About John Markus Lervik
Born 1969. John Markus Lervik is a Norwegian businessperson.
John Markus Lervik (born 17 August 1969) is a Norwegian tech entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of Cognite AS. He previously was the CEO of Fast Search & Transfer, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2008. In 2010 Lervik founded Cxense, a company in the ad-platform, search and online analytics space, which was acquired by Piano Media in 2019.
In 2014 Lervik was, in his capacity as CEO of FAST, found guilty of accounting irregularities and market manipulation. Lervik pleaded innocent to all charges. In March 2016, the Supreme Court of Norway upheld the rulings of both the District court (Norway) and Court of appeal (Norway) that Lervik had made no personal gains in connection the charges brought against him.
Lervik is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.
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Who is John Markus Lervik?
Norwegian businessman
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John Markus Lervik was born on 17 August 1969.
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John Markus Lervik is a businessperson.
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John Markus Lervik is Norwegian.
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