Since the beginning in 2008, we have consulted frequently with experts, practitioners and academics to increase our understanding of development assistance and improve our decision-making. Some of the people who have given highly valuable advice informally over a long period of time have now accepted official roles as Voxtra Trusted Advisors.

Voxtra Trusted Advisors provide feedback on potential investments in our pipeline, give inputs to our strategy and introduce useful contacts from their network. In other words, these are active working relationships.

Our Trusted Advisors are:

Gro Brækken served as the CEO of Save the Children Norway for 10 years until 2009. Before that, she held top management positions in business, including as CEO of Ulstein International and as Regional Vice President of Den Norske Bank. From 1994 to 1999 she was in charge of industrial, environmental and international policy at the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). She has also served as member of several boards including Kongsberg Gruppen, Statkraft and Trade Commission of Norway. She holds an MSc in chemical engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.

Thorleif Enger headed Yara (previously Norsk Hydro Agri), the world’s largest fertilizer company, from 1999 to 2008. Yara has a global presence on all continents, and is strongly engaged in promoting a green revolution in Africa. He currently serves as President of the International Fertilizer Association, sits on the Board of Directors of several companies and on the Supervisory Board of E.On Ruhrgas. His previous engagements include Chairman of Telenor from 2003 to 2007. He holds a Ph.D. and an MSc in structural engineering from the University of Colorado, USA.

Jannik Lindbæk has served as Executive Vice President of the IFC (1994-99), CEO of Nordiska Investeringsbanken, CEO of Storebrand, Chairman of Statoil ASA and Chairman of Den norske bank ASA. He founded Transparency International Norway and became its first Chair. He currently holds a number of advisory and board roles, including at Plan Norway and the International Advisory Board of the East African Development Bank. He is a graduate of the Norwegian School of Business Administration and Economics.