Experience

Komatsu KVX LLC

• Norway
• Software Development

• Managing Director

  • May 2009 - Present



CBA Consult

• France
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management consultant - Owner

  • Dec 2007 - Jul 2009

  Business Development: Hired to drive the development of various business areas, focus on goal setting, defining actions, action plans and implementation. Business Management: Hired to lead the turnaround process and business development in companies of different sizes and business categories. Business Development: Hired to drive the development of various business areas, focus on goal setting, defining actions, action plans and implementation. Business Management: Hired to lead the turnaround process and business development in companies of different sizes and business categories.



Nedremarka Eiendon AS

• Director M44 – Nedremarka Eiendom AS

  • Aug 2004 - Apr 2008

  Property development: Rental of premises, to ensure optimal retail mix, seek out the desired tenants in addition to those requesting. Secondly, to negotiate agreements with them, and then make sure they could move in and start operating in an optimal manner.Operating Centre: Centre Manager with overall responsibility for the operation of the center. Strategy and values were transformed into action in the operations and marketing efforts. Worked to create team spirit that ensure the greatest possible number of tenants and their employees support the development of the center. Landlord’s representative in board of tenants at the center (Tenants Association).During the construction phase: Identify the need for operating systems to find, evaluate, select and implement all operating systems and related procedures/instructions. Establish all the agreements and ensure that the infrastructure in the property served by opening. Participate in construction meetings as landlord representative.



Onninen AS

• Norway
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Regional Manager

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2004

  Responsible for the regions, sales, P&L, and personnel. Preparation of Strategic Plan, budget and marketing plan. Reset sales teams focus on customer, from daily monitoring, collaboration on projects to social events with the relations in focus. Negotiate year agreement with new and old customers. The department was cleared, reorganized and structured to engage in active sales work. Managed change from a distribution warehouse to express shop. Set focuse on the offshore segment, which doubled sales in one year and laid the foundation for further growth.



Serigstad Agri AS

• Norway
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Oct 1997 - Jun 2002

  Managing Director, Serigstad Agri A/S, Bryne.Responsible for the company and member of the executive management of Serigstad AS. Preparation of the company's overall objectives, strategies and action plans. We turned the company from a weak position in the market to grow new trust and a promising future in the market. This by developing new products, changes in the product and production strategy, building alliances, establishing export contacts and we developed an understanding of P&L calculations. The organizational culture/attitudes was changed to be market and customer oriented. This also lead to increasing return on capital.



Hydro Texaco

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Manager

  • 1991 - 1997

  Hydro Texaco AS from 1995 before Texaco ASResponsible for the company's 38 gas stations in the region, negotiating and renegotiating contracts. Adviser in the establishment of new dealerships and to existing, that with regard to funding, personnel, sales, marketing, operations, etc. Consulting retailers to develop action plans and follow up that they were conducted. Responsible for raising skills at dealers and their staff and assisted retailers with difficult personnel issues. Responsible for the development phase at the new station project and the local representative of the renewal of contracts with landlords. Responsible for the performance in the region. In the period we increased sales by over 10% and developed a stable network of dealers who collaborated well.



Kverneland Group

• Norway
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager - Marketing

  • Jun 1988 - Feb 1991

  Corporate Administration Kverneland ASA.Responsibility for the development and implementation of the group's financial budget, reporting and consolidation model. Responsible for the analysis of end-users, vendors, competitors and the market worldwide, and to keep the group updated on what's happening in the EU. Participated in the preparation of the Group's business, strategies and implementation of the new Company profile had the daily coordination with the creative agency in this context. Researched the need for LAN/WAN and was responsible for the selection and implementation of this.



Hardi International A/S

• Denmark
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Market analyst / sales budget coordinator/ IT specialist

  • 1986 - 1988

  Market analysis, analyzing internal statistics and presenting it as background for decisions. Responsible for consolidation of the sales budget at top level, build up from item level and cooperation with procurement and production planning to make sure we satisfy the demand. IT user specialist in the sales department supporting users, testing errors and new functionality, and specifying new demand to our IT department for example a system for handling warranties. Developed several highly-efficient models in spreadsheets that was very time-saving and gave better decisions.



Wrist Europe

• Norway

• Student job

  • Jun 1981 - Jul 1985

  Worked during my studies, summed up to at least 12 month. Receiving and shipping goods, storing goods and packing orders, delivering goods to customers, taking orders, and all other work. My last two month in worked as a stand-in for the purchasing manager. Worked during my studies, summed up to at least 12 month. Receiving and shipping goods, storing goods and packing orders, delivering goods to customers, taking orders, and all other work. My last two month in worked as a stand-in for the purchasing manager.



Danish Army

• Compulsory military service

  • Oct 1981 - Jun 1982