Leadership Arne Øyen, MSc Sonitor Technologies Group President and CEO Mr. Øyen joined Sonitor in 2005 with an extensive background in software development for real time data acquisition and operational visibility. From 1997 to 2005, Mr. Øyen was employed by Schlumberger and led software development to build business applications for acquisition of seismic data to provide near real time, highly detailed views to manage project flow and identify bottlenecks on a worldwide basis. At the Kongsberg Group from 1990 to 1997, he developed software for large air defense and simulation systems, torpedo guidance and passive underwater acoustic systems. Prior to his current position, Mr. Øyen served as Executive Vice President, Systems and Customer Solutions and was involved with nearly all aspects of Sonitor's business, from engineering and software development to customer deployment and support. Mr. Øyen earned a Master's Degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian Institute of Technology. Anne M. Bugge President and CEO - Sonitor Technologies, Inc. Ms. Bugge joined Sonitor in 2014 with over 20 years in the medical technology industry holding executive positions in market development, investor relations, marketing, corporate communications and international sales. She helped to build companies from early stage through highly profitable acquisitions by global companies, including ATL Ultrasound, acquired by Philips and SonoSite, acquired by FujiFilm. Ms. Bugge received a BA in journalism from Michigan State University, continued academic studies at the University of Oslo, and completed the Executive Program at Stanford University, Graduate School of Business. Hannah Tofteberg Sonitor Technologies Group Chief Financial Officer Ms. Tofteberg joined Sonitor as Group Chief Financial Officer in 2017 and has broad experience in high technology companies, including project management and product development with a wide variety of clients and collaboration partners including start-ups, SMEs (small-to-medium enterprises) and large-cap companies. Most recently, she was the CFO for Sampson, a biotechnology startup in London, UK. Ms. Tofteberg started her career at Siemens Medical Solutions and was a Research Scientist at SINTEF, Scandinavia's largest independent research organization. She is fluent in Swedish, English, German, French and Norwegian. Ms. Tofteberg received her Master's Degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Lund in Sweden and an MBA from Imperial College in the United Kingdom. Steve Cormier Vice President Customer & Technical Support, North America Mr. Cormier joined Sonitor in 2010 from Exceptional Innovation where he was director of sales. He has close to 20 years of proven sales, customer service, technical support and project management experience. With a strong background in IT and electronics he has built strong customer-focused teams specializing in the engineering and support of systems in complex environments. Under his direction, he and his North America team of technical experts have successfully deployed RTLS at hundreds of healthcare, long term care and hospitality sites. Having served as a law enforcement officer for the United States Air Force, Mr. Cormier brings with him a commitment to excellence in the delivery of service and support to our partners and customers. Robert G. Krupka Chief Legal Advisor Mr. Krupka joined Sonitor in 2020 with over 45 years of experience as a trial and appellate attorney and advisor to innovators and their companies facing complex business and intellectual property issues. As one of the top trial lawyers in the U.S., Mr. Krupka tried over 75 cases to judgment for leading health care, technology, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing companies as well as individual inventors while a senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. After retiring from Kirkland, Mr. Krupka advised clients facing challenges in jury trials and appeals. Recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America, Top Ten Trial Lawyers, and 100 Leading IP Litigators, Mr. Krupka brings broad legal experience to Sonitor’s leadership team. Mr. Krupka earned a B.S. Physics degree from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago. Sandra Rasmussen Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and North America Sales Ms. Rasmussen joined Sonitor in September 2015 with extensive business, sales and marketing experience. Prior to joining Sonitor, Ms. Rasmussen held key business and strategic roles at PerkinElmer Inc., where she was vice president of corporate marketing. She has over 25 years experience in product and strategic marketing and communications for high technology and healthcare industries. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology and a minor in mathematics from Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, USA Murray Robinson Vice President, Sales and Service, APAC Mr. Robinson joined Sonitor in April 2016, after successfully delivering one of the world’s largest RTLS hospital deployments. With over 25 years of experience in high-tech industries spanning Government, Defense and Private Enterprise, Mr. Robinson brings significant experience in Strategy, Business, Operations and Project Management to the Sonitor Team. Mr. Robinson has a proven track record of success, delivering and executing large scale projects in excess of $100 M and leading teams of over 300+ people. Mr. Robinson received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree with Honours from James Cook University and is a Certified Practicing Project Director. Svein Rostad Chief Operating Officer Mr. Rostad has led Operations at Sonitor Technologies since 2009. He joined the Company in 2001 and previously worked for high tech companies such as the Kongsberg Group. He has worked in project manufacturing and quality management positions for more than 25 years. Areas of expertise include development and delivery project management. Maaike Taklo Vice President, Engineering Dr. Taklo joined Sonitor as Vice President, Engineering in 2020 and has nearly 20 years of research experience in microelectronics from SINTEF, Scandinavia's largest independent research organization. Prior to joining Sonitor, she was the Quality Assurance Manager for a startup company, Disruptive Technologies Research, gaining broad experience and insight for the development and manufacturing of state of the art IoT products. Ms. Taklo started her career in 1997 as an engineer at Advanced Micro Electronics (AME) AS working on the qualification of radiation sensors before moving into research. Throughout her career she has held leadership roles for large national and European collaborative projects, smaller research groups and as a Chief Scientist contributing to strategy development and execution. Ms. Taklo received her Ph.D. degree in Physical Electronics from the University of Oslo in 2002. Corporate Board of Directors Vibeke Hammer Madsen Chairman of the Board Vibeke Hammer Madsen is a well-recognized business leader in Scandinavia with extensive executive management experience across many economic sectors. Most recently, Ms. Madsen served for 16 years as the CEO of Virke Enterprise Federation of Norway, an organization comprised of 24,000 companies and institutions employing 230,000 people with a focus on promoting legislation and regulation to create a strong and innovative business environment in Norway. Prior to taking the helm at Virke, Ms. Madsen was a partner with PA Consulting Group, a global company specializing in strategy, technology, and innovation for public and private sector clients in healthcare and life sciences, the consumer and retail industries, financial services and energy and utilities. Ms. Madsen has held several directorship positions throughout her career and is currently serving on the boards of Diakonhjemmet, a non-profit foundation engaged in healthcare, education, and social services; Storebrand Livsforsikring AS, a leading financial services company with activities primarily centered on life insurance and pension funds; and Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries. Ms. Madsen serves also as a Norwegian government appointee to the Nordic Council, the official body for inter-parliamentary cooperation between the eight Nordic countries. Carl Christian Gilhuus-Moe, PhD Dr. Gilhuus-Moe is Chairman of the Board of Oslo Medtech, a group of hospital, finance, knowledge and research institutions focusing on medical technology (medtech) innovation that facilitates development of medtech products and services. He is a Senior Advisor of NeoMed Management, a Europe-based venture capital fund focused on international healthcare and medical technology. Dr. Gilhuus-Moe is Chairman of the Board of Respinor AS and NeoRad AS, and a Board Member of Removaid AS. He was Chairman of the Board for both SINTEF-Unimed (the Norwegian Institute of Technology) and the European Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standardization (ECCLS). He was the founding President and CEO of Dynal Biotech AS (now part of Thermo Fisher Inc.). Prior to that position, Dr. Gilhuus-Moe was a member of the executive group, Vice President and head of Hafslund-Nycomed ASA's diagnostic division (now part of Abbott Laboratories). These executive and strategic positions and service on the board of directors of other companies have allowed him to develop expertise in the deployment of strategic growth initiatives within the industry and bring valuable, external insight to our board and organization. Dr. Gilhuus-Moe trained at the Swedish Institute of Management, the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Oslo. Per Heidenreich Mr. Heidenreich has a broad range of experience in shipping, logistics and IT. In 1984, he founded Heidmar Inc. which controlled approximately 100 oil tankers and had two subsidiaries in Texas in the oil service industry. In 2006, Mr. Heidenreich sold Heidmar to the Morgan Stanley private equity group. He currently serves as Chairman of Penfield Marine, a spin-off of Heidmar, and manages Heidenreich Enterprise LP, a family owned private equity company. He and his wife are active philanthropists through the Per and Astrid Heidenreich Family Foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. These past innovative and entrepreneurial accomplishments contribute valuable experience to our board and organization. Born and educated in Norway, Mr. Heidenreich became a US citizen in 2005 Fritz Heidenreich Fritz Heidenreich is Founder & President of Q88 LLC, a privately owned company he established in 2006 and the leading SaaS provider to the maritime industry. Mr. Heidenreich is responsible for the technical innovations of their electronic documentation systems built for the tanker and dry bulk industries to facilitate sharing of operational information in an efficient and productive way. Over 75% of tankers worldwide are currently listed on the company's flagship platform, Q88.com. Prior to Q88, Mr. Heidenreich was CIO of Heidmar Inc., a commercial tanker pool operator based in Norwalk, Connecticut. He spent 15 years with the company developing their internal voyage and pool management system. Mr. Heidenreich earned a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado. Hans Thomas Holbye Mr. Holbye is the Managing Director and CEO of Johs. Hansen Rederi AS. He was a Finance Manager at IBM Norway and CFO and Head of the Investment Division of the Torvald Klaveness Group. Mr. Holbye serves on several Norwegian company boards and brings additional, deep knowledge of finance and investment to the board and our organization. Mr. Holbye and holds an MSc Business and Administration at BI Norwegian Business School. Advisory Board Per Heidenreich Chairman of the Board Mr. Heidenreich has a broad range of experience in shipping, logistics and IT. In 1984, he founded Heidmar Inc. which controlled approximately 100 oil tankers and had two subsidiaries in Texas in the oil service industry. In 2006, Mr. Heidenreich sold Heidmar to the Morgan Stanley private equity group. He currently serves as Chairman of Penfield Marine, a spin-off of Heidmar, and manages Heidenreich Enterprise LP, a family owned private equity company. He and his wife are active philanthropists through the Per and Astrid Heidenreich Family Foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. These past innovative and entrepreneurial accomplishments contribute valuable experience to our board and organization. Born and educated in Norway, Mr. Heidenreich became a US citizen in 2005 James W. Biondi, M.D. James W. Biondi, M.D., serves as Executive Chairman of Cardiopulmonary Corp. Dr. Biondi also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ivy Biomedical Systems, Inc. and served as a Director of Zoll Medical Corporation from 1997 to 2012. Dr. Biondi holds a B.S. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.D. degree from Albany Medical College, and received his training in Anesthesiology, Cardiac Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary and Critical Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Biondi holds an Advanced Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors. Aurelia Boyer Ms. Boyer's 40-year health care career spans a wide range of roles including nursing, education, administration, consulting and information technology. She recently retired after 12 years as the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of New York Presbyterian Hospital and Health System where she joined in 1993 as Manager in Information Technology. A recognized expert and innovator in health care information technology, HIMSS named her as one of the most influential HIT Men and Women of the Year in 2015. Her practical and deep knowledge of clinical and health IT issues and challenges are a valuable addition to our board and organization. Ms. Boyer eared a BSN and MBA from the University of Michigan and an MSN from Wayne State University. Robert A. Chernow Mr. Chernow is Founder and President of Educational Services for Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit organization assisting universities and small enterprises in shaping their entrepreneurship initiatives. Mr. Chernow has had a 40 year career in entrepreneurship and health care: he has served as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Norwalk Community College in Norwalk, CT; Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Clinical Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Senior Vice President and head of entrepreneurship at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; the Founder and President of two major health care IT companies, one domestic and one international (Corporate Health Strategies and World Specialists Online); President of two major health care companies (MetLife's Managed Care Group and The New York Presbyterian Health Care System); a Global Health Care Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a Peace Corps Volunteer in Brazil. Mr. Chernow has been a guest lecturer at universities including MIT, Stanford, and the Harvard Business School, as well as the U.N. Business Council and the organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He earned a BA in Economics from Colgate University, and a MPH in Health Care Management from the University of California, Berkeley, and did his doctoral work in epidemiology and public health at Yale. James M. Cotter, JD Mr. Cotter is a recognized mergers and acquisitions (M&A) expert and co-founded the investment management firm Breeden Capital Management. He also served as vice chairman and partner at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, an international law firm headquartered in New York where his practice primarily focused on mergers and acquisition advisory work. Mr. Cotter previously served as a director of Zale Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed company and as president of the New York Law Institute. His M&A and legal experience bring essential insights to our board and organization. He received his AB degree from Fairfield University and his law degree from the University of Virginia. Stephen Johnson Mr. Johnson is a retired US attorney and consults on intellectual property (IP) matters from a strategic perspective. He is currently a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business primarily teaching courses to MBA students on how IP fits into business strategies and on technology licensing. Previously, Mr. Johnson was a senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a founder of its New York and San Francisco offices. In addition, Mr. Johnson is a published author, and his book, The Economist Guide to Intellectual Property, was published during 2015. He received his BA and MA in Genetics at Cambridge University and his law degrees from College of Law, London, England and the IIT Chicago Kent College of Law in Chicago. Joe Toce Mr. Toce is managing director of Andersen Tax, one of the largest independent tax and advisory firms in the US. He has over 30 years of experience in advising private clients on a broad range of tax, financial and business matters. He has represented several of the largest family companies in the US on tax and estate planning matters and has substantial experience with charitable giving. His tax and financial knowledge bring valuable expertise to our board and organization. Copyright 2021 Sonitor Technologies. All rights reserved. PARTNER PORTAL By using this website, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively.