Experience

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  Solstad Gruppen

  • Oslo , Norway

  • Founder, Owner and Managing Partner, phone +47 951 84 902

    • 1997 - Present
    • Oslo , Norway

    Company services include:- change management- executive coaching and mentoring- outplacement- career development and management- management consulting- org. development- executive search and selectionProjects:Development and implementation of business strategiesChange management top-level, in both an internal role and as management-for-hireChairman of the Board in change processes; in both an internal role and as management-for-hire Executive mentor for change management: One-to-one mentoring for executives, as well as mentoring for teams and task-forcesCareer and business mentor at individual level for more than 1500 personsLeading role in Network Europa/OI Partners, developing a powerful international position and brand

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  DBM Norway - MPS

  • Oslo Area, Norway

  • Country Manager, Norway

    • 1995 - 1997
    • Oslo Area, Norway

    Business developmentCareer ManagementChange management and project control

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  PA Consulting Group - Hartmark Iras

  • Norway

  • Management consultant, Manager and Member of the Board (employee rep)

    • 1985 - 1995
    • Norway

    Internal manager and external consultant for: Executive recruitement, leadership and ODComplex change projects and turnaround processes: Jernverket i Mo, Kongsberg Våpen, Jotun, Fellesslakteriet and numerous smaller companiesManagement-for-hire for 4 years: CEO in turnaround for "1881" - TeleNor Directory Services, and CEO Finansforbundet - Finance Sector Union for NorwayDirector of Sales&Marketing - in a for-hire capasity for the pre-opening av the Plaza Hotel Oslo; at the time the largest hotel in the North

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  Scandinavian Tour Consultants (STC Oslo) and ScanAm (USA)

  • Oslo, New York and Los Angeles

  • Co-founder/owner and Board memeber

    • Jan 1985 - 1993
    • Oslo, New York and Los Angeles

    incoming and wholesale tours and cruises - USA, Europe and Africa

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  Four Winds Travel and Bennet Special Tours

  • New York and Oslo

  • Tour Director and Tour Planner

    • 1972 - 1993
    • New York and Oslo

    Europe and USA

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  Westin Hotels & Resorts - SAS Scandinavia

  • Oslo

  • Sales Manager, Senior Sales Manager and Director of Sales & Marketing

    • 1981 - 1985
    • Oslo

    1981-82: Westin Hotels, Scandinavia Hotel Oslo - sale and sales management in. Europe, USA and Japan1982-85: Westin Hotels/SAS - director of sales and marketing.- Strategy and implementation of structures and cultures from Westin (USA) to SAS (Scandinavian)- Accountable for sales and marketing functions

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  Ministry of communication

  • Oslo

  • Consultant for special assignments

    • 1979 - 1981
    • Oslo

    Responsible for bills to Parliament:a) Public policy for the Travel and Hospitality Industries (O.t:prop)b) Legal regulation for Travel Agencies, including financial risk fund

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  Friundervisningen og Otto Treiders Handesskole

  • Oslo

  • Teacher

    • 1975 - 1979
    • Oslo

    - Norwegian language and culture to immigrants- English for Norwegians- Travel industry for students

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  Danish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp

  • copenhagen

  • Admin

    • 1969 - 1971
    • copenhagen

    Administration relating to approximately 3000 Polish refugees