Techstep ASA — Board/Management Information 2017

Jun 30, 2017

Techstep appoints Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Techstep appoints Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Techstep continues to grow and further strengthens its corporate

management team by appointing Erik Haugen as the company's Chief

Commercial Officer (CCO)

«We are experiencing increased demand, particularly from our large

enterprise customers, to help the digitize their business processes

through enabling the mobile work place. We wish to seize the

opportunities that are out there, further strengthen how we work

with sales and unleash the value Techstep can bring to its

customers. Erik brings with him vital experience from international

sales, marketing and key account management and will be a great

asset going forward», said CEO Gaute Engbakk in Techstep ASA.

Mr Haugen joins Techstep from Lindorff AS where he has held the

position of Director, Corporate Clients & Public Sector.

Following his business administration studies at Handelshøyskolen

BI, Mr Haugen spent 12 years in London working in sales, marketing

and business development with companies like Pioneer and Sony

Ericsson, before moving into international movie and music

licensing, joining The Licensing Agency Ltd. in 2005.

Since returning to Norway in 2009 Mr Haugen first joined Norwegian

Air Shuttle ASA to start up their mobile communications initiative,

Call Norwegian AS. Subsequently he moved into finance and

professional services sales at Lindorff AS in 2011 where he has been

responsible for strategic sales, key account management and business

development for a large portfolio of clients within telecoms,

utilities, trade, SME and public sector.

«I am very excited to be joining Techstep, and itching to get

started», said Erik Haugen. «Techstep is a frontrunner in its field,

and I believe the company's clear focus on creating solutions for an

ever growing mobile workforce is the right focus, and I am looking

forward to be a part of this exciting journey».

Erik Haugen assumes the position as CCO of Techstep 1 October 2017.

For more information, please contact:

Gaute Engbakk, CEO of Techstep: +47 91633281

Techstep ASA - we make the work-life mobile

Techstep is positioning itself as a leading enabler of the digital

workplace in the Nordics. Techstep's unique "Mobile as a Service"

(MaaS) offering is a one-stop-shop solution combining hardware,

subscription & connectivity, mobile device management, managed

services and related software, in addition to financing. The MaaS

solution enables enterprises to let employees do their work across

mobile devices and locations with a high degree of security and

operational stability. Techstep employs approximately 160 team

members based in Norway and Sweden, that serve close to 5,000

customers and 450,000 end users across various industries in the

private and public sector. The company had pro forma sales of

approximately NOK 720 million in 2016 and is listed on Oslo stock

exchange. For more information, please visit http://techstep.no/.