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CEO · International Business Development · Strategy · China & Asia-Pacific Expert · Board Advisor
CEO · International Business Development · Strategy · China & Asia-Pacific Expert · Board Advisor
Highly accomplished, decisive, operational and strategy-driven board-level and executive leader with 25 years of CEO, international business development and sales roles. Comprehensive Asia experience since 1991 and a strong track record in developing business across Asia-Pacific, China, Europe and USA.
Language fluency and cultural sensitivity to optimise multi-cultural communications and teams to consistently exceed corporate objectives. Lived 5 years in Germany and 9 years in Asia-Pacific, including 3 years in China. Comprehensive experience across software, life sciences and clean tech.
Track record across CEO leadership, commercialization, venture & operational build, corporate finance, and board level advisory — with deep cross-cultural experience between Norway, Continental Europe and Asia.
End-to-end company leadership: strategy, P&L, organization, governance, board reporting & stakeholder alignment.
Capitalisation strategy, VC & CVC fundraising, licensing deals, acquisitions, joint ventures and exits.
Market entry & scale-up across Asia-Pacific, China, Europe and USA. Partnerships, licensing, distribution & sales.
Building & leading multi-national teams. Deep expertise in Chinese business culture for Norwegian & European executives.
Selected executive roles spanning four decades of CEO, business development and international scale-up across Norway, Germany, Singapore, Japan, China and the USA.
Patented technology for pressure vessels handling cryogenic gases used in the green energy shift (CO₂, LNG, LH₂). Key customers are global energy and shipping companies. Leading teams in Norway and Korea, financed by Norwegian venture capital.
Patented renewable energy technology for rotating machinery. Reducing energy consumption and CO₂ footprint by 50–70% in key industries. Global market with key focus on Europe and China.
The Norwegian Government's most important instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises. Managed a team of 7 senior consultants supporting market-entry strategies across energy, ICT, med-tech, cleantech, shipping, marine and design.
World-leading niche company in sensor-based, analytical software specialising in multivariate data analyses for optimization and process control. Led an executive team across Oslo, New York, Bangalore and Tokyo.
SaaS-based software company (later sold and integrated into 4Human IT AS) developing a sickness absence monitoring & follow-up platform that broadened into a personnel management platform.
OSE-listed medical technology and oncology company with a market cap of USD 150M. Managed all business development initiatives toward the largest global pharma companies.
High-tech, sensor-based devices for sorting in recycling, mining and pharma. Directed a team of 20 across 3 countries with sales operations in Germany, Spain, USA, Italy, Japan, Australia and France.
USD 5B-cap technology company on Oslo Stock Exchange focused on integrated recycling solutions for beverage packaging. Managed Asia-Pacific region, drove acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances.
USD 2B-cap NYSE-listed pharmaceutical company focused on generic drug development and global distribution. Built a regional sales organization from scratch out of Singapore.
Early-career commercial roles spanning Germany and Norway, building international sales and marketing experience in life sciences.
A career-long record of fundraising, scaling, turnarounds and successful exits — built across continents.
Currently CEO at Lattice International AS. Selectively considering board, advisory and management-for-hire engagements — with particular interest in deep tech, cleantech, life sciences and Asia/China market work.