ONTOGENY GROUP

Ontogeny means development from embryonic stage to adult individual - we assist as a strategic development partner for organisations in change 

TEAM

Andreas Thalund-Fossen

Andreas Thalund-Fossen

Group Partner

Andreas has worked for many years in and with large international companies and has a global perspective. He has extensive experience in change and restructuring, improvement work, turnarounds, IT and supply chain. Both as an advisor to boards, as a hired general manager or purchasing director in major restructuring processes, or as an advisor and driver for managers who carry out extensive change processes.

+47 969 00 325
atf@ontogeny.no

Bjørn Harald Hansen

Bjørn Harald Hansen

Group Partner

Bjørn Harald has over 20 years of experience from consulting, the financial industry and operational management roles. He is an "all-rounder" who has worked with a wide range of issues related to strategy, business development, analysis and organizational development for both large corporations, growth companies and start-ups. He also has extensive consulting experience from the public sector.  

+47 405 64 040
bhh@ontogeny.no

Jan Wessel Bratterud

Jan Wessel Bratterud

Group Partner

Jan has 17 years of experience as a product, marketing and alliance director in the IT market. He has broad experience from global IT companies and smaller start-ups, with extensive international experience. For the past 20 years, Jan has been involved in corporate finance and investments in various businesses. He currently also heads the investment company MTI Vekst.

+47 916 48 411
jwb@ontogeny.no

Robert Frostad

Robert Frostad

Associated Partner

Robert has 25 years of experience from consulting and operational management roles in banking and insurance, oil and gas, energy, telecom, food and retail. He is a specialist in restructuring and commercialization of new production technologies. Background from McKinsey & Co. and Index Advisors, among others.  

+47 901 04 325
rf@ontogeny.no

Svein Solhaug

Svein Solhaug

Associate

Svein holds a Master's degree in Economics with a specialization in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School. He has experience from various start-up companies and plays on the Norwegian senior national team in sand volleyball, where he competes in the world series.

+47 954 99 417
sos@ontogeny.no

Anita Abdullahu

Anita Abdullahu

Consultant

Anita has a Master's degree from NTNU in Industrial Economics and Technology Management, specializing in operations research.
She has many years of experience from the jewellery industry, including positions as IT manager and controller at one of the leading retailers in the industry. 

+47 950 01 995
aab@ontogeny.no

Daniel Stefano Dilling

Daniel Stefano Dilling

Partner Consulting

Daniel has 15 years of experience leading large customer projects and teams in the private and public sector. Deep knowledge in retail, telecom and media. Works with process improvement, digitalization, operating model, governance model and change management to ensure value realization for the customer. Background from Accenture and NTNU Industrial Economics.

+47 994 92 165
dsd@ontogeny.no

Marius Kristian Nordkvelde

Marius Kristian Nordkvelde

Director

Marius has extensive experience in applied research projects and analysis in strategy and industrial competitiveness. He has for a long time studied many of the largest industries in Norway, including energy, finance and construction and real estate. He holds an MBA from BI and an Advanced Certificate for Executives in Management, Innovation and Technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

+47 464 10 541
mn@ontogeny.no

Rolf Kragerud

Rolf Kragerud

Managing Partner

Rolf has 28 years of experience from the consulting and finance industry and from operational management roles in business. Throughout his career, he has worked with companies that have been in a significant restructuring situation as a result of strategic, technological, market and/or ownership changes. Among other things, he has been involved in building up Accenture's strategy department in Oslo and worked at McKinsey & Co.

+47 911 98 815
rk@ontogeny.no

Øyvind R. Eikeland

Øyvind R. Eikeland

Director

Øyvind has extensive experience in strategy work and M&A from several of the largest consulting and finance houses. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Economics and Finance from Copenhagen Business School.

+47 992 96 112
ore@ontogeny.no

Bendik Persch Andersen

Bendik Persch Andersen

Manager

Bendik holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU, and has previous solid experience in production management, sales and distribution. Bendik also has a background as a professional cross-country skier at a high national level.

+47 988 36 727
bpa@ontogeny.no

Espen Sten Johansen

Espen Sten Johansen

Man. Partner OCF/Group Partner

Espen has 18 years of experience from the energy and finance sector, from operational and advisory roles in Oslo, Houston, London and Dubai. He has significant expertise in equity and debt financing, technology and business development, commercialisation, marketing and the establishment of strategic partnerships.

+47 918 54 440
esj@ontogeny.no

Ole Herman Imset

Ole Herman Imset

Associate

Ole Herman is a student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) where he is completing his master's degree in Industrial Economy and Technology Management (Indøk). He will start full-time at Ontogeny in the summer of 2024, but is already assisting the company with a number of tasks.

+47 954 54 130
ohi@ontogeny.no

Sebastian Sande

Sebastian Sande

Associate

Sebastian holds a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. Furthermore, he holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Edinburgh with a major in Finance. During his undergraduate studies, he spent a year on exchange at Bocconi in Milan.

+47 482 01 080
sgs@ontogeny.no

Bernhard Belaúnde Brynsrud

Bernhard Belaúnde Brynsrud

Associate

Bernhard holds an MSc in Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School with a specialization in Sustainable Finance. During his studies, he also spent six months at the NOVA School of Business and Economics in Lisbon. He has also been a junior consultant at Edge Innovation Group during his studies.  

+47 473 58 621
bbb@ontogeny.no

Jan Fredrik Herud

Jan Fredrik Herud

Consultant

Jan Fredrik has a master's degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU, with a specialization in finance and marine engineering. Jan Fredrik has experience with analysis and financial modelling from studies and various projects, in addition to previous internships. 

+47 950 05 448
jfh@ontogeny.no

Petter Mather Simonsen

Petter Mather Simonsen

Associated Partner

Petter has 30+ years of experience as an advisor/leader in strategy and business development, M&A and change processes. He thrives in the undefined borderland where technology, finance and market meet, and has experience from a number of major international corporations such as ABB, Elkem and Telenor, as well as innovative start-ups.

+47 917 56 380
pms@ontogeny.no

Sindre Halvorsen

Sindre Halvorsen

Consultant

Sindre holds a master's degree in business with a specialization in finance from BI Norwegian Business School, with an exchange stay at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. He has a background as an analyst at BDO Advisory, where he has assisted companies with everything from raising capital to developing and implementing new strategies.

+47 476 77 801
sha@ontogeny.no