Otovo has hiredPål Hauff Hvattum as SVP of Global Markets. Hvattum joins Otovo from an equivalent role in Advevinta, the global online classifieds giant, and will start on 1 March this year. - Pål brings experience from a growth journey that is similar to what Otovo is on. He comes from what in my view is the European online marketplaces' number one growth machine,Adevinta . He will for sure contribute to growing Otovo further, saysAndreas E. Thorsheim , CEO of Otovo. Thorsheim is himself an alumnus from the group Hvattum now joins from.Pål Hauff Hvattum leavesAdevinta where he was VP Global Markets and responsible for the group's portfolio of sites inMexico ,Ireland ,Hungary , andBelarus . Hvattum has also been General Manager forAdevinta's Segundamano site inMexico , and previously responsible for B2B sales in Leboncoin.fr and various roles in Schibsted, before the spinout ofAdevinta . - I loved the energy and challenges of being a part of scaling small Schibsted into a leading international marketplace, and in Otovo I see a company with all the ingredients of an even greater growth story: Residental solar energy is exploding, Otovo's model is unique, efficient and scalable, and behind it, there is a brilliant team on the mission to put solar panels and batteries in every house inEurope . This journey looked too fun and too important to not be a part of, saysPål Hauff Hvattum . - I promised myself when I turned 40 before Christmas to listen more to my gut and heart. So after looking at Otovo from a distance for some years, I reached out and told them that this was something I wanted to be a part of. This will be fun, Hvattum adds. Hvattum joins Otovo on1 March 2022 and will be working out ofSpain , with a pan-European presence and mandate. Hvattum will be part of Otovo's International Management team and also be responsible for Otovo's engagement with Grupo Gera inBrazil , Holu. Hvattum holds an MSc in Social and Public Communication from theLondon School of Economics and a BSc in Political Science from SciencesPo Bordeaux and theUniversity of Bergen . Hvattum is a Norwegian citizen, while also being fluent in English, French, and Spanish. *** About Otovo: For homeowners, Otovo is the easiest way to get solar panels on the roof. Otovo is a marketplace that organizes hundreds of local, high-quality, and qualified energy installers. The company uses its proprietary technology to analyze the potential of any home and finds the best price and installer for customers based on an automatic bidding process between available installers.
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