Governance

Management

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

  • Portrait image of Andreas Thorsheim

    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
  • Portrait image of Petter Ulset

    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
  • Portrait image of Simen Fure Jørgensen

    Simen Fure Jørgensen

    Co-founder & Chief Operating 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
  • Portrait image of Ida Groth

    Ida Groth

    Chief Product Officer

    Professional experience

    • Mestergruppen (Senior Product Manager)

    • Implement Consulting Group (Manager)

    • Visma (Resource Manager/Consultant)

    • Apéritif AS (Board Member)

    Education

    • Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU School of Entrepreneurship ) - MSc Engineering and Business Development

    Shareholdings

    • 228,200 shares

    • 399,998 options

    • Started on: 01 January 2021
    • Born: 05 March 1984
  • Portrait image of Alexander Berson

    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
  • Portrait image of Fabio Stefanini

    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
  • Portrait image of Paulina Ackermann

    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
  • Portrait image of Lena von Hirsch

    Lena von Hirsch

    General Counsel

    Professional experience

    • Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS (Senior Associate)

    • Hordaland District Court (Deputy Judge)

    Education

    • University of Bergen (Faculty of Law) - Master of Laws

    • University of Glasgow - Exchange Program

    Shareholdings

    • 3,190 shares

    • 80,000 options

    • Started on: 23 August 2021
    • Born: 18 March 1992

Board of directors

  • Portrait image of Tor Øystein Repstad

    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

    • Portrait image of Eivind Tønnessen

      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

      • Portrait image of Mette Hanestad

        Mette Hanestad

        Board Member

        Professional experience

        • Corvus Energy (CFO)

        • Avance Gas (Finance Manager)

        • EY (Manager)

        Education

        • BI Norwegian Business School - MRR

        • NHH - MSc. Economics