Philip Lonmon joined HitecVision in 2022, from a position as Investment Analyst Renewables at Aquila Capital, a German Alternative Investment Manager where he focused on renewables investments.

His previous experience includes several internships focused on renewable, including Ardian, a French asset manager.

Philip currently focuses on renewables and energy transition investments.

Philip holds an MSc in Management with a major in Corporate Finance from the EM Lyon Business School in France.

Ove Martin Juul joined HitecVision in 2015 from EY Norge. His position at EY as Senior Associate encompassed a diverse portfolio of companies, ranging from large listed companies to small and medium sized local companies. He has experience auditing companies from various industries both within Norway and internationally.

Ove Martin holds an MSc in Accounting and Auditing from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen. Ove Martin is a State Authorised Public Accountant.

Nils Petter Ueland joined HitecVision in 2008. He was previously Senior Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Stavanger, where he worked from 2002.

Nils Petter holds an MSc in Accounting and Auditing from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen. Nils Petter is a State Authorised Public Accountant.

Marte Nesheim joined HitecVision in 2019 from KPMG, where she worked as an auditor for clients within the oil service and shipping sectors.

Marte holds an MSc in Economics and Administration, and an MSc in Auditing and Accounting, both from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen, Norway.

Read our interview with Marte here. 

Kurt Waldeland joined HitecVision in 2021 from the position as Principal at Hayfin Capital Management, a leading alternative asset management firm headquartered in London.

At Hayfin, Kurt was a member of the firm’s Maritime Funds team. He was involved in all aspects of the investment process and has worked on a number of transactions in the energy sector, including Energy Infrastructure and offshore wind.

Prior to joining Hayfin, Kurt spent more than three years as part of the Investment & Business Development team at Breakwater Capital/Celsius Shipping based in Copenhagen and Monaco.

Kurt began his career as an equity research analyst at Arctic Securities, where he covered the maritime transportation industry.

Kurt holds an MSc in Financial Economics from The Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Kristoffer Kleppa joined the graduate programme in 2022 after completing an MSc in Business Administration with a major in Financial Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics.

His previous experience includes internships at Varde Hartmark management consulting company and in the Audit & Assurance division at PwC Bergen.

Kjell-Erik Endresen joined HitecVision’s partner group in 2008. He brings more than 25 years of experience and expertise from the oil and gas sector, having worked at Ernst & Young since 1985 – as a partner from 1997 – and provided auditor and transaction advisory services to large Norwegian and international companies in the sector. Kjell-Erik has headed a large number of projects in connection with IPOs, M&As, share issues and restructuring both in Norway and cross border.

Kjell-Erik is a State Authorised Public Accountant from the Norwegian School of Business Administration.

Jone Skaara served as CFO in HitecVision from 2003 to 2005 and rejoined the company in 2014 as a Senior Partner.

He came to HitecVision from the position as Director, Corporate Finance with Swedbank AS in Stavanger, Norway. During his years with Swedbank and its predecessor First Securities he led a large number of projects within the oil and gas industry, acting as an advisor in connection with M&A transactions, IPOs and share issues.

Jone was also previously CEO & CFO of Odim Hitec for two years and he started his career with ABB in Switzerland.

Jone holds an MBA from the University of Colorado.

Jan Helland Eide joined HitecVision in 2021 from Scatec ASA, where he was Vice President Project Development and Country Manager Vietnam. He brings extensive knowledge of and experience from the global renewable energy sector.

Jan has played a key role in building Scatec’s presence in Southeast Asia. Most recently he was overall responsible for all project development in the region, ranging from country strategy and entry, project origination (including partnerships and M&A agreements), project development (incl. land and offtake agreements), as well as project structuring until construction start.

He has also been closely involved in Scatec’s broader strategy development over the last years, most recently in taking a leading role in shaping the company’s transformation from a pure-play solar PV company to a broad renewable energy company across emerging markets.

Prior to Scatec, Jan worked as an associate at McKinsey & Co.

Jan holds an MSc from the Technology & Policy program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from INSA de Toulouse in France.

Read our interview with Jan here.

Gunnar Halvorsen joined the team in 1997 as an investment manager in one of HitecVision’s predecessor companies.

At HitecVision he has been involved in investment activities throughout the entire energy industry, with particular expertise in the E&P.

Gunnar is currently focusing on development of portfolio companies from industrial transformation to the energy transition.

His previous experience includes several years in financial and M&A positions with oil company Amoco in Norway and the US. He has also held positions at Kreditkassen bank and oil service company BJ Hughes.

Gunnar holds an MSc in Finance from the University of Colorado.