Erling Schjetne takes over as global Business Line Executive for Digital Commerce in Columbus.

He has previously led Digital Commerce in Norway and Poland in the period 2014-2020. Erling (right) will have the position in addition to his current role as Market Unit Director in Columbus Norway.
“Erling has delivered great results in the Norwegian market unit and knows the Digital Commerce business and culture from within. I feel very confident that he will succeed in energizing the organization in Digital Commerce and solidify our position as a market leader in Scandinavia” says Columbus CEO, Søren Krogh Knudsen.
The last two years Digital Commerce has had an average growth of more than18 percent and now has 232 employees, a growth of more than 60 percent in the same time period. It is especially in the Swedish and Norwegian market where the growth has been strongest.
“I am excited to get the opportunity to lead an amazing organization showing enormous drive in creating success for our customers by developing new competencies and delivering exciting new products, services and high-quality projects. It is an important goal to continue the strengthening of the entrepreneurial, creative culture and spirit of Digital Commerce”, says Erling Schjetne, and he adds:
“We will continue to increase our market share in all Columbus’ markets and most of all to maintain and strengthen our position as the market leader of modern commerce”.
Digital Commerce deliver e-commerce solutions, customer portals and services to enterprise companies in both B2C and B2B markets. Core competencies include mapping and developing seamless omnichannel user experiences for users and customers, and to develop automated and efficient working processes in providing excellent customer experiences online and offline.
Our customers include corporations such as XXL, Bygger’n, Lindex, Kanthal, Toyota Material Handling and Elkjøp (Elgiganten).
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