Corporate Management

Håkon Jacobsen (1962), Oslo, CEO. Jacobsen holds a Master of Science degree from NTH, Trondheim Norway. Before joining Blom as Managing Director and CEO he worked 20 years as management and IT-consultant in Scandinavia, America and ASIA Pacific. Jacobsen came to Blom from Accenture where he was Partner and Senior Executive. His last role was as managing director and responsible for client service operations for Telecom, High Tech and Media sector in Korea, China, South East Asia and Australia. Jacobsen has lived and worked 6 years in Beijing while he was responsible for building up Accenture’ s Telecom and High Tech sector in China. 

Jan Erik Braathen (1962), Oslo, CFO.  Braathen is an Economist from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and holds an MBA from Darden, University of Virginia. He has worked for several years as a financial services adviser for companies like First Securities and Goldman Sachs. He has also worked for several years at Storebrand, holding positions like Acting Finance Director, Group Controller, and Vice President - Finance. He came to Blom from Luxo ASA, where he was part of the Group Management and worked as CFO.

Nils A. Karbø (1963), Ås, Chief Technology Officer. Karbø holds a master degree in photogrammetry and geodesy from the Norwegian Agricultural University in Ås. Karbø has several years of experience from the private and public mapping industry in Norway. Before he was appointed as Production Director for Blom he was a General Director for the Norwegian institute of land inventory (NIJOS), a governmental agency responsible for land resource mapping and forest inventory in Norway, he has also been a member of the advisory board of "Digital Norway", the National Spatial Data Infrastructure of Norway.

Andreas Holter (1961), Lørenskog, Head of Resources. Holter holds a master degree in photogrammetry and geodesy from the Norwegian Agricultural University at Ås. Holter has several years of experience from the private mapping industry in Norway. Holter comes from the position as the Managing Director of Blom Geomatics, the Norwegian subsidiary of Blom ASA, before he was appointed Head of Resources for the Blom Group. Before his position at Blom Geomatics he had a 15 year long managerial career at Norkart AS. His last position was as Technical Director.  

Arne Saugstad (1964), Oslo, Business Development Director. Saugstad has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and an MBA from USF, Florida. In addition, he has completed the International Executive Program at Insead at Fontainbleau. He has experience with international business development an management from companies such as Nera and Zenitel. Among other things, he has established a joint venture company in Pakistan, carried out a due diligence of a company in India and managed a technology development program. His last appointment was with UPC Norway, where he was a member of the Executive Board as a Regional Vice President responsible for the operations and sales at all UPC offices outside Oslo.