Bjørnar Skas

Managing Partner / Daglig leder at BackerSkeie

Greater Oslo Region

About

I have a passion for people with a main focus on leadersip, with over 20 years of experience from operational leadership roles and advisory within leadership and organisational development. I thrive for building diverse leadership teams with the right people in the right roles doing the right things.

Experience

  • Daglig leder / Managing Partner at BackerSkeie
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Managing partner and recruitment- and leadership advisor.

  • EY (11 yrs 5 mos)
    • Associate Partner
      Jul 2018 - Aug 2022 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Head of Workforce Advisory / People Advisory Services Norway, leading a team of 70 consultants and advising clients within leadership- and organisational development, organisational- and people strategy, strategic workforce planning, HR transformation, HR technology and -analytics. Also advising clients on production improvement and production leadership. Lead development of EY Nordics agile development and -organisation offering, training leaders and EY consultants globally within agile. Head of EY Norways Workplace of the future offering

    • Director
      Jul 2015 - Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Head of Workforce Advisory, Norway

    • Senior Manager
      Apr 2011 - Jul 2015 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Group Lean Lead at REC ASA
    Jan 2010 - Mar 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Responsible for coordinating the Lean programs across the group and build organisational learning to improve productivity and strenghten competitiveness. Responsible for establishing a Lean program in the Wafer division. Member of Wafer division leadship team

  • VP Productivity at Promens
    Oct 2007 - Dec 2009 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Established a group wide production improvement program. Initiated and supported 4 Lean pilots in Holland, France, Germany and Denmark and trained procution improvement coaches in 35 sites accross 25 countries. Member of Packaging division leadership team.

  • Partner at TPM Team
    Aug 2005 - Oct 2007 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Partner and advisor of production leadership and production- and process improvement and LEAN