MSc. 25 years with the mechanical engineering, oil service and shipbuilding group Kvaerner ASA, of which 17 as Group CFO, responsible also for Strategy and Corporate Development, and two years as Division EVP. Total sales for the Group when I left was US$ 9.3 billion. Since 1999 Corporate Finance Advisor. Extensive experience as board director for both listed and non-listed companies. Responsible as principal and as advisor for numerous M&A transactions.