Education

• Alta high school

  economic speciality, 1972

• Bergen University

  Philosophy exam (Examen philosophicum) 1974
  Propedeutic subjects exam, Bergen University, 1975

• Alta Teacher Training College,

  Teacher training, 1977

• Tromsø University,

  Sociology studies, 1983

• the Norwegian School of Management

  Business economist, 1985

Professional Experience

• Teacher at secondary and senior secondary school, 1977 – 1985
• State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries, 1985 – 1986
• Various consulting and management tasks in fish export and production companies in Northern Norway, 1986 – 1989
• Managing Director, Leirvika Industrier AS, 1989 – 1994
• Senior business consultant, Bedriftskompetanse AS, Hammerfest, 1994 – 1997
• Managing Director, Solstrand Group Companies, Tromsø, 1997 – 1999 (engagement)
• General manager/senior partner/owner, Tromsø Consulting Group AS, Tromsø, 1999 -

Consulting services abroad

• Business Development Programs, management training, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, project manager. Joint project with the Norwegian School of Management. Employer: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Investment analysis, hotel, Russia, project co-worker. Employer: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
• Business and market analysis, fishing enterprise, Murmansk og St. Petersburg, project manager. Joint project with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Employer: EBRD.
• Review of enterprises, wood processing, shipbuilding yard, metallurgical industry etc, Arkhangelsk and St. Petersburg, project co-worker. Joint project with international auditing company. Employer: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Strategic plan for business development in Murmansk region, project manager. Employer: Murmansk and Finnmark Counties.
• Business analysis and “turn around measures” in Spanish fishing enterprise, project manager. Employer: Norwegian fish processing company.
• Market research for whitefish products and salmon, Russia, project manager. Employer: Norwegian export company.
• Market introduction, Russia, project manager. Employer: Norwegian fish exporter.
• Liquidation and sale of fish processing enterprise, England, project manager. Employer: Russian seafood enterprise.
• “Market scanning” for processed herring products in Russia, project manager. Employer: Danish herring exporter.
• Mapping of investment potential in the real estate market in St. Petersburg, project co-worker. Employer: Norwegian investors.
• Market research for shrimps, St. Petersburg, Russia, project manager. Employer: Norwegian shrimp exporter.
• “Mapping of herring importers in Russia and Ukraine” - market research, project manager. Employer: Norwegian exporter.
• “Market potential for Norwegian salmon and trout in Russia”- market research, analytical studies in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara and Nizhniy Novgorod, project manager. Employer: Norwegian Seafood Export Council (EFF).
• Various assignments related to gathering of reference information / credit check of Russian companies. Employers: Nordic export companies and other companies which carry out business in Russia.
• Preparatory work and registration of fishing vessels in the Russian Ship's Registry on the basis of agreement on Financial Leasing, project manager. Employers: Norwegian fishing enterprises.
• Registry of fishing vessels in St. Vincent & The Grenadines’ Maritime Registry, cooperation project with law firm in Oslo.
• Mapping of optimal logistic lines for transport of pelagic products from Northern Norway to central parts of Russia, project manager. Employer: Pelagic industry in Norway.
• Support in creation of logistic support channels in Russia, project manager. Employer: Pelagic industry in Norway.
• Various marketing support in Russia for Norwegian shrimp industry, Russian professional resources. Employer: Norwegian shrimp production enterprises.
• Mapping of distribution pattern for seafood to chain stores in Russia, project manager. Employer: Norwegian seafood exporter.
• Market study – Whitefish and whitefish fillet in the Russian market, project manager. Employer: Fillet industry in Norway.
• Mapping of main wholesalers and producers in herring business in Russia, project manager. Employer: Norwegian herring producers.
• Assistance in development of an information memorandum for real estate project in Riga, supporter. Employer: Baltic property developer/Norwegian investor group.
• Creation of forwarding business in Russia, mentor. Employer: Norwegian transport business/forwarding business.
• Mapping of import, logistic and distribution channels for export of fresh sea food products to Russia, mentor. Employer: Norwegian seafood exporter.
• Assistance in concept development of onshore-based breeding of white fish species, mentor. Employer: European investors.
• Assistance in creation of a joint-stock company in Russia, project manager. Employer: Norwegian shipowner.
• Support by establishment of king crab harvesting project, mentor. Employer: Norwegian and Russian fishing companies.
• Support by gathering of statistical data from Russia, mentor. Employer: Norwegian statistic analytical company.
• Support by recruitment of experts from Russia, mentor. Employer: Norwegian companies.
• Market scanning for Norwegian health food products in Russia, mentor. Employer: Norwegian producer.
• Mapping of Russian seafood industry, project manager. Employer: Norwegian exporter of accessories to seafood industry.
• Mapping of whitefish producers in Murmansk, project manager. Employer: Icelandic producer of dried whitefish products.

Consulting services in Norway

• A number of business analyses. Employers: Norwegian banks.
• Value evaluation related to Norwegian fishing fleet and fish processing enterprises. Employers: Norwegian banks, companies etc.
• Development of financial prospectus, financial applications, financial analyses etc. Employers: Norwegian companies.
• Support in various restructural processes. Employers: Norwegian banks and companies.
• Analyses of fish mill factory as well as framework conditions for fish mill industry in Norway, Employer: Fish mill company.
• Market analysis for Norwegian fish products on the global fish market. Employer: Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries.
• Creation of alternative workplaces in defense-dependent municipalities, Troms and Finnmark. Employer: Norwegian Ministry of Defence.
• Recruitment of management to trades & industries and public sector. Employers: Trades & industries, public and semi-public institutions.
• Project management – cold store terminal project. Financial preliminary work, following up of building process, recruitment of staff, establishment of administrative procedures, staring of operations, etc. Employer: Coldstore terminal company.
• Various assignments within “management for hire”.
• Restructuring, refinancing, outsourcing, sale etc. related to harvesting companies, onshore production plants, fish farming etc. – various assignments. Employers: Seafood companies, banks, etc.
• Support in refinancing of a fish farming corporation. Employer: Norwegian salmon corporation.
• Development of investment prospectus for Norwegian transport corporation. Employer: Norwegian transport corporation.
• Support in merger process of pelagic fish companies in Norway. Employer: Seafood company.
• Support by refinancing of seafood company in Northern Norway. Employer: Norwegian and foreign seafood companies.
• Support by refinancing of shipping company, preparation of investment prospectus. Employer: Shipping company in Northern Norway.
• Establishment of a drying plant for fish heads – feasibility study. Employer: Foreign seafood company.

Other engagements, finished

• Board member, Finnmark Energiverk AS (1992), Alta.
• Board member, Hammerfest Hotell AS (1992-1993), Hammerfest.
• Chairman of corporate assembly, Finnmark Fylkesrederi & Ruteselskap ANS (1991-1994), Hammerfest.
• Board member in board of directors, NORUT-Gruppen AS (1999-2000), Tromsø.
• Chairman of ”Political Board of Fisheries” in Finnmark.
• Member of national board of Senterpartiet, 8 years.
• Member of various national political committees.
• Chairman of board, Troms Fryseterminal AS (1997-1999), Tromsø
• Chairman of board in various production companies and trawler companies in Nordic Sea Holding AS, from 2000 to 2001 (consultancy engagement)
• Board member, Nordic Group AS (2000 - 2003), Trondheim
• Board member, Agro Nord AS (2001 - 2003), Tromsø
• Member of a government-appointed Committee for evaluation of structural measures in Norwegian fishing fleet (2006).
• Board member, Norway Prawns AS (2004 - 2007), Tromsø
• Board member, Norway Pelagic AS (2007 - 2008), Måløy
• Chairman of the board, Bjørnflatens Frysetransport AS (2007 - 2008), Tromsø
• Board member, ProBio International AS (2006 - 2008), Tromsø
• Board member, Barsund AS (2008 - 2009), Tromsø

Current top management engagements

• Chairman of board, Lundblad Media AS, (2004 - ), Tromsø
• Chairman of board, Tromsø Consulting Group AS, (2000 - ), Tromsø
• Member of board, Nordic Group AS (2006 - ), Trondheim
• Chairman of board, Institute of Transport Economics (2010 - ), Oslo
• Deputy Chairman of Board, Coop Nord (2007 - ), Tromsø
• Chairman of board, Skrovnes AS (2007 - ), Båtsfjord
• Chairman of board, Krabbedrift AS (2009 - ), Tromsø
• Chairman of board, Nordborg AS (2009 - ), Tromsø
• Chairman of board, Multibåt AS (2009 - ) , Hammerfest