Hans Fredrik Wittusen (1974) was appointed CEO in 2022. Prior to this, he held the position as EVP Strategy and M&A at The Norsk Gjenvinning Group for 10 years, developing and scaling value chains for recycling industrial and commercial waste, and executing more than 20 acquisitions and joint ventures in the Nordics. He has also spent 15 years in consulting and M&A advisory at McKinsey and Creo Advisors.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Relations from Brown University.

Kris Gram (1976) was appointed as the CFO at Blastr Green Steel in 2023. Kris joined Blastr from Vanir Green Industries, the majority owner of Blastr, where he worked as Partner and Investment Director. Kris has been a Board Member of Blastr since 2022, as well as acting CFO. Previously, he has worked as CEO and COO at ProCorp, an M&A-focused investment bank, MD of a family office and 10 years at the investment bank Pareto Securities, where he was Partner and Head of Metals and Mining Globally.

He holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Management from St Andrews University.

Viktor Forss (1982) was appointed EVP Nordics in 2022. He previously worked for VEO, where he held MD positions for Sweden and Norway, and served as VP for the Nordics in recent years. With 18 year track-record in the industry, he has developed an extensive knowledge of large wind power, hydro power, regional grid, and industry-related projects across the Nordics. As part of executive management team, he has a robust expertise in developing and executing strategic business plans to drive growth and success in an organization.

He holds a master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from Hanken School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Technology, Electrical Power Engineering from Novia University of Applied Science.

Mikael Lindvall (1981) was appointed CTO in February 2023. Prior to this, he worked as a Technology Specialist and project manager in iron- and steelmaking, part of AFRY´s global competence line for mining and metal industry. He has more than 16 years of experience working in the international metal industry, including working as a Senior Project Manager for the largest steel sheet and plate manufacturer in the Nordics.

He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Process Science from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, with specializing in Mineral Processing and Metallurgy, from Lulea University of Technology.

Maria Lundell was appointed as EVP People & Culture in 2023. Before joining Blastr, she worked at Stora Enso Oyj´s Paper Division where she served as SVP HR, People & Culture.

Maria has vast experience of more than 20 years in managing and developing HR functions in international organizations in the process industry, fast-moving consumer goods, IT, and hospitality sectors.

Maria holds a Master of Arts from the Schiller International University and a certificate of the Advanced Management Program from the Hult Ashridge Business School.

Antti Kaikkonen (1978) was appointed as Managing Director for Finland in 2022. Prior to this, he led the Industrial Electrification project development function at Fortum. He has over 18 years’ experience from business and strategy development, Public affairs and Nordic CO2-free power generation.

He holds a master’s degree in Finance from Helsinki School of Economics and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology.

Birgitte Jourdan-Andersen was appointed as Vice President of Legal and Compliance in 2023. Previously, she worked as a Partner in Schjødt where she advised clients on regulations and business strategies regarding the Green Transition, working both in the Energy and the Compliance Department. Birgitte has 23 years of experience with energy, environment, and climate policy/legislation in different EU/EEA institutions, the renewable business, and as a Partner in one of the biggest Nordic law firms.

She holds a Cand Jur from the University of Law in Oslo, LLM on Energy and Environment Law from University of Leuven, and LLM in European Legal Studies from the College of Europe.

Øyvind Engan (1965) was appointed Site Project Manager in 2022. He has many years of experience in industrial operations, plant management, and business development from international industrial companies such as Alcoa, Elkem as well as other industrial companies in Norway.

He holds a master’s degree in Metallurgy from Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Rolf M. Normann was appointed as EVP Project Execution in 2023. He previously worked at Yinson Production, where he held the Chief Operations Officer position heading the Oslo office. Rolf has over three decades of experience in leading complex, large-scale international projects within the renewables, marine, offshore, and oil & gas sectors.

He holds a Master´s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and an Executive MBA from the Norwegian Business School/Nanyang Technological University.

Carina Hedberg was appointed as the Head of Business Development and Sustainability at Blastr Green Steel Oy in 2023. Previously, she worked as Senior Advisor Sustainability at Greenstep, and as Partner & Director at KPMG. Carina has a strong track record in various business disciplines that combine new business development, green finance, and sustainability.

She holds an Executive MBA from Henley Business School and a MSc in Business and Economics from Åbo Akademi University.

Dag Moxnes (1957) co-founded Blastr Green Steel together with Tore Ivar Slettemoen in 2021. He is an experienced manager within the industrial engineering supplier industry, from the German GEA Group, Skala Prosessteknikk and Alfa Laval in Norway and Sweden, as well as experience from Norsk Hydro and Raufoss Defence Products.

He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical engineering from Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Lars-Eric Aaro (1956) has a long career in the international process industry with senior executive roles from LKAB, Boliden, Outokumpu and Epiroc. He is an honorary doctorate at Luleå University of Technology.

He holds a master’s degree in Mining Engineering from Luleå University of Technology.

Olaf Wigstøl (1958) has extensive experience from from different senior executive roles in Norsk Hydro in Norway, Germany and Qatar (Qatalum), as well as from Alcan Sebree smelter in Kentucky and Vigeland Metal Refinery in Norway.

He holds a master’s degree Mechanical Engineering in from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and a bachelors degree in Finance and Project Management from University of Agder.

Einar G.S. Kilde (1969), who joined the board of Blastr Green Steel in June 2023, is currently serving as EVP Project Execution at FREYR Battery. With over 30 years of leadership experience in various industries such as Oil and Gas, Aluminum, Poly Silicon, Solar Hydro Power, Thermal Power, and Power Transmission, he has successfully led complex international Giga Projects in Norway, USA, Singapore, and Malaysia.

He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Trondheim.

Anders Hærland (1975) is the CEO and Managing Partner of Vanir Green Industries and has extensive experience in international business building, innovation and business development as Project Director Batteries in Equinor, Head of Equinor Future Business and Investment Director in Equinor’s corporate venture fund.

He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in International Relations from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Tore Ivar Slettemoen (1958) has extensive experience in project development and execution in the oil and gas and renewables sector. He is founder of Freyr Battery.

He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical engineering from Norwegian University of Science and Technology.