Experience

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  Laftekompaniet AS

  • Norway

  • Owner - CEO/Executive Chairman of the Board

    • May 2013 - Present
    • Norway

    2013Ovner, and Chairman of the Board

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  Evolution Norge as

  • Norway

  • Advisor

    • Dec 2011 - Present
    • Norway

    Management Consulting and Investment Company witch provides services in the fields; Education and Training programs for Board of Directors Members, Strategy, Internationalization, Business development, Merge and Alliances, Projects and Events, CachingInvestments: Laftekompaniet.as. www.Lafetkompa...

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  TOPRO GmbH

  • München

  • CEO / Geschäftsführer / Executing Chairman of the Board

    • 2008 - Jan 2012
    • München

    Established the subsidiary TOPRO GmbH in Munich, Germany. A distributing network covering the German speaking markets; Germany, Swiss and Austria. Recruited a salesforce of 16 persons and the turnover exceeded 60 MNOKs the first operating year. Our products were displayed at 1.200 dealers the fir...

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  TOPRO as

  • Oppland County, Norway

  • CEO

    • 2007 - Jan 2012
    • Oppland County, Norway

    Restrucuring the whole Company - Business development. Carried out and comprehensive Strategy Process and installed a new Strategy. Profit focus program - combined profit 37 Million NOKs during the financial crisis (2007-11), and increased the equity capital by 40 Million NOKs. Heavy Investments ...

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  TOPRO Ltd.

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • CEO / Chairman of the Board

    • 2009 - Dec 2011
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Founded a subsidiary i Birmingham UK for Sales and Marketing in the UK Market.

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  Gjensidige

  • Norway
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Sector - Industry and Business

    • 2003 - 2007

    Head of all activities in business Sector Industry in Region Innlandet, Norway. Heavy focus on restructuring the the whole Gjensidige Group into a new Governance structure - GjensidigeNOR. I also at that time did a Master study Program in Strategic Management at, BI Norwegian Business School. This was supported by the Gjensidige Group, and the Theme for the diploma was "Analysis of the overall Strategy for Gjensidige Group".

  • Managing Director - Region Oppland / Member of Management Group, Gjensidige

    • 2001 - 2003

    Managing director for Region Oppland and Member of the Executive Management for Gjensidige Group, Oslo. Special focus: The merge between Gjensidige Group and Sparenanken NOR into Gjensidige NOR.

  • Managing Director - Region Oppland

    • 1999 - 2001

    Had the overall responsibility for Gjensidige activity i Region Oppland - Insurance, Banking and Pension.

  • CEO - Gjensidige Forsikring Vest-Oppland

    • 1996 - 1999

    CEO for Gjensidige Vest-Oppland, a independent company in the Gjensidige Group. Business ares; Insurance - Industry and Consumer market, Bank, Pension, and Finance

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  AiT Norbok AS

  • Oppland County, Norway

  • Managing Director

    • 1993 - 1996
    • Oppland County, Norway

    Graphic Industry

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  HOV+DOKKA AS

  • Oppland County, Norway

  • Managing Director

    • 1989 - 1993
    • Oppland County, Norway

    Market Leader in Office Furniture Norway. Made a total turnaround of the whole Company. Deployed a Franchise distribution network. Won the prestigious battle for deliveries to the Lillehammer Olympics (100 MNOK). Founded a joint company together with the home furniture company and linked up a ext...

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  AS Bedriftsrådgivning

  • Oppland County, Norway

  • Managing Director - Partner

    • 1985 - 1989
    • Oppland County, Norway

    Established the Management Consultants CompanyBusiness development, Project development, HR/Recruitment, Organization development, Board expertise6 Consultants

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  Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker as

  • Strategic Planning / -analyses

    • 1984 - 1985

    Building and Construction

  • Project Manager - Engeneering

    • 1983 - 1984

    Building Constructions in Aluminium

  • Sales Engeneer and Project Manager

    • 1979 - 1983

    Building Constructions

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  Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker as

  • opp

  • Operational Engeneer

    • 1968 - 1978
    • opp

    Building Constructions and Fire Proof building Products