Friday's Last Word: Accellion CEO Yorgen Edhlom
Accellion CEO Yorgen Edhlom may have more than 25 years in enterprise software expertise, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to have a little fun. Find out who Edholm is outside of the office.
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To find out who Edhlom is outside of the office, click through this slideshow.
EDHLOM: Mercedes-Benz GL450.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Ranked number two in U.S. News‘ “Luxury Large SUVs” category.
EDHLOM: A really spicy Bloody Mary.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Apparently one must add “cocktail” at the end of “Bloody Mary” to find pictures of a “Bloody Mary cocktail” in Google Images.
EDHLOM: “iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide” by Aaron Hillegass.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: It’s pretty simple — if you need a book to help you with designing iOS apps, this might be a good start.
EDHLOM: MacBook Pro.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Welcome to the club.
EDHLOM: Pacific Rim.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Ah, a fan of science fiction — not I.
EDHLOM: Priceline, because I need a rental car when I’m on the East Coast.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: And those of us on the East Coast need a rental car when we’re on the West Coast.
EDHLOM: Star Trek, the one with Jean Luc Picard.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Most techies are trekkies.
EDHLOM: My son’s violin recital.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Note to reader — not a picture of Edholm’s son.
EDHLOM: My son’s violin recital.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Note to reader — not a picture of Edholm’s son.
Friday's Last Word: Accellion CEO Yorgen Edhlom — Who is he?
Before taking on his role at Accellion, a private cloud sharing and mobile collaboration solution company, Yorgen Edholm co-founded Brio Technology, where he took the company public and grew it to $150 million in revenues.
Edholm was also president and CEO of DecisionPoint Applications, an analytical applications company.
He has also served on several public and private company boards including Hyperion, I-many, Resilience, Verix and Saama.
What's Edholm's plan for Accellion in 2014?
Edholm said the company plans to continue creating mobile solutions that improve business productivity, while at the same time expanding its global presence as a leading provider of private cloud file sharing solutions.
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