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Christen Krogh interviewed in Japan

Tuesday, 20. March 2007, 22:14:42

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On Monday, Saito blogged about Christen Krogh, Opera's President of Engineering who was in Japan awhile back and is featured in Nikkei's Digital Arena (in Japanese) with photos.

Being in San Diego, I haven't interacted with Christen much, but I do have one story to share. When I visited Opera HQ last September (with less than a month under my belt as an Opera employee), I decided one morning to head to the office earlier than usual. When I got there, I discovered that my temporary access card wouldn't let me in, so I was stuck with nowhere to go and nothing to do until a guy came by with his access card in hand.

I asked him if he could get into the office, and he said he could. Before letting me in, however, he asked me who I was, what department I work in, where my desk is, etc. After I answered his questions, he let me in and introduced himself as Christen Krogh. I immediately recognized the name and felt really silly, given that I've seen his photo on opera.com plenty of times, not to mention the fact that I just asked one of Opera's execs if he could get into the office. Oops :whistle:

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NoteMe 20. March 2007, 22:27

Haha, that could happen the best. Just remember to look at the suit. Nice suit, means PR dep, Economy dep, or your boss. :D

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