LEADERSHIP
Meet Our Management Team
As a leader in the surface treatment industry, Håndverksgruppen is led by a competent management team that sets our strategic course. While they provide essential leadership, the true foundation of our success lies with the local HG companies. Their exceptional skills and steadfast dedication are crucial to the success of our business.
Øyvind Emblem
CEO
Born: 1970
Employed by HG since: 2020
Education:
Master Mechanical Engineering,
NTNU, Norway
Master Business & Administration,
HEC, France
Selected work experience:
MD & EVP Norway Ramirent Plc
MD, Michelin Benelux and South Korea
Production manager, ODIM Hitec
Management Consultant, McKinsey & Co.
Gjermund Söder Vegge
CFO
Born: 1971
Employed by HG since: 2020
Education:
Master of Business and Economics with specialization in Finance, BI Norwegian Business School
Selected work experience:
CFO Umoe Restaurants
CFO Statoil Fuel & Retail Norway
Managing Director Statoil Detaljist AS / NK Retail
Operations Statoil Fuel & Retail, Norway
Management consultant, PA Consulting
Trond Sigurd Tørdal
CBDO / M&A
Born: 1964
Employed by HG since: 2020
Education:
Self-taught, self-developed competence
Selected work experience:
Initiator behind the formation of the Håndverksgruppen Group
Managing Director, Arvid Bendixen AS
Board member, FK BodøGlimt
Regional chairperson,
Sparebank 1 Northern Norway
Elisabeth
Rustad-Nilssen
CBDO
Born: 1988
Employed by HG since: 2021
Education:
Master Auditing & Accounting,
Norwegian Business School
BSc (Honours) Financial Economics,
University of St Andrews
Selected work experience:
Investment Director, FSN Capital Partners
Financial advisor, PwC
Senior associate assurance, PwC
Thomas Thorsøe
CHRO
Born: 1968
Employed by HG since: 2023
Education:
Master, MBA, Business Psychology,
Business Institute Aalborg
Master, MBA; Strategic Management,
Business Institute Aalborg
Selected work experience:
CHRO, Kemp & Lauritzen A/S
CHRO, Flügger A/S
HR Director, DSV
HR Manager, Netto, Salling Group
Production Manager, Xpon Card
Country managing directors
Johan Möller
Manging Director Håndverksgruppen Sweden
Born: 1974
Employed by HG since: 2022
Education:
Master Industrial Engineering & Management,
Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden
Selected work experience:
CEO Apoex AB
CEO Svensk Markservice AB
Business Unit President,
Coor Service Management AB
Deputy Head of Group Business Development,
Coor Service Management Group AB
Ronny Pettersen
Managing Director Håndverksgruppen Norway
Born: 1975
Employed by HG since: 2023
Education:
Master Management and organizational science,
University of Tromsø
Krigsskole I og II, The Norwegian Military Academy
Selected work experience:
Executive Director, ISS Direct ISS Facility Services A/S
Executive Director, HR/HMS ISS Facility Services A/S
Head of Human Resources, Deloitte Norway
Leadership positions, Norwegian Armed Forces
Frederik Stage Olsen
Managing Director Håndverksgruppen Denmark
Born: 1983
Employed by HG since: 2023
Education:
Cand. Merc, International Marketing and Management, Copenhagen Business School
Selected work experience:
CCO, Elis Denmark
Country Manager, Berendsen
Plant manager, Berendsen
Business Line Commercial Terms and Pricing Manager, Berendsen
Operationel manager, Berendsen
Michael Mathias
Head of Germany
Born: 1963
Employed by HG since: 2023
Education:
Dipl. Wirtschaftsingenieur / Industrial Engineer, Hamburg University of Technology
Selected work experience:
Interim manager with positions within Finance, M&A, Business Development and Sales & Marketing.
CFO/COO Insulation & Composite, Von Roll AG
General Manager/CFO, Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH