Ellen Furru
Chief Operations Officer
As COO, Ellen is responsible for initiatives driving operational excellence. With her extensive experience from different areas of the Visma Group, Ellen is building a scalable group structure that supports companies across Visma to improve their profitability and ensure continued growth.
Ellen joined Visma in 2000 through an acquisition and worked in sales, support, and R&D for over ten years. She then then transitioned to the finance industry for six years, gaining valuable commercial and executive HR experience. Rejoining Visma in 2017 as Director of Business Operations in the Enterprise Division, she was responsible for business development, mergers and acquisitions , integration projects, and compliance, overseeing more than 3,800 employees across 16 countries with an annual revenue of NOK 5 billion. Since then, Ellen has contributed to our international expansion through several roles in Group management.
Ellen’s broad experience has given her the ability to strategically drive Group development while leading hands-on operational projects. She is passionate about building a thriving commercial culture built on Visma’s values, with a strong focus on competence building, transparency, trust, and sharing. She also values a mindset of continuous learning in a world of constant change, believing that engaged employees drive customer engagement and growth.
Short facts:
Ellen holds a Master’s Degree in Business and Economics from Handelshøyskolen BI in Norway. During her studies, she also completed an Erasmus exchange at the University of Limburg in Maastricht, Netherlands.
