Board of directors

Knut has been with Hagland since 1983. Prior to joining Hagland, Knut worked 8 years for Statoil (now Equinor) in different management positions within marine transportation, including head of chartering for offshore vessels and tankers. He has held various positions as member of boards and committees, including such organisations as Norwegians Shipowners’ Association and Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association, the latter also as president. Knut is a Naval Architect (M.Sc.) from NTH.

Arne has been with Hagland since 1978. Arne has previously worked as a shipbroker in Oslo, Houston and Haugesund. He has held various positions as member of boards and committees, including such organisations as Norwegians Shipowners’ Association and Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association, the latter also as president. Arne has also been a consul for Iceland. Arne holds a degree in business (“siviløkonom”) from the Norwegian School of Management (BI) in Oslo and studies in London and Lausanne.

Øivind has been with Hagland since 2008, working mostly as offshore shipbroker. He has also headed projects such as the development of innovative ship designs for short sea bulk vessels including our three innovative newbuilds and the conversion of Hagland Captain to battery hybrid. Øivind is an M.Sc. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU), and has previously worked as Naval Architect with Skipskonsulent / Vik-Sandvik AS (later Wärtsilä Ship Design).

Paal has been with Hagland since 2012 working with finance and business development. He as previously worked as Senior Risk Advisor at Nordea Markets, consultant at KPMG Advisory, relationship manager at Nordea Shipping and as Finance / risk management analyst and management trainee at Storebrand. Paal is a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA) with an MBA in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a Master of Business and Economics (“siviløkonom”) degree from the Norwegian School of Management (BI). Paal also has a NFF Fixed Income Analyst diploma from The Norwegian Society of Financial Analysts (NFF). In addition, Paal is also consul for Iceland.

Birgitte has over twenty-five years of experience in the shipping and finance industries. Birgitte is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Reach Subsea ASA, a position she has held since 2012. Prior to that she was Vice President Energy & Maritime in Sparebank 1 SR-Bank. Birgitte holds a MBA from Copenhagen Business School and a Master's degree in Economics from BI Norwegian Business School.

Siri W. Johansen is a Licensed Psychologist and a Specialist in Clinical Children's and Youth's Psychology. She has extensive experience working in both specialist healthcare services and municipal settings. She holds an Integrated Master's Degree in Psychology from the University of Bergen, along with five years of additional training in child and adolescent psychology.