Geir Karlsen (businessman)

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Geir Karlsen
Geir Karlsen - CEO Norwegian Air Shuttle.jpg
Born1965 (age 59–60)
Nationality Norwegian
Alma mater BI Norwegian Business School
OccupationCEO
Known forCEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle

Geir Karlsen (born in 1965) is a Norwegian business magnate. He is best known as the CEO and former CFO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavia's largest airline, [1] and Europe's third largest low-cost airline. [2]

Biography

Before Norwegian Air Shuttle, Geir Karlsen worked for Golden Ocean Group and Songa Offshore. Then, he held the position Group CFO at London-based Navig8 Group. [3]

From April 2018 to July 2019, he was chief financial officer of the Scandinavian airline. [4]

Geir Karlsen has a degree in business administration from BI Norwegian Business School. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Åpner for kutt i egen lønn (E24 January 08, 2009 Bjørn Haugan, Karoline Flåm, Margrethe Assev)
  2. ↑ Johnsen, Alf Bjarne. "Kjos har tapt en milliard på Dreamliner-marerittet". Vg.no. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Aksjen stupte da forgjengeren gikk: Nå har Norwegian funnet ny finansdirektør". Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  4. ↑ New chief takes the helm at Norwegian
  5. ↑ "Geir Magne Karlsen, Norwegian Air Shuttle AS: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News . Archived from the original on 2019-09-03.


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