Jun 2024 – Apr 2025 · 10 mos · Oslo, Norway · Hybrid

• Independent consulting and management for hire, drawing on over 10 years of experience scaling and restructuring organizations.
• Proven track record in revenue growth, cost optimization, and organizational turnarounds across multiple industries
• Skilled in bridging strategy and hands-on execution, ensuring alignment between business goals and day-to-day operations.
• Focused on building efficient, results-oriented teams and frameworks that drive sustainable performance over time.
• Key clients: Surf Beyond Group, Dr.Dropin and Journalia.

Jun 2024 – Dec 2024 · 6 mos · Oslo, Norway · On-site

• Engaged by Songa Investments, part of the Blystad Group, and Pioneer Capital, part of Adolfsen Group. Songa Investements held the position as Board Chair.
• Key deliverables during my engagement:
• Gained control over acquired assets, including e-scooters, technology and legal entities
• 150% growth in active fleet and launched operations in new markets such as Zurich, Greece, Ibiza - from ~4,000 to ~10,000 active scooters across 35 cities in 8 countries
• Rebuilt operational plan for 2024 / 25 with detailed cash flow forecast - foundation for reporting to the Board
• Established org. chart and company modus operandi, including reporting to management and to the board
• Implemented cost savings of €600k - rationalised team and tech platform, payment optimization
• News article on Surf Beyond’s acquisition of Superpedestrian:
• https://zagdaily.com/trends/superpedestrian-lives-on-with-surf-beyond-acquisition/

Apr 2019 – May 2024 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Oslo

• Dignio is an eHealth scale-up focusing on bringing healthcare out of the crowded clinics and to the patient's home. The company builds solutions for improving medication adherence and remote patient monitoring. By having control over the whole value chain, both hardware and software, Dignio delivers unique products to healthcare providers and their patients. At the heart of Dignio is pioneering change, and the company has been instrumental in driving the push towards digital health solutions that we now see accelerating. The solution's impact includes reducing hospitalizations for severely chronically ill patients by up 40%, saving 50% cost and achieving 90% of patients feeling better control over their own health.
• Key highlights from my time in Dignio:
• Grew ARR at annual rate of ~50% annually, from $1m (2018) to $8m (2023)
• Acquisition, restructuring and integration of AceAge, previously strategic partner and supplier of medication adherence hardware
• Raised ~USD 20m from reputable institutional investors (Monte Rosa Capital, Investinor, Stena Sessan and Fredriksborg)
• Home monitoring of 50k+ patients during Covid in Norway and the UK
• Launched US operations to address the largest healthcare market in the world
• Key experience from my time in Dignio includes: sales, customer success, scaling, business strategy, international expansion, business development, fund raising, M&A incl post merger integration, building an organization, talent management and cost restructuring.

Jan 2015 – Feb 2019 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia

• ZALORA is the leading fashion ecommerce platform in SEA and I had the honor of leading its operations in Indonesia. I was responsible for building and optimizing operations across warehouse, delivery incl. our own ZALORA delivery express, B2C/B2B cross border, customer service and content creation. By being part of the regional and local management team, I played a key role in defining & executing the business strategy and navigating the highly complex environment of Indonesia ecommerce. I learned to develop a deep love for Indonesia through my time in ZALORA and a passion for creating highly engaged & high performing teams. When I left Zalora, I was managing an organization of ~300-500 people depending on season.
• Key achievements while in Zalora:
• Initiated and lead turning around employee satisfaction score and reducing
• employee turnover from 30-40% per year in 2015 to less than 10% in 2018
• Built an operations platform (warehousing, delivery, returns, and customer service) that delivered highest cost efficiency across all Global Fashion Group’s 20 markets and supported a NPS of ~80 in 2018/19
• In 2018, year 6 of ZALORA Indonesia, we delivered 60+% revenue growth, the highest among ZALORA’s 7 markets in SEA
• Zalora was founded by Rocket Internet and is now listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as part of Global Fashion Group.

Aug 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos · Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Sep 2011 – Dec 2011 · 3 mos · Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Jun 2011 – Sep 2011 · 3 mos · Oslo, Oslo, Norway

• The internship was in Orkla's corporate development department, primarily focusing on its M&A activities. My work included being part of an acquisition project evaluating a Chinese target as well as conducting a market screening of the FMCG market in selected European countries. One month of the internship I was deployed in China, doing site visits and market research.

Jun 2010 – Aug 2010 · 2 mos · Oslo, Oslo, Norway

• During the internship I was part of the equity research team, doing financial modeling and company/sector research within both the insurance and solar industry.