Havyard’s Long-Time CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Agrees to Part Ways
Retiring CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERGeir Johan Bakke Photo politeness Havyard
Havyard Group’s veteran chief executive officer Geir Johan Bakke will certainly leave the placement after 18 years with the business.
The Norwegian shipbuilding as well as innovation team claimed Bakke as well as the board have actually consented to end the work connection reliable right away.
Bakke signed up with Havyard in 2001 as well as has actually worked as its chief executive officer considering that 2014. During that time, Bakke has actually managed the development of the business from a standalone shipyard to a completely incorporated shipbuilding team with style, shipyards as well as devices manufacturing, as well as virtually 600 irreversible workers, together with an orderbook of over NOK 4300 million.
“Geir Johan has been incredibly important to the development Havyard Group has been through,” claimed Vegard Sævik, Chairman of theHavyard Group “He has shown an impressive commitment to developing the Group, which is of great importance to the communities in which Havyard operates.”
Bakke’s separation comes as Havyard deals with significant losses on jobs at subsidiary Havyard Ship Technology AS, which has actually caused its breaching of agreements established by lending institutions connected to needs for equity as well as functioning funding.
“It has been an amazing journey that I am both grateful and proud to have been a part of. I wish the company good luck for the future,” Bakke claimed. Both events have actually concurred not to comment even more on the issue.
Havyard Group’s board has actually designated Gunnar Larsen as acting chief executive officer. He will right away start the job of hiring an irreversible chief executive officer.
Gunnar Larsen comes previously held the placement of General Manager of the Havyard Production & & Service service. He additionally worked as Senior Vice President & of Market & Business Development inHavyard Group as well as has actually been withHavyard for 12 years.
Bakke claimed he will certainly be readily available to take part in the shift if required.
