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Oddbjørn Kopperstad - President & CEO

Mr. Kopperstad joined Technor AS as Division manager for the Flowtech division (now Valco Group AS) in June  2007. Kopperstad has a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from University of Bergen.  Prior to Technor, he served 18 years with Statoil and 6 years with Baker Hughes in different positions.

 
 

Kjell Ove Hatlem - Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Hatlem joined Valco Group as CFO/COO in January 2009. Hatlem has a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH). He has long international experience from different industries and companies. His former experience includes the position as CFO of Comrod Communiation ASA, CFO and acting CEO of Pure Group AS and CFO of Kverneland Group ASA.

 
 

Jørn-Inge Throndsen - General Manager Valco Group Norway

Mr. Throndsen is General Manager of Westad Industri AS and also of Valco Group Norway where he is coordinating all the operational activities in Norway.  Throndsen joined Westad 2001. Prior to that he worked in Management Consulting for various clients in Norway and abroad. He has also held different positions within sales and project management for ABB Norway. Throndsen holds a Master of Science degree from Oxford University and a Bachelor of Science from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), both in Mechanical Engineering. He also has a foundation program in business administration from the Norwegian School of Management.


 

Marc de Wolff – General Manager of Valco Group France

Mr. de Wolff joined the Valco Group as General Manager for the Valco Group France in January 2010. De Wolff has a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Hogere Technische School of Amsterdam the Netherlands. He has long international experience from different industries and companies. His former experience includes the position as Senior Vice President Global Sales of MAN Turbo AG Oberhausen Germany, President Director of MAN Turbo South East Asia Jakarta Indonesia and General Manager Power Generation Industries South East Asia of ABB Power Generation Jakarta Indonesia.

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