Corporate Governance

Geir Førre is Managing Partner in Firda, the largest shareholder in Airthings. Firda invest in ambitious Norwegian technology companies with global ambitions. Geir holds a M.Sc in Electrical Engineering. He started his career as a research scientist at SINTEF before becoming a serial entrepreneur who founded and led Chipcon and Energy Micro, two successful Norwegian semiconductor companies, from inception to exit. He was also the founding investor and Chair of Prox Dynamics, who pioneered a whole new industry within Nano UAV helicopters. Besides being the Chair of Airthings since 2015, Geir is the Chair of Disruptive Technologies and Zivid.

Øystein is CFO at Pexip ASA, a position he has held since the middle of 2019. Øystein has extensive management and industry experience after working with business-to-business sales and marketing in Telenor Norway for four years, two of which within the video collaboration industry and  two years working with strategy for Telenor Norway, in addition to experience from being a management consultant for McKinsey. Øystein holds a Master of Science and Technology degree in Industrial Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (2010).

Karin Berg is a commercial leader with extensive experience in consumer-oriented businesses. She has held various management positions at Wanda, Komplett Group, Carlsberg, McKinsey, and BearingPoint. She holds an MSc in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Aksel Lund Svindal is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer. He’s a two-time overall World Cup champion, an Olympic gold medalist in super-G, and a five-time World Champion in downhill, giant slalom, and super combined. Experienced in building performance culture after competing at the highest level in sports for 15 years, Svindal has been a seed investor for more than five years and joined Airthings Board of Directors in 2019.

Elisabeth Barrie is a member of the Group Management Team at Volvo Cars, serving as Head of Commercial Digital. She is also a board member of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Chair of Volvo Car Retail Solutions AB. Previously, Elisabeth was the Chief Product Officer at Vipps and VP of Growth for Established Markets at Schibsted Media Group.

Laoise Ballance has over 6 years of experience in the global tech industry. She currently holds the position of Product Manager, and previously served as Head of Customer Success at Airthings. Prior to working at Airthings, she gained diverse experience within Operations management, Banking, and Finance at international companies such as Gelato AS, Intesa Sanpaolo, and CNP Santander. She holds a B.A. in International Modern Languages from University College Dublin.

Tore Sæstad has over 10 years of experience as a software developer. He currently holds the position of Head of Software Platform at Airthings. Before joining Airthings in 2019, he worked for Appear. He holds a master's degree in Electronics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).