Executive Management, Senior Management & Group Management

The Executive Management, Senior Management and Group Management are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Group. Executive Management reports to the Board of Directors, who is responsible for the overall management of NORDEN.

The Executive Management, Senior Management and Group Management consist of:

Executive Management
	Carsten Mortensen President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), born in 1966. Carsten Mortensen joined NORDEN in 1997 as head of the Dry Cargo Department. He became a member of Management and was appointed COO in 2004. In January 2005, he was appointed President (CEO). Mr Mortensen was previously employed with A. P. Møller for 11 years, where he received his training. He has a bachelor of commerce degree in international trade from the Copenhagen Business School, and has completed executive training programmes at INSEAD and Wharton Business School. Directorships: Danmarks Rederiforening (BM). Contact details or Photos for download

	Ivar Hansson Myklebust Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO), born in 1967. Ivar Hansson Myklebust joined NORDEN in 2007 as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Mr Myklebust holds an MSc from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen, where he also did post-graduate studies in finance. Mr Myklebust was previously employed with Nordea in Oslo for 8 years, where he held various positions, including Executive Director and Head of Corporate Finance Norway; Head of Equity Research, Nordea Securities and Senior Advisor in the Shipping, Offshore and Oil Service Division. He has also worked for Anders Wilhelmsen & Co A/S and Pareto Fonds ASA. Contact details or Photos for download

	Jacob Meldgaard Executive Vice President, Member of Executive Management & Head of Dry Cargo Department, born in 1968. Jacob Meldgaard joined NORDEN in 1997, was appointed General Manager in 2002 and Senior Vice President and head of the Dry Cargo Department in 2004 and became a member of Executive Management and appointed Executive Vice President in 2008. Jacob Meldgaard was employed for five years with A. P. Møller, where he received his shipping training, and for two years with J. Lauritzen A/S. He also has a bachelor of commerce degree in international trade from the Copenhagen Business School and is a graduate of INSEAD and Wharton Business School. Contact details or Photos for download


Senior Management
	Lars Bagge Christensen Senior Vice President & Head of Tanker Department, born in 1963. Lars Bagge Christensen joined NORDEN in 1993 and was appointed Senior Vice President and Head of the Tanker Department in 1999. Lars Bagge Christensen was previously employed with A. P. Møller, where he received his training. He has also completed an INSEAD executive training programme. Directorships: Intertanko’s European Reference Group (CB), North of England P & I Club (BM). Contact details or Photo for download

	Lars Lundegaard Senior Vice President & Head of Technical Department, born in 1957. Lars Lundegaard joined NORDEN in 2002. His qualifications include a master’s certification and an MBA. Lars Lundegaard previously held executive positions in shipping companies in Denmark and abroad, most recently as CEO of ASN Marine. Directorships: SIMAC (BM), member of Intertanko’s technical committee and of the negotiations committee of the Danish Shipowners’ Association. Contact details or Photo for download

	Kristian Wærness Senior Vice President & Head of Finance and Accounting Department, born in 1968. Kristian Wærness holds a MSc in accounting from 1993 and joined NORDEN in 2002. In 2007 he was appointed Senior Vice President and head of the Finance and Accounting Department. Kristian Wærness previously held a position as accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Contact details or Photo for download

	Martin Badsted Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Secretariat, born in 1973. Martin Badsted holds an M.Sc. in international business from 1999 and joined NORDEN in 2005. Martin Badsted was appointed Senior Vice President in 2008. Martin Badsted was previously employed with Carnegie Bank, Investment Banking. Contact details or Photo for download

	Vibeke Schneidermann Senior Vice President & HR Manager, born in 1962. Vibeke Schneidermann has a bachelor of commerce degree in organisation and joined NORDEN in 2005. In 2008 she was appointed Senior Vice President. Vibeke Schneidermann has 15 years’ experience in human resource management and was previously employed with Cultivator A/S. Contact details or Photo for download
CB: Chairman of the Board. VCB: Vice Chairman of the Board. BM: Board Member. MD: Managing Director.
Other members of Group Management
	Jens Christensen Vice President & Deputy Manager of Technical Department. Contact details Photo for download

	Peter Norborg Vice President & Deputy Manager of Dry Cargo Department. Contact details Photo for download

	Christian Danmark Vice President & Head of Finance Department. Contact details Photo for download

	Alex Christiansen Vice President of the Dry Cargo Department. Contact details Photo for download

	Peter Borup Group Vice President Singapore/Asia. Contact details Photo for download

Senior Executive in Norient Product Pool
	Søren Huscher CEO, Norient Product Pool. Contact details Photo for download