New head of IT and digitalisation

Now Øyvind is ready to strengthen GMC in its further development:

– I am looking forward to getting to know all the skilled professionals at GMC better. It is important to me that our IT systems genuinely support the needs of each company and department. I will contribute to GMC having the industry's best IT solutions and to becoming a leader in digitalization, says Øyvind Lundbakk.

– Øyvind will help take us to completely new levels within the smart use of IT and digitalization. He is an experienced leader and has been involved in many shifts in technology in his career, now we look forward to working further to make GMC robust within technology and digitalization. This is not something that we will only benefit from, but also something that our customers will notice, says CEO of GMC, Thomas A. Vang.

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Background from board positions and leadership roles

Øyvind Lundbak has a background in board positions in a number of companies: Altibox Danmark AS, New Kaupang AS, Smartly AS and Peanuts AS are some. In addition, he has held leadership roles in, among others, Dangaard Telecom, Altibox and Microsoft. At Microsoft, he is responsible for the Microsoft Developer Network.

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As co-founder of SmartPhones Telecom AS, Øyvind helped introduce smart phones and mobile email to the Norwegian market. He also worked on the digitalization of both the electrical industry and newspaper distribution here, before the company was sold to Telenor in 2007.

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With experience as product director at Altibox and product management at Kjedehuset, Øyvind has been involved in introducing video conferencing, digital platforms for entertainment, broadband and much more.

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In recent years, Øyvind has worked to strengthen the Ryfylke region as general manager of Ryfylke IKS.

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Three questions for Øyvind

🌐 What will your role be at GMC in the coming year?

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I have the pleasure and privilege of leading IT and digitalization at GMC. Right now I am in an analysis phase to see where we stand and gain insight from all the companies in GMC. Then we will jointly establish a clear roadmap for success. The roadmap ensures that we are continuously focused on delivering improvements both small and large. IT and digitalization should be a tool that at all times supports "Consider it done".

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🌐 What opportunities do you see in using new digital tools in the organization here at GMC?

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GMC is a company with a long tradition where a number of good processes have been established. Digitalization is about introducing digital technology that helps to streamline processes and make everyday life better. On the one hand, it is about introducing new systems, but mostly it is about continuously removing "stones in the shoe". For example, removing manual, time-consuming and expensive tasks for both ourselves and our customers.

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Here at GMC, we fortunately have great opportunities to introduce even more good tools that will make everyday life better for everyone, and not least contribute to our continued provision of good customer experiences. If we have good tools ourselves, it has a positive effect on our customers.

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🌐 How was it meeting the people at GMC?

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Fantastic! I have been warmly welcomed and genuinely felt welcome. So far, I feel that there are people here who are whole.
Now Øyvind looks forward to continuing the digital journey and creating new opportunities, also for GMC's customers.

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