Geir Karlsen (businessman)

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]

Geir Karlsen
Born1965 (age 57–58)
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materBI Norwegian Business School
OccupationCEO
Known forCEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle

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
  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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