Otovo has hired Pål 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, says Andreas E. Thorsheim, CEO of Otovo. Thorsheim is himself an
alumnus from the group Hvattum now joins from.
 
Pål Hauff Hvattum leaves Adevinta where he was VP Global Markets and responsible
for the group's portfolio of sites in Mexico, Ireland, Hungary, and Belarus.
Hvattum has also been General Manager for Adevinta's Segundamano site in Mexico,
and previously responsible for B2B sales in Leboncoin.fr and various roles in
Schibsted, before the spinout of Adevinta.
 
- 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 in Europe. This journey looked too fun and too important to not be a part
of, says Pål 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 on 1 March 2022 and will be working out of Spain, 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
in Brazil, Holu.
 
Hvattum holds an MSc in Social and Public Communication from the London School
of Economics and a BSc in Political Science from Sciences Po Bordeaux and the
University of Bergen. Hvattum is a Norwegian citizen, while also being fluent in
English, French, and Spanish.


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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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