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Per Meland (born Per Gunnar Meland, March 12, 1972) is a Norwegian businessman and media entrepreneur. Meland has co-founded several companies within media, publishing and technology. He has also directed documentaries, and owns an award-winning restaurant. ==Business ventures== In 1999 he founded Face2Face an advertising and communications agency, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The agency has around 200 employees with offices in Norway and Stockholm.〔(- Hva gjør Face2Face )〕 Face2Face works with field marketing and creative campaigns.〔(Kampanje - Reklamesuksess med klar tale )〕 The company works with several leading international brands such as Santander Consumer Bank (Norway),〔(Kampanje - Reklamesuksess med klar tale )〕 American Express,〔(Face2Face - Møter nye medlemmer i modus )〕 SAS, Shell,〔(Face2Face - Referanser )〕 Puma,〔(Face2Face - Referanser )〕 BlackBerry〔(Face2Face - Referanser )〕 and Telenor〔(Kampanje - Reklamesuksess med klar tale )〕 in the Nordic region. The company specializes in strategic communications between businesses and their end users, face to face. Usually through "under the radar"-channels like field marketing, word-of-mouth marketing and social media.〔(Kampanje - Reklamesuksess med klar tale )〕 In 2007 Meland sold Face2Face to the venture capital company Idékapital AS, where he subsequently joined as one of four equal partners. Following Meland's entry, Idékapital bought shares in: * StormGeo (former Storm Weather Center), which Idékapital later sold for a reported 200 million NOK (35 million USD).〔(E24.no - Casher inn 15mill. på Storm-salg )〕 * Viken Fibernet (later Altibox) was cofounded by Idékapital. It was sold for a reported 400 million NOK (75 million USD) to Lyse Energi in 2009.〔(Lyse kjøper Viken Fibernett )〕 * Online Media Group. Meland sold his shares for an undisclosed amount to a group of employees in 2012. * GeoKnowledge. A software company specialized in delivering exploration decision-support solutions for the oil and gas industry. It was sold to Schlumberg in December 2012 for an undisclosed amount.〔(Schlumberger Acquires GeoKnowledge AS )〕 * Gametainment. It was sold for an undisclosed amount in 2012. In 2012 Meland left Idekapital, bought back Face2Face for an undisclosed amount and rejoined the management of the company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Per Meland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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