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Who can raise concerns? Procedure when raising concern Procedure when reciving concerns Protection of the accused party/parties Co-operation with External Organisations Compliance Training Guidelines Organisation News Corporate News Kongsberg Maritime Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies Kongsberg Defence Systems Kongsberg Protech Systems Feature stories Login MENU KONGSBERG Contact us Corporate Management Walter Qvam Walter Qvam, CEO Walter Qvam is President and Chief Executive Officer of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG) Qvam joined KONGSBERG in 2008 as President and CEO. Prior to being selected for this position, he has held several executive positions in Norwegian and international industry. He has been CEO of the global IT Solutions firm Capgemini in Norway and also had other similar leadership positions in Capgemini’s international operations, specifically its Nordic operations based in Stockholm, Sweden and its Euro-Asia operations based in Utrecht, Holland. Prior to this, he was CEO of the Norwegian Rail Service Provider. Before joining Norwegian Rail, Qvam held several leadership positions in Det norske Veritas (DNV) in Norway and South East Asia. He was CEO of DNV’s industry and offshore arm Veritec, jointly owned by DNV and Brown&Root/Halliburton. Qvam is member of the CEO board of the Norwegian Industry Association and member of the Oil & Gas Executive Advisory Board to the Norwegian Ministry of Energy. Qvam graduated from the Norwegian University of Technology in Trondheim, Norway in 1979 and holds a Master of Science in Marine Technology. He has additional education from the INSEAD Euro Asia Institute in Singapore. Qvam is a graduated army officer in the Norwegian Field Artillery and until the mid nineties served as a reservist Captain. Facts Born: 1953 Education: Master of Science (M.Sc.) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (1979), additional education from INSEAD in Singapore (1985). Experience: Has held leading positions with several prominent Norwegian and international businesses that operate in the fields of oil & gas, shipping (DNV - Det Norske Veritas) , IT (Capgemini), transportation (the Norwegian State Railway) and consultancy (Gemini Consulting). Been with the Group since 2007 Number of shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA: 13 626 Directorships outside the Group: Chairman of Det Norske Veritas' Council Social medias @WQvam Facebook.com/kongsberggruppen linkedin/walterqvam Instagram Youtube Qvam on Twitter Tweets by @WQvam Download Pictures More pictures of CEO, Walter Qvam and the rest of his Management team Events MSPO 2015 September 1-4 SubCon - International Submarine Technology Conference September 8 - 11 DSEI 2015 September 15 - 18 Modern Day Marine September 22 - 24 News K-Lander observatories successfully deployed in the Arctic 17.09.2015 Tsakos Group upgrades Athens training facility with new generation Navigation and DP Simulators 07.09.2015 Avinor and KONGSBERG enters into agreement on the world’s largest investment for remote towers 25.08.2015 More news Job Vacancies Systemutviklere - System Safety (DA:12/15) RF Design Ingeniører til utvikling av elektronikk til satelitter Product Assurance (DSS:09/15) Electro Mechanical Assemblers/Test Operators/Painters Export & Logistics Compliance Manager (KDS 07/15) More vacancies Kongsberg Maritime Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies Kongsberg Defence Systems Kongsberg Protech Systems WORLD CLASS - through people, technology and dedication Copyright ©2015 Kongsberg Gruppen - All rights reserved. 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