INAQ has recruited Sondre Skjelbred Refsnes as a senior advisor within the strategic business area Finance, starting from the first of December. Sondre has a background as an auditor and finance manager from various businesses, including property, aquaculture and renewable energy.
Sondre has a background as an auditor and chief financial officer from various businesses, including real estate, aquaculture, and renewable energy.
Sondre is 35 years old from Åfjord in Trøndelag and has grown up close to the aquaculture industry through family ties to the aquaculture company Refsnes Laks. He continues to manage part of this legacy through the company Revsnes Holding.
Sondre holds a master’s degree in accounting and auditing from BI with a focus on corporate law, IFRS, and corporate finance, as well as a master’s degree in financial economics from NTNU. The title of this master’s degree reflects an interest in financial analysis in the aquaculture industry: «Salmon Farming Licenses – Valuation and Analysis.»
Sondre previously worked for four years at PWC and most recently held the position of Finance Manager at the technology company Winns, where he worked with financing and strategy development.
INAQ AS (www.inaq.no) provides advisory services to seafood companies and related businesses both nationally and internationally. Sondre will be an integral part of INAQ’s team in strategic consulting, business development, and financial services.
INAQ assists investors with third-party assessments of seafood-related businesses, where Sondre’s expertise will be a valuable addition to INAQ’s other strategic focus areas in technology, biology, and sustainability.
– I am excited to become part of a highly skilled and experienced environment at INAQ and to work with future solutions and opportunities in an industry I know well and care about.
Sondre Skjelbred Refsnes
– I am excited to become part of a highly skilled and experienced environment at INAQ and to work with future solutions and opportunities in an industry I know well and care about. Financing and strategic problem-solving are challenging and ongoing tasks, and I look forward to using both my and INAQ’s combined expertise to address the challenges and needs of our clients, says Sondre.
– INAQ provides transaction advisory services for seafood companies and investors in the seafood sector. The hiring of Sondre strengthens the team and capacity of INAQ moving forward, says Frode Blakstad, CEO of INAQ.