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 Beatriz Malo de Molina

    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

    • 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 Josefin Landgård

        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

        • Portrait image of Jacob Wall

          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

          • 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