Gunnar Due-Gundersen

Chief of Operations - ENTRANSE

SINTEF -The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research

at the Norwegian Institute of Technology

Technology and Society Research Division, International Operations Department

PO Box 124, N-0314 Oslo, Norway

Tel: +4795243955

E-mail: gunnar.due-gundersen@sintef.no

http://www.sintef.no/content/page3____4331.aspx

Personal Date

Date of Birth: 20.09.1950

Nationality: Norwegian

Home address: Steenstrupsgaten 19, Oslo, Norway

Summary:

· Several years of international experience, through education, working for US based multinational companies, Norwegian import business as well as international project / advisory work;

· Consulting experience in business process- and strategy development, management for hire within business start – ups, business development, incubator-establishment, business-chain, business-network, sales & marketing, nationally qualified business consultant, international advisory experience ;

· Leadership experience as director of consultant organisation within most areas of business consulting;

· Experience from positions as managing director, divisional director, sales director, marketing and project management;

· Technical and economic education and work practice;

· Experience from various boards of directors;

· Lecturing experience from BI, Norwegian School of Management; and

· Public authorised adviser for Governmental supported SME programs.

Formal education:

· Master degree in business administration, MBA, University of Strathclyde, 1981 - 83

· Bachelor of Science, B.sc, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1972 – 76, M.Sc.

· Officer education, The Norwegian army, 1969 – 71

Work experience:

· Chief of Operations – ENTRANSE , incubator / innovation establishment and concept development - Balkan, Sintef Technology and Society, International Operations

· Divisional director, division: ”Consulting and Business Development", The National Institute of Technology, 2000 - 2004

· Project manager, Managing director on hire; The National Institute of Technology, 1997 – 2000

· Managing director, Medema AS, technical equipment, 1994 – 97

· Business consultant, Teamwork AS, 1992 - 94

· Sales director, Morgenstierne & Co A/S, electronics, 1988 – 92

· Business consultant, Mercuri Instituttet AS, 1984 – 88

· Product marketing manager, Motorola Semiconductor ltd, UK, 1979 – 84

· Product development engineer, Texas Instruments, UK, 1976 – 79

· Officer in the Norwegian army, full time, part time, 1970 – 73

Various courses:

· Sales, marketing

· Strategy, business development

· Business processing

· Economics

· Product management

· Value analysis, due-diligence, business restructuring

· Board of directors, operation – and strategy development

Additional comments:

Background described is based upon a continuous mix between personal “hands on” business experience, business consulting work, education and strategic positions.

Board of Directors, member:

Albatross Prosjektledelse AS

Publications:

Semiconductor memories, Publisher: Chichester [West Sussex]; New York: Wiley, ©1983

Various technical articles