Marie Brun Svendsen

Investment Director at Longship AS
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Norway, NO
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  • Engelsk Full professional proficiency
  • Bokmål, Norsk Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Dansk Professional working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Styrearbeid
    Foreningen for bedre styrearbeid
    Jan, 2022
    - Sep, 2024
  • Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM)
    Scaled Agile, Inc.
    May, 2019
    - Sep, 2024
  • Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA), Leading SAFe
    Scaled Agile, Inc.
    Feb, 2019
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

    • Norway
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Investment Director
      • Apr 2021 - Present

    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director Strategy and Transformation
      • May 2020 - Mar 2021

      Allente is a JV between Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer, offering entertainment to ~1,2 million customers across the Nordic, generating 7,8 billion NOK revenue. Key responsibilities: Develop and communicate corporate strategy and business development agenda. Drive large-impact business development projects. Own and drive transformation of the group, including PMO (Project management office) to extract 650 million NOK in annual synergies. Support CEO/CFO with board communication. Four direct reports.

    • Norway
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Strategy and M&A
      • Oct 2019 - May 2020

      Offering entertainment to ~700 000 customers, generating 4,5 billion NOK revenue. Largely same role and responsibilities as described below for Director Strategy, Telenor Broadcast Holding. Reporting to CFO. Tree direct reports. Offering entertainment to ~700 000 customers, generating 4,5 billion NOK revenue. Largely same role and responsibilities as described below for Director Strategy, Telenor Broadcast Holding. Reporting to CFO. Tree direct reports.

    • Director Strategy
      • Jun 2015 - Sep 2019

      3 holding companies, Canal Digital, Norkring and Telenor Satellite, generating 6 billion NOK revenue and 2 billion NOK EBITDA. Responsibilities included planning, managing, facilitating and leading the annual strategy process for the holding companies, in particular Canal Digital. Extensive experience with commercialization, business development and customer analysis. Substantial work on several M&A processes. Reporting to the CFO, working closely with the Canal Digital management team, and preparing presentation materials to the Board of Directors (supporting CEO). Also held Interim Nordic CRM Director in Canal Digital during April-August 2016, in parallel with Telenor Broadcast Director Strategy role.

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Strategy Consultant
      • Aug 2012 - May 2015

      Working on projects across telecom/media, financial services & payments, and Retail & Consumer goods (incl. FMCG). Supported both private equity owned and listed companies with strategy development and growth agenda. Conducted several M&A / due diligence projects across industries to validate and risk assess proposed business plans, and develop external view on synergies, business development and growth potential. Also supported various organizational development and reorganization processes. Working on projects across telecom/media, financial services & payments, and Retail & Consumer goods (incl. FMCG). Supported both private equity owned and listed companies with strategy development and growth agenda. Conducted several M&A / due diligence projects across industries to validate and risk assess proposed business plans, and develop external view on synergies, business development and growth potential. Also supported various organizational development and reorganization processes.

    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Designer & Product Developer
      • Aug 2008 - Jul 2012

      Full time hire from 2008-2010, part time as freelance consultant from 2010-2012. Managed the product development process, including market analysis, developing design concepts and technical specifications and on the ground quality control. Developed new line of products for the Helly Hansen workwear brand, launched with revenue uplift and healthy margins. Responsible for first round of price negotiations with vendors across Asia and Europe (travelling independently to meet vendors in China, Hong Kong, Turkey, Portugal and Baltics).

    • Visiting Associate
      • Mar 2011 - Apr 2011

    • Norway
    • Maritime Transportation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design assistant
      • Aug 2006 - Jan 2007

Education

  • Handelshøyskolen BI
    Master of Science with Honors, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
    2010 - 2012
  • Handelshøyskolen BI
    Single course, 7.5 ECTS, Finance and Managerial Accounting I
    2010 - 2010
  • VIA University College / TEKO Design & Business Center
    BA-equivalente, Industrial designer, spesialication in Fashion
    2004 - 2008

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