As part of the many developments the company has undergone this year, a much sought after goal has been to implement a cohesive sales and marketing team.
Sales and Marketing Director Tore Nergaard’s vision has long been to create a dynamic and forward thinking team. After a rigorous interviewing process both last year and this year, Tore has the additional candidates he’s been looking for.
Meet the team:
Communication Advisers
Bjørn Leander has been with Smartcom:tv since 2006. Prior to his position at Smartcom:tv, Bjørn worked at Index Publishing, a subsidiary of Innovation Norway, as Account Manager for 2 years. He has a Bachelor’s degree from BI with a specialisation in International Marketing that included a semester at Western Michigan University, USA.
Trond Thomassen has a Bachelor’s degree in International Business & Marketing and a degree in Travel & Tourism. Prior to Smartcom:tv he worked at LOVEFiLM International as Country Manager. He has also worked as Marketing Manager for Ekornes Inc (USA) and Ekornes Ltd (UK).
Knut Moe, avid golfer and self-proclaimed skier extraordinaire, worked as a Private Financial Advisor at Invento Finansrådgivning AS from 2001 to 2009. His previous work experience includes Business Developer/Marketing Manager at Telenor Internet and Marketing consultant at Hakon Group.
Product Manager
Before joining Smartcom:tv, Torkel Bergstøl was a cross media consultant at [MU:V] media and COO at Momentum MCP, a mobile content provider. He co-founded Active Loop Television where he was VP, Head of Content, responsible for development, acquisition and production of interactive television programming for the international broadcast industry. He has been an editor at the programme department of TV 2, and a print journalist at Adresseavisen.
Sales Coordinator
Prior to her position at Smartcom:tv, Tina Hjorth-Moritzsen worked as a TV-Planner at TV3 AS. She has also held a position as a Marketing Coordinator at CC Vest Stormarked AS. Her educational background includes a degree in Internationalising and Management from BI.
Marketing Coordinator
Natalie Holstad has worked with Smartcom:tv since February 2008. Her previous work experience includes working as a Publishing Editor for Taylor & Francis AS. Natalie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Virginia, USA, and a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) from the University of Oslo, Norway.
To see the entire Smartcom:tv crew, go here.