Pål Dale
Managing Director
Pål Dale joined Voxtra after five years as a management consultant in The Boston Consulting Group. He is also trained as an officer in the Norwegian Army, and has served in the NATO operation in Bosnia & Herzegovina. He holds an MSc in Economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He speaks Norwegian, English and Russian.

 

Gaute Ellingsen
Investment Manager
Gaute Ellingsen joined Voxtra in 2011. He has previously worked with Bain & Company, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and Shell. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School (Dean’s list) and a Master of Economics from the University of Oslo and has also studied in Germany and Chile. He speaks Norwegian, English, Spanish and French.

 

Hans Furuholmen
Investment Advisor
Hans Furuholmen joined Voxtra in 2010 on a part time basis. Hans is the investment director of Furuholmeninvest. He has experience from investment banking, Credit Suisse in London, and private equity, EQT Partners AB in Stockholm, as well as operational experience from Findus AB in London. He is trained as an officer in the Norwegian army. He holds a BSc in Business Administration from Boston University. He speaks Norwegian, English and has working knowledge of German.

 

Kim Wahl
Chairman
Kim Wahl is co-founder of the European private equity firm IK Investment Partners (formerly Industri Kapital). The company was founded in London in 1989 and Mr. Wahl was the company’s Partner and Deputy Chairman for 20 years. Prior to this he worked for Goldman Sachs in London and New York and for the Trade Commission of Norway in New York. Kim Wahl has served on the Board of Directors of European companies across a number of industries. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor in Economics from University of San Diego.

 

Wollert Hvide jr.
Board Member
Wollert Hvide jr. is co-founder and partner of Sector Asset Management. He has previously worked for McKinsey & Co and R.S. Platou. He holds an MSc in Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and an MBA from INSEAD.

 

Cecilie Andersland
Board Member
Cecilie Andersland is the General Manager of Gamma Capital AS. She is a board member of several of the investment management companies within the Sector Asset Management Group. She has previously worked for Deloitte/Coopers & Lybrand, Sparebanken NOR, Europay Norge and Sector Asset Management. She is a graduate in Business Administration and Finance from University of Utah, USA.

Tellef Thorleifsson
Board Member
Tellef Thorleifsson is co-founder and General Partner of Northzone Ventures, a leading Nordic technology-focused venture fund. Tellef has acted as Chairman of the Norwegian Venture Capital Association. He has previously worked within shipping, project development and politics. He holds an MSc from the Norwegian School of Economics and an MSc from London School of Economics.