Executive Management
& Group overview

Executive Management

Jens Haviken
CEO

Mr. Haviken is an experienced executive within consulting, managed services, software and hardware distribution. He has a proven track record of developing, rebuilding and streamlining operations of companies in the ICT sector. Prior positions held by Haviken includes VP Services and Solutions and Country Manager at Dustin Group AB (publ). and various Director roles at Microsoft and Accenture.

Email: jens.haviken@techstep.no

Mobile: +47 930 90 070

Marius Drefvelin
CFO

Mr. Drefvelin has both operational and transactional experience from his current and previous work, including driving operational improvements, restructuring and integration. Mr. Drefvelin came from the position as Group CFO of Creuna, a leading Nordic technology and communications consultancy firm with 350 employees. Prior to this, he has experience with transactions and investments both as an advisor and investor at Deloitte, Jebsen Asset Management and KPMG.

Mr. Drefvelin has a B.Sc. in Finance and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Utah, USA. Moreover, he is a Certified European Financial Analyst from the Norwegian School of Economics.

Email: marius.drefvelin@techstep.no

Mobile: +47 480 64 787

Erik Haugen
CCO

Mr Haugen is an international business professional, bringing with him broad commercial experience within finance, telecommunications, consumer electronics, the entertainment licencing industry, as well as IT.

Following his business administration studies at BI Norwegian Business School, Mr Haugen spent 12 years in London working with focus on sales, marketing and business management for companies like Pioneer and Sony Ericsson, before moving into international movie and music licensing, joining The Licensing Agency Ltd. in 2005.

Since returning to Norway in 2009, Mr Haugen first joined Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA to start up their mobile communications initiative. Subsequently he moved into finance and professional services sales at Lindorff AS (now Intrum) in 2011 where he has been responsible for strategic sales, key account management and business development for a large portfolio of clients within telecoms, utilities, trade, SME and public sector.

Email: erik.haugen@techstep.no
Mobile: +47 967 90 101

Mads Vårdal
CPO

Mr. Vårdal is an experienced business developer and executive with a proven track record from previous positions at Nordialog, Smartworks and Teki Solutions.

His long experience from the industry covers sales, strategy, business development, M&A processes, product development and executive manager roles. Mr.Vårdal has since 2007 been operating in several central executive roles within sales, business development and daily management with a build- and turn-around focus.

Email: mads.vardal@techstep.no
Mobile: +47 996 98 488

Inge Paulsen
MD Norway

Mr. Paulsen is an experienced executive manager with a proven track record from companies such as Clear Channel, Eltel Networks/Sønnico Tele, Infratek/Hafslund, Implement (formerly known as MarkUp Consulting) and Accenture.

Business development and change management combined with handling daily operations are Mr. Paulsen’s core competencies. His broad experience comes from heading strategic business development projects in venture businesses or turnaround cases as well as holding various executive positions responsible for profit & loss.

Mr. Paulsen holds a MSc in Business Management (Siviløkonom) from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH). He is also graduated from The Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy.

Email: inge.paulsen@techstep.no
Mobile: +47 996 01 072

Fredrik Logenius
MD Sweden

Mr Logenius is a first-mover, entrepreneur and an experienced executive within the information technology and services industry. His skill set is broad and based on entrepreneurship and strategy, agile methodologies, software development and mobile solutions.

Mr Logenius has been Managing Director of the Swedish company Optidev AB, which Techstep ASA acquired in 2020, since 2015.

Thanks to business achievements with Optidev AB, he was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 in his hometown Borås where Optidev AB has its head office. Mr Logenius has also been nominated for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award, a programme which spans more than 60 countries around the world.

Email: fredrik.logenius@techstep.se
Mobile: +46 733 58 42 02

Jens Rugseth - Chairman of the board

Jens Rugseth is a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Crayon Group ASA and Link Mobility Group ASA. He has been a serial founder of a number of companies within the IT-sector over the past 30 years. Mr. Rugseth has also held the position a chief executive officer in some of the largest IT-companies in Norway, including ARK ASA, Cinet AS and Skrivervik Data AS. Mr. Rugseth studied business economics at the Norwegian School of Management. Jens Rugseth is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Oslo, Norway.

Einar J. Greve - Vice chairman

Mr. Greve was Chairman of the Board of Techstep from 2016 to April 2019. Mr. Greve works as a strategic advisor at Cipriano AS and has previously worked as partner of Wikborg Rein & Co and as Partner of Arctic Securities ASA. Mr. Greve has held and holds various positions as chairman or director in several listed and unlisted companies. He holds a degree in law (cand.jur) from the University of Oslo.

Ingrid Leisner - Board member

Ms. Leisner has served on the Board in Techstep since January 2016. Ms. Leisner’s directorships over the last five years include current board positions in Storage Group ASA, Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Maritime and Merchant ASA. Mrs Leisner has a background as a trader of different oil and gas products in her 15 years in Statoil ASA. Her years of experience and skills within business strategy, M&A, management consulting and change management has been very valuable when serving on the board of several companies listed on Oslo Børs. She holds a Bachelor of Business degree with honors from the University of Texas in Austin. Ms. Leisner was born in 1968, is a Norwegian citizen and maintains a business address at Techstep ASA, Henrik Ibsens gate 100, 0230 Oslo, Norway.

Anders Brandt - Board member

Mr. Brandt has served on the Board in Techstep since April 2018. Mr. Brandt has more than 20 years of experience in international entrepreneurship, technology, venture capital and digital services. He is managing partner in the venture capital fund Idekapital, and has co-funded and exited numerous companies including DinSide, OMG, Viken Fibernett, Mytos, Meshtech and Bubbly Group. Brandt has 14 years of board experience of listed companies on Oslo Børs and Nasdaq Stockholm, whereof several tech companies.

Toril Nag - Board member

Ms. Nag has served on the Board in Techstep since April 2018. Ms. Nag is Group Executive Vice President, responsible for customer service and the telecommunications business area of the Lyse Group. She holds extensive experience in telecom and digital service, as well as banking and finance. She has held a number of board appointments in technology, energy and R&D-related companies, and her directorships includes Dolphin Group ASA, IKT-Norge, Kolumbus AS and Altibox AS. Nag is a qualified civil engineer in Computer Science from the University of Strathclyde and has further education in management from the Norwegian Business School BI.

Group overview

A group company positioning as a leading enabler of the digital workplace in the Nordics.
Here you can find the legal (and operational) structure.
All entities are owned 100% unless otherwise is stated.

Contact us

Head Office

Techstep ASA

Brynsallèen 4
0667 Oslo, Norway
Telephone: +47 23 17 23 50
E-mail: info@techstep.no

Invoice address

Techstep ASA
E-mail: invoice@techstep.no

Executive Management& Group overview