Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime AS has appointed Øystein as General and Business Development Manager to build up our joint venture company founded in mid of 2021 by Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and Østensjø Rederi (Group). With a MSc in marine engineering, he brings also more than 20 years of experience from the maritime sector with about 15 years in senior management roles. Prior to Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime, Øystein Skår worked around 20 years for Pon Power, the distributor of Caterpillar and MaK engines and generators sets. For the last four years he served as Director of Technology and Business Development.
Dr Daniel Teichmann, Chairman of the management board of Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime AS and CEO of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies comments: “We’re delighted to welcome Øystein on board. He comes with a remarkable track record both in technology development and business building and he is very well connected throughout the maritime industry of Scandinavia and beyond. For us, he was the ideal candidate for building up our innovative joint venture in a targeted, market-orientated manner.”
Håvard Framnes, Østensjø’s Group Investment Director and member of the board of management in Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime AS explains: “Østensjø has known Øystein for a long time as a supplier of generator sets for our vessels, and we are very pleased that he has chosen to join Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime. His technical and commercial competence, in combination with his extensive network within the industry, makes us confident that Øystein is the optimal candidate to lead the development of a zero-emission propulsion system for the marine industry.”
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