Gaute Engbakk

Gaute Engbakk is the Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder at Pratexo, a leading edge-to-cloud solution acceleration platform.1 He is an experienced international executive and technologist with expertise in business development, sales, go-to-market strategies, and transformational leadership.2

Professional Background

Gaute has a strong technical foundation, holding a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).2 He has further enhanced his skills with financial and leadership educational programs from institutions like London Business School.2

Career Highlights

• Pratexo: In addition to his role as Chairman and Co-Founder, Gaute chairs the company's Industry Leadership Council.13
• Techstep: Led a successful buy & build strategy, merging eight companies and transforming their business strategies. The company was subsequently listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.2
• Accenture: Worked as a consultant.1
• Other Roles: Has served as a business development executive, technology company CEO, founder, and board member in various organizations.1

Expertise and Focus

Gaute is known as an experienced 'industrial technologist'.1 His primary focus is on:

• Building and scaling companies
• Growing teams
• Realigning businesses with proper strategies
• Helping technology companies achieve commercial scale2

Vision for Industry

Gaute believes that the digitalization and use of data in asset-heavy, production industries is still in its infancy. He sees tremendous opportunities in utilizing more data, particularly "dark data," at the edge to improve various aspects of industrial operations.1

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