On October 1st, Thomas Storvolleng Nilssen (36) stepped into the role as Chief Financial Officer at Mo Industripark. He joins the company from his previous position as CFO at Heymat and is already well underway, familiarizing himself with both people and responsibilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very happy to be back in industry. This is where I thrive,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Full circle<\/strong><\/p>\n Nilssen has a background as Head of Consulting at Mercantil Consult and has held financial leadership roles in both technology companies and international data center operations. He began his career under then-CFO Morten Grims\u00f8 at Glencore, at the same time Bj\u00f8rn Ugedal was plant manager. He describes it as special to be back, now in Mo Industripark and with Ugedal as his CEO.<\/p>\n \u201cI started my career in industry, so it feels a bit like coming home. I have always been fascinated by the complexity and the interplay between the companies here. It is an exciting machine to be part of,\u201d says Nilssen.<\/p>\n CEO Bj\u00f8rn Ugedal says he is very pleased with the appointment.<\/p>\n \u201cWe conducted a thorough process, even though the position was not advertised externally. It was important for us to bring in an experienced and reliable resource quickly. We talked with several strong candidates, but Thomas stood out with his broad background, strong professional profile and solid understanding of industry,\u201d says Ugedal.<\/p>\n Engaged and versatile<\/strong><\/p>\n Nilssen lives at B\u00e5smo with his wife and three boys aged zero to nine. The family has a cabin in Stokkv\u00e5gen, and everyday life is filled with football, dance and an active family schedule.<\/p>\n \u201cLife is busy with three small kids, but I enjoy having a lot going on,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n He also serves on the board of the local kindergarten B\u00e5smbakken, where he has been involved since his oldest son started.<\/p>\n \u201cI like being close to things, both at work and at home.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n As CFO, Nilssen emphasizes the importance of combining strategic work with hands-on financial insight.<\/p>\n \u201cI have never liked being completely removed from the accounting side. Being close to the numbers gives a different level of insight,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n He is also passionate about adopting new technology in finance.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe the ability to use tools like artificial intelligence and automation will be crucial going forward. It is about freeing up time, improving decision-making and finding smarter ways of working.\u201d<\/p>\n Ugedal is looking forward to the collaboration.<\/p>\n \u201cThomas has an analytical and forward-looking approach that fits well with how we want to develop Mo Industripark. He brings energy, competence and new perspectives,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On October 1st, Thomas Storvolleng Nilssen (36) stepped into the role as Chief Financial Officer at Mo Industripark. He joins the company from his previous position as CFO at Heymat and is already well underway, familiarizing himself with both people and responsibilities. \u201cI am very happy to be back in industry. This is where I […]","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":40141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2445,2444],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frontpage_en","category-industriparknytt_en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40143,"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40140\/revisions\/40143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mip.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}