Education:  

Master of Science in geophysics 

Job career:  

Chief Negotiator on Green Shipping in the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment with focus on international negotiations on environmental requirements for the maritime sector.  

He started in the Ministry in 1996, but has also executed these tasks for 6 years in the Norwegian Maritime Authority (2000-2006). He started his career as Project Manager in the Norwegian Society for Conservation of Nature in 1990. 

He has been heavily involved in negotiations on the hot topics at the IMO such as Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Air Pollution and other issues addressed in MARPOL, Ship Recycling, Ballast Water Management, Ships biofouling, Antifouling Systems and other environmental issues for over two decades.

In addition to his role for establishing the environmental framework for global shipping at the IMO, he has played a key role in developing Norwegian green shipping policies for domestic and short sea shipping. 

Vice Chair of the IMO BLG Sub-Committee (2002-2009). Chair of the IMO BLG and PPR Sub-Committee (2010 – 2019). Chair of the IMO Working Group on Greenhouse Gas emissions (2017 – present).