Work experience

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• 20 years as CEO and general manager in process industry companies.  Technology based international companies with global sale.  Production and market organisations in Asia, America and Europe. 

• 20 years of experience as consultant and partner within management and business development. 

• Experience as CEO from green field production and market organisations in China and Singapore.

• Work experience from Elkem, Hydro, Arthur Andersen and Metallkraft.

 

 

Other relevant experience

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• 25 years as Director at Boards in public and private companies.

• Director Agder Energi, Board Chairman in Byggma, Kristiansand Dyrepark, KOBB, Agderforskning, Innoventus and BICO. 

 

 

Education

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• Master of Business Administration from Norwegian School of Economics

• Various leadership training programs

 

 

Main responsibilities 2020/2021

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• Project leader mapping of side streams in Norwegian Process Industry on behalf of Eyde Cluster for the Norwegian Ministry for Climate and Environment.

• Project leader Kristiansand Chamber of Commerce.

• Board Chairman Lillesand Næringsarealer AS and Agderbyen Eiendomsutvikling AS.

 

Main professional responsibilities

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• Metallkraft CEO in growth company within Circular Economy, investing in Norway, China and Singapore. 200 employees

• Elkem Senior Vice President responsible for global Carbon, Microsilica and Nepheline production and marketing.

• Hydro Senior consultant

• Arthur Andersen Auditor.