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Lars Bøgvad Jeppesen is a Danish entrepreneur best known as CEO and co-founder of Tech One Global, a software development services and document management solutions company founded in 2003. He has led the company to become one of the top Microsoft Distributor and document imaging agency in East and South Africa and the Middle East as well as in Brunei, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Tech One Global also has operations in Singapore, Nepal, Maldives, Dubai, and the Philippines.

Early Life and Education
Lars Jeppesen was born in August 1, 1963 in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen as the first born child of John Jeppesen and Yvonne Christiansen. He grew up and spent most of his childhood in the town of Ballerup in Copenhagen.

Yvonne worked in the Labor Union office for nurses while John worked in Antonberg, a chocolate manufacturing company. Yvonne and John sent Lars to Hareskovens Lilleskole or “the little school in the hare forest”, a private liberal school founded and owned by parents. It is located in a forest park in Skovbovænget, Ballerup. Lars spent his first to seventh grade school days immersed in music, outdoor and other creative activities. The school was filled with domesticated animals such as goat, sheep and rabbit. Every student had their own rabbit as pet. During these early years, Lars developed interest in nature and at the same time in photography as John started to work in Kodak.

John was assigned as point person in Kodak’s equipment manufacturing and maintenance division where motion picture films were processed. The films that were used for testing the equipment were given to the child Lars who created his own motion films during summer camp. Lars also shared his father’s interest in photography. As a hobbyist, John processed his films in make shift dark rooms in their house’s bathroom. Lars continued this hobby which bloomed into businesses later in his life.

One of Lars’ major influences from childhood were the Jørdensen family. Lars met David Stray Jørdensen on the first day of first grade at Hareskovens Lilleskole. After school, Lars and David spent time together at the Jørdensen residence. David’s mother, Sarah Kordon was a writer and a close friend of Lar’s grandmother. Because of this, Lars and the Jørdensens developed a deep friendship.

Lars found the Jørdensen residence quite interesting as the house was filled with mementos from West Asia. David’s father, Insert Name Here, was an engineer who developed transport infrastructure in Iran and Persia. The Jørdensens and Lars travelled during summer often in Norway and in the neighboring countries.