Svein Stolpestad 

Group Vice President - Strategy & Sustainability, Jotun AS

Mr. Stolpestad has the responsibility for Group Strategy, Business Development and Sustainability for Jotun’s global activities in over 50 countries. His main focus is development of business opportunities with local businesses within local frameworks.
He has been working for the Jotun Group for a number of years in various management positions, including Finance, Supply Chain, Business Development and spent 5 years as a Country Manager for Jotun Iberica in Spain. In the role of Group VP he was deeply involved in Jotun’s development and investments in Russia and has been on the Board of the local company Jotun OOO for a number of years. Mr Stolpestad will further business development within NRCC, and encourage cooperation with associations in neighboring countries for added influence.
Mr Stolpestad holds a MSc (Siv.Ing) from NTH/NTNU and a Master (Siv.Øk) from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Torstein Myklebostad

CEO, Rottefella AS

Torstein Myklebostad is the CEO of Rottefella AS. Rottefella is a Norwegian company in the field of cross country ski bindings, and is based in Lier, outside of Oslo, with production and administration facilities.
Mr. Myklebostad previously held positions as Sales director and VP sales, business development and marketing in Rottefella, and has worked actively with the Russian market since 2010, where Rottefella today is the marketleader.
Before Rottefella mr. Myklebostad was regional director responsible for DACH, Benelux and the Nordics in Creative labs. He has also experience from medical equipment and printer industry.
Mr. Myklebostad has education from BI Norwegian school of management with focus on marketing and supply chain management, as well as courses at INSEAD and “Doing Business in Russia” organized by NHO and NRCC.

Trond Karlsen

Sales Director Emerging Markets, ScaleAQ

Trond Karlsen has been working at ScaleAQ since September 2018 and previously held the position of Sales Manager ScaleAQ Landbased.

ScaleAQ is a Norwegian based company, providing high-quality solutions and services for the fish farming industry world-wide. ScaleAQ has 27 offices in 11 countries, and 900 employees in the group. Karlsen is Sales Director for Emerging Markets, which includes the Russian aquaculture industry.
He is educated from the Norwegian Armed Forces and BI Norwegian School of Management, specializing in internationalization and management.

Before he joined the aquaculture industry, Karlsen's background is from the FMCG segment. He has been working for brand leadership companies like REMA 1000, Bacardi spirits, Apple, Coca-Cola and 7-Eleven.

Gaute A. Sletten

Regional Compliance Officer, Equinor in Russia

Gaute Sletten is currently the regional compliance officer for Equinor in Russia. He is an experienced legal counsel with a demonstrated history of working in private practice and the oil & gas industry. In Equinor, he has been involved in most areas of the group’s business, including the Norwegian Continental Shelf, international projects and procurement, arbitration, international exploration, transactions, research & development, privacy, and business ethics and compliance. He joined Equinor in 2011 with experience from lawfirms Wiersholm and Haavind, Regjeringsadvokaten and the European Commission (DG Competition).

Marit Hiim Haugseth

Project Manager - Norwegian Fishermen's Association

Marit Hiim Haugseth  started at her position at the Norwegian Fishermen's Association in August 2016.

Marit Hiim Haugseth works with cooperation with Russian fishing organizations in Murmansk. 

Before joining the Norwegian Fishermen's Association, Marit worked as a municipal manager and office manager at the municipality of Sør-Varanger. There she was  responsible for all international cooperation.

The main purpose of the association is to develop cooperation and dialogue between the industries on both sides of the border.

Mrs Haugseth holds Master in Russian Studies.

Felix H. Tschudi

The Chairman of the Board and Owner of Tschudi Shipping Company

Felix H. Tschudi is the Chairman and owner of the Tschudi Group.

Mr. Tschudi attended the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy and served as Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Norwegian Navy. He earned a Second Mate’s certificate from merchant navy colleges in the UK, a BSc (Econ) from London School of Economics and an MBA from INSEAD, France.

Before joining the family shipping company, Tschudi & Eitzen, in 1989, Felix worked for the Vienna-based trading and finance house AWT specialising in trade finance with Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Felix H. Tschudi is the Chairman of the Centre for High North Logistics and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Arctic, the Committee of the P&I Club Skuld, on the Board of the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug & Co, former Chairman of the Board of Maritimt Forum Oslofjord and a former President of the Oslo Shipowners' Association.