‘getting stuff done’; passion for mentoring people.
Liat Perlman
Business Advisor
Sales and alliance leader. Builds ecosystems that deliver revenue, seats, influence and brand.
Mikko Terho
CTO Mobile Software and Site Manager Finland R&D, Huawei
Global responsibility for Huawei mobile OS strategies and widely considered and exceptional visionary
Owen Barnes
Blockchain Advisor
Loves to create beautiful products that surprise and delight. Main skill is seeing how something *should* work.
Eric Egnet
Executive Advisor / CIO
Seasoned executive, business strategist, senior technologist, and blockchain leader.
Mark Turrell
WEF advisor on Blockchain
Expert in strategy and business planning, With more than 10 years experience in the sector.
Jens Guthe
Partner at GK Banking Partners
Senior banker, consultant & manager with over 30 years of International and banking experience.
Pekka Abrahamsson
Professor of Information Systems at University of Jyväskylä
Alexander Bakos Leirvåg
Innovator at Grid Labs / Norwegian Ethereum pioneer
Passionate about data science and enjoy the challenge of getting value out of data.
Christoffer Herheim
Business advisor
Business professional, previously Senior Advisor at Equatex global for corporate finance & development.
David Levy
Communications advisor
David is a veteran digital and high-tech marketer with a depth of experience from journalism, consumer digital advertising, market intelligence and direct response.
Nathan Scrivens
Advisor
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