Hans Ove Holmøy

Managing Director, Skipsteknisk AS

Since 1996 Hans Ove Holmøy is a Skipsteknisk's Managing Director. 

Skipsteknisk AS designs specialized vessels with emphasis on offshore research and fisheries. ST Group consists also of electrical service company Skan-El AS and branch offices in Turkey and China.

For the last 12 years Mr. Hans Ove Holmøy is directly involved in Skipsteknisk's work with the Russian fishing industry.

He speaks Norwegian, English and basic German. 

Mr. Holmøy holds a B.Sc degree from the Møre og Romsdal Technical College of Naval Architecture, Norway. 

Hans Christian Dall Nygård - Chair of the Board of NRCC 

CEO, Kirkenes fondsforvaltning

Hans Chr. Dall Nygård has been living in Russia since 1995, and has been responsible for several Russia-focused Private Equity investment funds within the listed investment group CapMan plc. He has raised capital from investors like EBRD, IFC, DEG, FMO, GIMV, DNB, Nordea, Ilmarinen, Varma etc. The funds have invested into more than 45 companies in various sectors in Russia. Most of the companies have been successfully exited.

In 2019, he established Kirkenes Fondsforvaltning AS, which is managing the State Investment Fund for North West Russia and Eastern Europe.

He holds an executive MBA from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH).

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.

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).