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Geir Karlsen (businessman)

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Geir Karlsen
Born1965 (age 58–59)
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materBI 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

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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

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  1. ^ Åpner for kutt i egen lønn (E24 January 08, 2009 Bjørn Haugan, Karoline Flåm, Margrethe Assev)[1]
  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.