Greater Oslo Region
PROFILE International executive with leadership experience across shipping, logistics, commodity trading, and asset-intensive industries. Proven track record in building, scaling, and restructuring businesses globally. Combines strategic insight with hands-on execution, delivering immediate impact in complex and fast-changing environments. Currently taking MSc. course in generative AI for business. INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Maritime • Logistics • Industrial Commodity Driven Sector • Infrastructure • Asset-Heavy Industries GEOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE Europe • Middle East • Asia • United States • East Africa CORE EXPERTISE Executive Leadership (CEO / MD). BOD experience AI literate (2026 student at BI Graduate School of Economics: “Generative AI for business" Business Transformation & Financial or Operational Restructuring Start-ups, Scale-ups & Market Entry International Expansion & Cross-Border Operations Crisis Management & Operational Leadership Management Team Restructuring & Leadership Alignment INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP Lived and worked in USA, Norway, Switzerland, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, Netherlands. Built and led multicultural teams across global offices and operations SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS Business Building & Market Entry (Klaveness Group & Lomar) • Established multiple companies and platforms across Scandinavia, Indonesia, the Middle East, and Asia • Developed strategic joint ventures and new technological service models • Founded and led ventures across healthcare, media, real estate, and sports management Scaling & Value Creation (Eships, OSL Shipping, Torvald Klaveness) • Grew Emirates Ship Investment Co from ~$25m start-up to ~$350m pre-IPO valuation • Led fleet expansion, M&A transactions, and global commercial platform development • Managed $500m+ revenue business at Bulk Commodities International (Dangote) • Directed procurement and freight strategy for ~5 million mt annual cargo flows Restructuring & Complex Situations • Experience from financial restructuring environments (incl. Al Jaber Group) • Track record in restructuring management teams, clarifying roles, and restoring accountability and performance (Dangote Industries Limited) • Delivered commercial and operational improvements under challenging conditions Public Sector & Crisis Leadership (Norwegian Sea Rescue Society) • Head of Maritime with responsibility for commercial strategy and 50+ vessel fleet • Member of crisis management and emergency response leadership • Managed stakeholder network across government, NGOs, and maritime industry
Founded and led multiple start up ventures across heathcare, multimedia, real estate, shipping advisory and sports management.
Responsible for commercial strategy, revenue generation, and stakeholder management for fleet of 50+ SAR and 4 ambulance boats. * Managed contractual relationships with 40+ NGOs, public and private sector partners in the Norwegian Maritime Cluster. * Led collaboration with volunteers across all RS stations, strengthening operational commercial alignment. * Member of Crisis Management Team, and on-call emergency leadership team. * Expanded revenue base, strengthened partnerships with government, maritime companies and NGOs, and played a central role in national maritime emergency preparedness
Led full strategic, financial, and operational management of integrated shipping and ship management company * Technical management of chemical tankers and handysize dry bulkers * Executed asset strategy including sale of vessels * Wrote and published dry bulk (shipping) market outlook report based on global market research.
Raised USD 100 million equity with Private Equity company (CLSA). * Acquired and repositioned dry cargo operator. Rebuilt commercial platform and increased freight trading activity. * Full PnL, commercial and technical management of dry bulk operator and fleet of 20+ vessels * Daily freight trading. Negotiated contracts of affreightment with customers world-wide