Governance

Management

Otovo's management consist of highly experienced executives with a diverse experience in product, finance, and the commercial sector.

Andreas Thorsheim
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Professional experience
- Opera Software (SVP Products)
- Schibsted (CFO/COO)
- PatientSky (Board Member)
- Equality Check (Board Member)
- The Norwegian Board of Technology (Board Member)
- Norsk Tipping (Board Member)
- Dagens Næringsliv (Board Member)
Education
- Norwegian School of Economics - MSc, Economics
- London School of Economics - CEMS Master, International Management
Shareholdings
- 8,664,610 shares
- 9,000,000 options
- Started on: 01 April 2016
- Born: 16 February 1980
Petter Ulset
Chief Financial Officer
Professional experience
- Cognite (SVP Corporate Development)
- Aker ASA (Investment Manager)
- McKinsey & Company (Associate Principal)
- DnB NOR Markets (Equity Research)
Education
- Norwegian University of Technology and Science - MSc, Industrial Engineering and Technology Management
Shareholdings
- 17,000 shares
- 2,100,000 options
- Started on: 01 March 2022
- Born: 29 January 1983
Simen Fure Jørgensen
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer
Professional experience
- Iterate (CEO & Founder)
- TietoEvry (Software Engineer)
Education
- NTNU - MSc, Computer Science
Shareholdings
- 2,635,588 shares
- 3,000,000 options
- Started on: 01 June 2016
- Born: 27 September 1979
Alexander Berson
Chief Marketing Officer
Professional experience
- Rain (CEO Europe)
- Barclays (Managing Director, Digital Banking)
- The Very Group (Executive Director)
- Groupon (EMEA Chief Marketing Officer)
- eBay (Senior Director of Geographic Expansion)
Education
- Whitman College - Bachelor of Arts
- Harvard Business School - MBA
Shareholdings
- 1,050,000 options
- Started on: 11 September 2023
Paulina Ackermann
Chief Field Operations Officer
Professional experience
- Lime (General Manager - Poland, Czech Republic & Hungary)
- Uber (Head of Customer Strategy & Ops, CEE)
- LOOKCHECK (Co-founder)
Education
- Universiteit Maastricht - Master, Econometrics & Operations research
- University of Richmond - Exchange Program
- SGH Warsaw School of Economics - BSc, Economics
Shareholdings
- 1,050,000 options
- Started on: 03 September 2020
- Born: 30 July 1989
Fabio Stefanini
Chief Revenue Officer
Professional experience
- Uber (General Manager - New Mobility)
- Amazon (Country Lead, Pantry Italy)
- Bain & Company (Associate)
Education
- SDA Bocconi - MBA
- The Wharton School - MBA Exchange
- Universitá di Bologna - Management Engineering
Shareholdings
- 85,470 shares
- 1,050,000 options
- Started on: 16 February 2021
- Born: 13 August 1982
Jean Rosado
Chief Operating Officer
Professional experience
- FlixBus (Deputy General Manager, France)
- Bain & Company (Strategy Consultant)
- ATR (Aircraft Sales Director)
Education
- INSEAD - MBA
- Technische Universität Berlin - MSc, Aerospace Eng.
- Ecole centrale de Lyon - MSc, Engineering
Shareholdings
- 1,050,000 options
- Started on: 03 May 2021
- Born: 16 October 1982
Lars Ekeland
General Counsel
Professional experience
- Wikborg Rein (Specialist Counsel)
- DNB (Senior Vice President)
- Advokatfirmaet Hjort DA (Associate)
Education
- University of Oslo - Master, Law
- Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Toulouse - Applied mathematics
Shareholdings
- 218,160 shares
- 525,000 options
- Started on: 01 October 2020
- Born: 07 April 1976

Board of directors

Beatriz Malo de Molina
Chair of the Board
Professional experience
- Alvarez & Marsal (Managing Director)
- Nel Hydrogen (Board Member)
- EMGS (Board Member)
- Orkla (SVP, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions)
- McKinsey & Company (Associate Principal)
- Goldman Sachs (Executive Director)
Education
- Georgetown University - B.S.L, German, Int'l Business
- University of Oslo - M.Phil in Human Rights
Tor Øystein Repstad
Board Member
Professional experience
- Agder Energi Venture (CEO)
- Agder Energi (Investment Director)
- Norvestor Equity (Investment Analyst)
- Accenture (Consultant)
Education
- NTNU - MSc, Industrial Economics and Technology Management
- NHH - MBA, Finance
Josefin Landgård
Board Member
Professional experience
- Mantle (CEO & Founder)
- Josefin Langard Consulting
- KRY (Co-Founder, CEO, COO)
- GlossyBox (CEO)
Education
- Stockholm School of Economics - MSc, Management
Shareholdings
- 91,583 shares
Jacob Wall
Board Member
Professional experience
- Axel Johnson AB (Executive Vice President Business Development)
- Novax (Chairman)
- Elon Group AB (Board member)
- ABG Sundal Collier (Partner/Investment banking)
- ALCUR (Co-founder and portfolio manager)
Education
- Stockholm University - Financials
- University of Exeter - Economic History, Politics
- Uppsala University - Economic History
Eivind Tønnessen
Board Member
Professional experience
- Å Energi Invest (Portfolio Manager)
- Entelios AG (Chair of the Board)
- ECO STOR AS (Chair of the Board)
- Netsecurity AS (Board Member)
Education
- NHH - MSc, Financial Economy
- UCLA - MBA, Finance and Economics
Mette Hanestad
Board Member
Professional experience
- Corvus Energy (CFO)
- Avance Gas (Finance Manager)
- EY (Manager)
Education
- BI Norwegian Business School - MRR
- NHH - MSc. Economics
Zoë Wyon
Board Member, Employee Representative
Professional experience
- Otovo (Product Manager, Product Delivery)
- Netlight Consulting (Associate Manager, IT Management Consulting)
Education
- Lunds Tekniska Högskola - MSc, Industrial engineering and Management specialising in Software Intensive Systems
Shareholdings
- 222,000 options
- Started on: 23 June 2023
- Born: 27 February 1994
Nico Schwab
Board Member, Employee Representative
Professional experience
- Customer Manager - Otovo
Education
- Goethe University Frankfurt - BA, Romance Languages, Literatures and Linguistics; Business Administration
- Started on: 05 June 2023
- Born: 04 June 1996