Wallenius Wilhelmsen names new CEO
The board of Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA has named Lasse Kristoffersen as CEO. He joins the company from Torvald Klaveness, where he has been president and CEO since 2011. Prior to that, he was head of specialised dry bulk activities in the same company.
Before Klaveness, Kristoffersen worked in Det Norske Veritas (DNV) for eleven years. He holds a master of science in naval architecture and marine engineering from NTNU.
“I look forward to joining Wallenius Wilhelmsen and its excellent team. I am impressed by the global impact the company has and see exciting opportunities for the company in the years to come. In a world that is decarbonising and digitalising, Wallenius Wilhelmsen is well positioned to continue creating new and sustainable solutions,” Kristoffersen says. (cj)