Oslo, Oslo, Norway
CEO, Finaut FinAut is Norway’s industry-led authorization body that sets and enforces competence and ethical standards for financial advisors and digital advisory solutions, ensuring trustworthy, consumer-focused advice. Experienced leader, at C-suite level, current focus on Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) with a strong background in the financial and asset management sectors. Solid expertise in regulatory frameworks, operational risk management, and internal control, as well as experience in external/internal audit and the implementation of GRC strategies. Several senior roles in risk management and governance at DNB, as well as serving as COO at SKAGEN Funds. Extensive experience from Big4 Consulting, mainly in Banking, Finance and Energy. Enthusiastic and curious, I thrive in environments with outcome-driven colleagues who are eager to learn and continuously improve. Trust and integrity are fundamental to my approach.
Head of WM RQ Operational Risk and Control. Responsibilities include implementation and evaluation of control mechanisms to ensure compliance and acceptable operational risk in key areas of the business; Asset Management, Life and Pensions, Private Banking and Savings and Investments. Deliveries include advisory and risk assessments, internal control and reporting. Implemented CORM certification for department
Responsible for Security Governance and Security Architecture across DNB. Ensure regulatory and Governing Documents compliance through definition, implementation, training and reporting/measurement of adherence to Security Requirements. Restructuring, recruiting and leading team of very experienced professionals. Decision maker and owner of implementation of Cybersecurity framework and related control library across the group Keywords: ISMS, Security Architecture, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 2700x plus more, Threat Intelligence, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Emergency Preparedness.
Responsible for Risk Management Quality in Technology for DNB. Tasked with establishing/implementing new IT Governance Framework, and related Motimate training, in support of new IT Operating Model across DNB group to ensure compliance with Regulatory and Group Governance Compliance. Delivered on time, at cost and with expected quality.
Development of Platform for allocation of assets based on a systemic and quantitative approach to financial investment. Platform facilitates backtesting of, and management of AI/algo based investment strategies.
Primary focus was New Business Development, Strategy and Executive Management Support to CEO
Responsible for development and delivery of Management Consulting Services for the Finance Sector and CFO functions in all sectors. Primary focus: Regulatory Services, including MIFIDII, SFDR, and HR operationalisation, Performance Management.
Responsible for Operations and OP Risk Mgmt. in SKAGEN AS in all countries where we operate: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom and The Netherlands. Responsible for development and operationalisation of Strategy in related areas. Leader for the following areas: IT/Infrastructure, Information Security, Client Settlement and Projects. Deliveries included Internal controls compliance and risk, Performance Management reporting, analysis and forecasting. Responsible for day to day operations and also digitalisation of processes. Several great wins and substantial savings achieved, esp. related to Client Investment Portal and UHR. Notably, SKAGEN is leading in Norway on Client Experience in the Funds administration area, and as a consequence our solutions were chosen as the new Group Solution following Storebrands acquisition of SKAGEN in 2017.
Acting Operations Director in an interim period while SKAGEN searched for the best candidate. Position made permanent after due process. Areas included Client Settlement, Finance, HR, IT, Projects and Business Development. Reorganised the area in this period to lift Finance and HR out of Operations.
Heading the Infrastructure Department with 16 employees, serving all areas and countries, responsible for Tech Strategy across countries. Recruited as leader for Infrastructure and tasked with restructuring and revitalising a strained department. Turned around the operations and structures to deliver Best of Breed stable and secure IT Operations and IT Risk Mgmt/Compliance. Restructured the IT Development area to working in Continuous Deploy mode, allowing SKAGEN to deliver IT solutions at top of the range. Implemented Corporater as Group solution for Performance and GRC management solution. Migrated to cloud - Office 365 across all locations as new standard corporate toolset. Keywords; Business Intelligence, Enterprise Management Solutions, Business Decision Support, Power BI.