Minesto’s executive team comprises of dedicated individuals with a combination of proven entrepreneurial management skills, extensive engineering experience, and offshore operations expertise. The team represents a range of backgrounds, including key areas in technology development and commercialisation, international sales, and funding and financing.
Chief Executive Officer. Employed since 2016.
Dr Martin Edlund has for the last 20 years combined management consulting and strategy research collaboration with world-class technology companies such as ABB, GE, LM Ericsson and SKF. He has been active in the marine energy industry for the last decade. Since 2016 Martin Edlund leads Minesto’s company strategy to commercialise its unique product.
Education: Ph.D. in Innovation Management, M.Sc. in Engineering Physics.
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Holdings in Minesto including associates: 235,718 shares.
Chief Financial Officer. Employed since 2023.
Gustav Kvibling has extensive experience from finance, IR and business development in high tech development companies.
Education: M.Sc. in Finance
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Holdings in Minesto including associates: – 4,000 shares.
Chief Technology Officer. Employed since 2016 (CTO since 2017).
Bernt Erik Westre has 20 years of experience with engineering, concept development and project management in offshore energy, including engineer, manager and senior advisor positions at GVA Consultants and Aker Maritime.
Education: M.Sc. in Marine Technology.
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Holdings in Minesto including associates: 20,556 shares.
Chief Personnel Officer. Employed since 2016.
Louise Marsden has 30 years of management experience within the transport, hospitality & manufacturing industries, including operations, business control and human resources. Concerned primarily with change and process management.
Education: Public Administration, University of Brighton
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Holdings in Minesto including associates:. 2245
Chief Communications Officer. Employed since 2022.
Cecilia Sernhage has extensive experience in marketing, communications and brand building in global contexts.
Education: Bachelor Degree in Media & Communications
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Holdings in Minesto including associates: 12,180 shares.
Chief Operations Officer. Employed since 2021.
Johannes Hüffmeier has a background in shipping and offshore renewables, as well as offshore wind at ABB.
Education: M.Sc. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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Holdings in Minesto including associates: 2,232 shares.
Details on management holdings in Minesto are per 2025-05-14.
Minesto AB
J A Wettergrens gata 14
421 30 Västra Frölunda
Sweden
+46 (0) 31-29 00 60
Minesto UK Ltd
Assembly Hall
Turkey Shore Road
Holyhead LL65 2DE
United Kingdom
+44 1 407 762907