Knut Grotli

Knut Grotli is the current Chairman of the Board and Consultant of Ascender. Knut has been an Executive Search advisor to a number of leading companies in Norway and in various industries. He has a strong focus and interest in leadership and organisational development, including the formation of management teams and the recruitment of senior staff. Knut is additionally certified in AON's personality, ability and skill tests.

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He has previously been Managing Director/Managing Partner of PwC Norway. He has also been Deputy Managing Director and Partner of BDO Norge. Furthermore, he has extensive corporate finance experience at Carnegie with a focus on M&A and issues, as well as Transaction Advisory at EY (then Arthur Andersen).

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In addition to a professional focus on economics, finance and investment, he has also been central to the development of new service areas with an emphasis on strategy and competence building. Knut has also applied his expertise in leadership and team building on several international climbing expeditions and was at the summit of Mount Everest in 2011.

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Knut holds a degree in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and Bocconi. He also holds the Higher Departmental Examination from NHH.