Management



Thomas Berglund – CEO

Thomas Berglund is CEO and founder of Edvantage group. Under his leadership, the company has become one of the fastest growing e-learning companies in EMEA. Prior to Edvantage group, Thomas held management positions in Delphi, Telia, Nokia and ICL. Thomas holds a degree in marketing from Henley Management College. 

 

Oivind Falch – Chief Financial Officer

Oivind Falch has been with Edvantage group since 2004. He has experience as CFO and Controller from major international corporations such as Texas Instruments, Grundfos and ArtLink. Øivind holds an Executive MBA and in Economics, Finance and Administration from Henley Management College.

 

Jon Øivind Stenerud – Chief Technology Officer

Jon Øivind Stenerud has been responsible since 2000 for the strategy and development of Edvantage group’s technologies including the learning management system (LMS), online community and content development tool. Prior to joining Edvantage group, Jon Øivind was IT-consultant and project manager at Cap Gemini. Jon Oivind holds an Master of Science in Information Systems Engineering and Master of Management in Project Management from the Norwegian School of Management.

 
   

Cynthia Kristensen  - VP Marketing

Cynthia is responsible for Edvantage group's marketing strategy. This includes building a strong brand,  introducing new solutions and services to market and developing programmes for customer success. Cynthia has over 10 years experience in corporate and product marketing from the communications and technology sectors. She holds a BA in Marketing from the University of South Florida and Master in International Business from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.

 

John Tørring – Managing Director, Denmark

John is responsible for Edvantage group, Denmark. He has deep experience in the e-learning industry, including Production Director at Zenaria and Managing Director at InterAct. He also has 20 years experience from the digital media industry, including 5 years as Producer at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.

 

Claes Ytander  - Managing Director, Sweden

Claes is currently responsible for Edvantage group, Sweden. Prior to joining the Company, Claes was CEO of Open Training Sweden AB. Claes has held positions in the e-learning industry as Account Executive, Global English Corp. and Scandinavian Director, CBT. Before Claes entered the e-learning industry, he held sales and management positions at Kodak, Visutech and Electronics for Imaging.

 

Rene Van Someren – Managing Director, Benelux

Rene is responsible for business development, sales, operations and performance of Edvantage group in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Rene has been part of the e-learning industry since 1997 in CBT Systems, SmartForce and SkillSoft, and has several performance awards to his credit. Rene has also experience as Interim Manager, Quality Assurance Manager and Human Resource Manager in Getronics.

 

Sølve Johannessen – Managing Director, Norway

Sølve is responsible for business development, sales, operations and performance of Edvantage group, Norway. He joined Edvantage group in 2006 when Edvantage group acquired Boxer Technologies, and continued in his role as Managing Director. Sølve has over 25 years experience in business strategy and sales from Norwegian based companies such as Guard Systems and Easy Data. Sølve holds a BA in Business Administration from Lund University.