Mr. Ektvedt has more than 40 years of international business management, marketing and consulting experience. Starting in a marketing position at Larsen & Cie, a Cognac (France) distiller, Mr. Ektvedt subsequently became a Marketing Manager at Procter & Gamble International SA in Geneva. He moved to the position of CEO of Chesebrough-Ponds' Nordic operations, based in Copenhagen, prior to returning to his native Norway where for the last 20 years he founded and built several successful companies in the fields of fashion, health, safety/security and real estate.
Mr. Ektvedt holds a Degree in Business Administration from St. Gallen University & Business School, Switzerland.