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Metinor is a dynamic company delivering solutions worldwide with operating offices in Norway and Malaysia. Our exceptional management team boasts extensive expertise across diverse industries such as Software, Electronics, Oil & Gas, Energy, Maritime, Logistics, Manufacturing, Finance, and Medical sectors.

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Meet the Team

Backed by a highly experienced Board of Directors and Investors, we are well-equipped to drive innovation and deliver outstanding results. With a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record, Metinor is poised to lead and excel in multiple sectors.

Management

CEO

Thomas Sjøberg

Thomas has more than 20 years experience in the Software and O&G industry.

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Previously Thomas held positions as President of EMGS AP, Director of GeoX AP – SLB, VP Business Development - Ping Petroleum, CEO of SPS and VP BD in Disruptive Technologies. He has more than 15 years international experience (Asia).

Thomas has developed significant understanding of sensor-requirements across industries from his previous positions where he worked closely with IoT partners globally.

Master of Science (M.S.) in Geophysics from University of Oslo (UiO).

COO

Bjørn Rosvoll

Bjørn has more than 30 years experience in sales and operations from O&G, Maritime and the IT industry.

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Bjørn has held various Director roles for Q-Free, EMGS, Aptomar, Lithicon, Rapp Marine and Inmeta Consulting. Bjorn has been employee representative on the board of directors of Q-Free ASA, EMGS ASA and Crayon Group Holding ASA.

Bjørn has worked with global sales throughout his career and been critical in contract and tender-negotiation in every company he has worked with. Bjørn also have several years of international experience among others from being located in Australia.

Bachelor of Science, Computer Software Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

VP Business development

Marius Jacobsen

Marius has more than 15 years of experience with Business Development in Software and Medical industry.

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He has held various sales and business development roles at companies such as Medtronic, IQVIA and LivaNova (Cyberonics).

Marius also has several years of international experience in Asia.

Through his previous roles, Marius has developed a deep understanding of market needs and requirements in Cold Chain Monitoring, Logistics, and Life Sciences. He has built a global network through international postings.

Bachelor of International Admin. Management Accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg.

VP Product

Sven Tierney

Sven has more than 20 years experience in technical roles from AI and E&P software industry.

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Sven previously held positions as Head of Technical Support – GeoKnowledge, Technical Sales – Schlumberger and Technical Director in Salcon Petroleum Services. He has 10 years international experience (Asia)

Sven has set up many technical support teams for various software companies and has been influential in steering the direction of software development based on his understanding of clients needs.

PhD in Physics from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Team lead software

Paul Fauchon

Paul has more than 15 years experience as a team leader in software development.

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He has held positions as Software Team Leader – Unified Communications, Software Team Leader – BAE Systems and Senior Java Developer – Wealth X

Paul has vast experience in back-end software development as well as front end engineering. He has led several software teams in product development and operations hosting a variety of SAAS products.

Technical Diploma – IUT Informatique de Caen (France)

Representatives

Business Development - US

Horkiz ROUZI

ROUZI has more than 16 years experience as a seasoned leader and entrepreneur across multiple industries.

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ROUZI is the founder and President of RHIS Group – a project development and project management firm, co-founder of GRIDVISE – a Micro-grid design and solutions firm, project partner at Texas Innovates – the Hydrogen innovation Incubator and the venture partner at Climate Impact Capital.

Previously, ROUZI developed TotalEnergies offshore wind projects in US, led the project development and delivery at Hexas biomass and led RHIS Group operations globally. She is the strategic advisor to the US Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD) and mentor Energy professionals at the United Ways, Cannon Community.

ROUZI pursued her education at Peking University, at South Australia University and at Harvard University. Worked and lived in 10 countries throughout Asia and America. She is multilingual, scales high in social and emotional intelligence.

Business Development - South Africa

Travis Stander

Travis has over 15 years of experience across technology-driven industries.

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Travis specializes in Business Development, IT solutions and Project Management. He has successfully overseen the deployment of solutions in a range of sectors, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope. His background in mechanical drafting and web design has strengthened his technical expertise.

Travis’ deep understanding of client requirements, from solution design to integration, coupled with his ability to manage IT projects, has enabled him to foster strong relationships in various industries.

Advisory Board

Technical Advisory Board

Øystein Moldsvor

Øystein has more than 20 years of experience in leading roles within the semiconductor industry.

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Øystein is currently Radio Development Director at Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Before this, Øystein was co-founder and VP Engineering at Disruptive Technologies from 2014 to 2024. He graduated from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology with an MSCEE in Electronics. He brings more than 20 years of experience in leading roles within the semiconductor industry. Before founding Disruptive Technologies, he was a co-founder and CTO in Arctic Silicon Devices and R&D Director for data converters in Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Øystein is passionate about bringing forward innovative products that overcome IoT barriers to create a level of connectivity never seen before.

Technical Advisory Board

Sigve Tjora

Sigve has more than 20 years of experience in technical and leadership roles in the semiconductor, electronics and IoT industries.

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Sigve has worked in both architecture, design and implementation of hardware, firmware and cloud computing. With his broad technical experience he has been instrumental in bringing innovative solutions to the market.

Sigve is currently working as Principal System Architect at Nordic Semiconductor. He has previously held positions as CTO - Disruptive Technologies, Senior IC Design Engineer - Hittite and R&D engineer - Kontur.
PhD in signal processing from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Board of Directors

Chairman

Terje Eidesmo

Terje has more than 30 years in leadership postions from startups to large publicly listed companies.

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He combines commercial expertise with strong leadership skills, strategic abilities, and good technology and product insight.

Terje has been CEO at Investinor and Kverva Technology as well as Managing Partner of ProVenture. Prior to that, he held several positions in Equinor ASA and was a Professor of Petrophysics at NTNU. Terje is probably best known for having established, led and developed EMGS ASA from its conception to an IPO valued at around USD 1,5 billion.

He has demonstrated a combination of commercial expertise, strategic thinking, and technical insight that is important in the development of companies, teams and individuals.

Director

Morten Frøseth

Morten has more than 20 years experience from developing, financing and leading technology companies.

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Morten has been key in the founding of many companies coming from high tech environments such as NTNU, SINTEF and Fraunhofer. Morten has been CEO and CFO for several high tech start-ups like Indusenz, Crayonano and Nicoustic.

Morten is partner in CoFounder Management, an early stage investment and management company based in Trondheim.

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Economics and Technology Management (NTNU).