CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
Dirk Blaauw (1955), Oslo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Managing Director and Board member. Blaauw holds a business management degree from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. He has more than 20 years of experience from managerial positions in a number of shipping and offshore companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and has worked with business development. From 2004-2008 he worked as CEO and managing director for Blom, returning in 2009. Blaauw owns 1 214 066 shares in the company.
Håkon Jacobsen (1962), Oslo, Chief Operating Officer (COO). Jacobsen holds a Master of Science degree from NTH, Trondheim Norway. Before joining Blom as Managing Director and CEO he worked 20 years as management and IT-consultant in Scandinavia, America and ASIA Pacific. Jacobsen came to Blom from Accenture where he was Partner and Senior Executive. His last role was as managing director and responsible for client service operations for Telecom, High Tech and Media sector in Korea, China, South East Asia and Australia. Jacobsen has lived and worked 6 years in Beijing while he was responsible for building up Accenture' s Telecom and High Tech sector in China.
Lars Bakklund (1968), Oslo, Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bakklund holds a M.Sc in Economics and Business from the University of Mannheim, Germany. He has robust financial and managerial experience from international companies within various industries, namely IT, telecom, media and trading. The last ten years he has held positions as Chief Financial Officer or Financial Director. Prior to joining Blom as CFO he held the position as CFO of Ignis ASA.
Nils A. Karbø (1963), Ås, Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Karbø holds a master degree in photogrammetry and geodesy from the Norwegian Agricultural University in Ås. Karbø has several years of experience from the private and public mapping industry in Norway. Before he was appointed as Production Director for Blom he was a General Director for the Norwegian institute of land inventory (NIJOS), a governmental agency responsible for land resource mapping and forest inventory in Norway, he has also been a member of the advisory board of "Digital Norway", the National Spatial Data Infrastructure of Norway.
Andreas Holter (1961), Lørenskog, Head of Resources. Holter holds a master degree in photogrammetry and geodesy from the Norwegian Agricultural University at Ås. Holter has several years of experience from the private mapping industry in Norway. Holter comes from the position as the Managing Director of Blom Geomatics, the Norwegian subsidiary of Blom ASA, before he was appointed Head of Resources for the Blom Group. Before his position at Blom Geomatics he had a 15 year long managerial career at Norkart AS. His last position was as Technical Director.
Dirk Blaauw (1955), Oslo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Managing Director and Board member. Blaauw holds a business management degree from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. He has more than 20 years of experience from managerial positions in a number of shipping and offshore companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and has worked with business development. From 2004-2008 he worked as CEO and managing director for Blom, returning in 2009. Blaauw owns 1 214 066 shares in the company.
Håkon Jacobsen (1962), Oslo, Chief Operating Officer (COO). Jacobsen holds a Master of Science degree from NTH, Trondheim Norway. Before joining Blom as Managing Director and CEO he worked 20 years as management and IT-consultant in Scandinavia, America and ASIA Pacific. Jacobsen came to Blom from Accenture where he was Partner and Senior Executive. His last role was as managing director and responsible for client service operations for Telecom, High Tech and Media sector in Korea, China, South East Asia and Australia. Jacobsen has lived and worked 6 years in Beijing while he was responsible for building up Accenture' s Telecom and High Tech sector in China.
Lars Bakklund (1968), Oslo, Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bakklund holds a M.Sc in Economics and Business from the University of Mannheim, Germany. He has robust financial and managerial experience from international companies within various industries, namely IT, telecom, media and trading. The last ten years he has held positions as Chief Financial Officer or Financial Director. Prior to joining Blom as CFO he held the position as CFO of Ignis ASA.
Nils A. Karbø (1963), Ås, Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Karbø holds a master degree in photogrammetry and geodesy from the Norwegian Agricultural University in Ås. Karbø has several years of experience from the private and public mapping industry in Norway. Before he was appointed as Production Director for Blom he was a General Director for the Norwegian institute of land inventory (NIJOS), a governmental agency responsible for land resource mapping and forest inventory in Norway, he has also been a member of the advisory board of "Digital Norway", the National Spatial Data Infrastructure of Norway.
Andreas Holter (1961), Lørenskog, Head of Resources. Holter holds a master degree in photogrammetry and geodesy from the Norwegian Agricultural University at Ås. Holter has several years of experience from the private mapping industry in Norway. Holter comes from the position as the Managing Director of Blom Geomatics, the Norwegian subsidiary of Blom ASA, before he was appointed Head of Resources for the Blom Group. Before his position at Blom Geomatics he had a 15 year long managerial career at Norkart AS. His last position was as Technical Director.
