Owe Hagesæther

CEO @ GCE Ocean Technology

About

Owe Hagesæther has more than 35 years of varied experience from Technology Management, Change and Project Management, Top Management and Board positions, International Networking and Business Development, Marketing and Sales Management He has his experience from branches like Oil and Gas, Banking & Finance, IT & Telecom, Energy, Management Consulting and Maritime Technology. Hagesæther is an entrepreneur and former Founding Partner of Nordic Integrator Group. Mr Hagesæther holds a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from University of Bergen and a MBA degree in Strategic Management from Norwegian School of Economics. Awards: EY and NHH award - Rising Star Company with Sea Hawk, Awarded Global Centres of Expertise with GCE Subsea in 2015 and Awarded Ocean Innovation Norwegian Test and Simulation senter in 2018 Specialties: Entrepreneurship and ScaleUp’s, Technology Management, International Networking, Sales Management, Strategy Development and Implementation, Business Analysis and International Market and Business Development, Change Management, Project Management, Merger & Acquisitions

Country

Norway

City

Bergen

Industry

International Trade & Development

Skill

Innovation Consulting, Entrepreneurship Development, Innovation Management, Scalability, Growth Strategies, Commercialization, Forretningsvirksomhet, Risikokapital, Kommunikasjon, Bankvirksomhet, HR-ledelse, Kontraktsrekruttering, Administrerende direktører, Rekruttering, Presentasjonsferdigheter, Internasjonal forretningsutvikling, Teamledelse, Lederskap, Project Management, Business Strategy

Experience

CEO

GCE Ocean Technology

2014-3 - Present · 12 yrs 7 mos

Bergen Area, Norway

A World Class Technology and Service Cluster in one of Norways most important industries

General Manager

Ocean Energy Norway

2024-8 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Oslo, Norway

Ocean Energy Norway is a Norwegian Supercluster working with more than 300 ocean industry companies on the energy transition.

Board Member

NERSC - Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center

2022-2 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

Bergen, Vestland, Norway

Member of Board

STIFTELSEN UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION

2018-1 - Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

Bergen Area, Norway

Chairman of Board & Owner

Nordic Mind

2006-12 - Present · 19 yrs 10 mos

Management Consulting / Technology Management. Investments and Board Positions

Board Member

Ocean Innovation Captapult

2022-9 - 2024-11 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Bergen, Vestland, Norway

Board Member

FIN- Business association of Norwegian Innovation based enterprises.

2022-6 - 2024-6 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Oslo, Norway

Board Member

Norwegian Cognitive Center

2020-1 - 2024-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Bergen, Norway

Member of Board

SOCIETY FOR UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGY

2014-4 - 2022-11 · 8 yrs 8 mos

Norway

Chairman Of The Board

Ocean Innovation Norwegian Catapult Centre

2018-12 - 2022-9 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Bergen Area, Norway

Education

MIT Sloan School of Management

Disciplined Entrepreneurdhip

2026-1 - 2026-1 · 1 mo

Entrepreneurship Development Program MIT Sloan Management, Executive Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Disciplined Entrepreneurship

For seven years I have been running Entrepreneurship and ScaleUp program for Norwegian companies together with The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entreprenuership