Vow ASA appoints Gunnar Pedersen as New CEO
February 05 2025 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
Vow ASA appoints Gunnar Pedersen as New CEO
Oslo, 5 February 2025 – Vow ASA is pleased to
announce the appointment of Gunnar Pedersen as its new Chief
Executive Officer, effective no later than 1 August
2025.
Gunnar Pedersen brings extensive leadership
experience from the maritime and industrial sectors. He is
currently Executive Vice President, Automation & Control at
Kongsberg Maritime, and he has worked within the Kongsberg Group
since 2002. Throughout his tenure, he has held several senior
positions, including Executive Vice President, Technology at
Kongsberg Maritime and Senior Vice President, Software and Services
at Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies/Kongsberg Digital.
“The Board looks forward to welcoming Gunnar
Pedersen to Vow. With his extensive maritime and industrial
expertise, we are confident that he will lead the company into its
next phase of strengthening operational efficiency and restoring
profitability. In addition to driving long-term value creation, he
will continue to ensure a relentless customer focus,” said Thomas
Borgen, Chair of the Board of Directors.
“I have followed Vow with great interest for
some time and look forward to becoming part of the team. The
company is a valued provider of technology and solutions across
multiple industries, particularly in the cruise sector. This
represents an excellent platform for further and sustainable value
creation,” said Gunnar Pedersen.
CFO stepping down
Unrelated to the coming change of CEO, Chief
Financial Officer (CFO), Tina Tønnessen, has decided to step down.
She will remain in the job until the end of June this year. A
search for her successor is underway.
Ms. Tønnessen has held this position since May
2023. As a member of Vow’s executive team, she has played a key
role in a comprehensive refinancing of the company, which was
successfully completed at the end of 2024.
“The Board of Directors appreciates Tønnessen’s
contribution to the company, and we are grateful that she will stay
on until the end of June,” said Thomas Borgen.
“My time in Vow has been rewarding in so many
ways. It has been a privilege to work with CEO Henrik Badin and the
rest of the Vow team. Vow now holds a much better financial
position, supported by a robust investor base and a strong market
position. I therefore believe this is the right time for me to
pursue new opportunities,” Tina Tønnessen said.
About Vow ASA
Vow and its subsidiaries Scanship, C.H. Evensen and Etia are
passionate about preventing pollution. The company’s world-leading
solutions convert biomass and waste into valuable resources and
generate clean energy for a wide range of industries.
Advanced technologies and solutions from Vow enable industry
decarbonisation and material recovery. Biomass, sewage sludge,
plastic waste and end-of-life tyres can be converted into clean
energy, low carbon fuels and renewable carbon that replace natural
gas, petroleum products and fossil carbon. The solutions are
scalable, standardised, patented, and thoroughly documented, and
the company’s capability to deliver is well proven.
The company is a cruise market leader in wastewater purification
and valorisation of waste. It provides technology and solutions
which enable industries to transition towards a fossil-free future
by converting biomass and waste into valuable resources and clean
energy. The company also has strong niche positions in food safety
and robotics, and in heat-intensive industries with a strong
decarbonising agenda.
Located in Oslo, the parent company Vow ASA is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker VOW).
For inquiries directed to the Chairman of the Board, Thomas
Fredrick Borgen, please contact:
Malena Morsbach
Chief of Staff
Vow ASA
+47 91875565
malena.morsbach@vowasa.com
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