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Go-Ahead is the winner!Proactimas project manager Cathrine Elgin was pleased when it was announced that Go-Ahead is the winner of the contract for operating the three important railways Arendalsbanen, Sørlandsbanen and Jærbanen.
For the first time the British company Go-Ahead has signed up for the competition to operate railways in Norway. Now the company is thus responsible for operating the three stretches covered in “Pakke Sør”. Cathrine Elgin works in Proactima and is the project manager for Go-Ahead`s tender process. In addition to Cathrine, there are more team members from Proactima and also from other companies.
“This is a breakthrough for Go-Ahead here in Norway,” says Elgin, who added that the thrill was to take and feel before the decision was announced. She also emphasizes the good cooperation in the process, both internally in the team and with stakeholders involved.
The process
The tender competition was published in November 2017, but even earlier, Cathrine was well in process of preparing for Go-Ahead; an input that was part of the strategic decision to participate in the Norwegian competition. When the tender was issued, Cathrine and the rest of the team, all with solid and relevant competence, started working on the offer.
“In addition, we have had a good dialogue and support from Go-Ahead`s Nordic office in Malmø as well as the company`s office in London,” says Elgin, who is located in Proactimas Oslo office, together with the rest of the team.
What happens now?
Immediately, a mobilization team will be established, which will also be led by Elgin. This team has a good year for planning and facilitating the start-up, which is set for December 2019.
The three companies in the run-up were NSB, Swedish SJ and Go-Ahead.
This is Go-Ahead:
Go-Ahead is one of the UK`s leading public transport providers. The company operates both bus and rail services enabling over one billion trips each year. In the United Kingdom, Go-Ahead accounts for about 30 percent of all train journeys. In London, the company is the largest provider of bus travel, as well as approximately 11 percent of the regional bus journeys being delivered by Go-Ahead. The company also operates bus services in Singapore and in Ireland.
This is the first time Go-Ahead is participating in a tender competition for operation of rail services in Norway.
The company has 29,000 employees and is headquartered in Newcastle.
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OKEA Contract to Proactima(Photo: Elisabeth Tønnessen)
Stavanger, 11 September 2018: Proactima AS has signed a contract with the oil company OKEA to assist with consultancy services for OKEA’s takeover of the operatorship of the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea. The agreement has a value of over 10 million NOK and will last through the end of 2018.
Proactima’s main task is to support OKEA until they take over the operatorship on 1 December this year.
“OKEA selected Proactima because the company has the necessary combination of expertise and experience. Proactima has a sound knowledge of OKEA i.e. through developing the management system”, says Dag Eggan, SVP HSE in OKEA.
Robust and effective solutions
Proactima will contribute in the following disciplines: management system, compliance management, risk management, barrier management, HSE management, external environment, securing, emergency preparedness, operations and HR. A total of 15 staff are working on this contract.
“This is an important and exciting contract for us, where we really get a chance to mobilise the core expertise of our company. The work is well underway, and our ambition is to deliver robust, effective solutions that enable OKEA to take over the operatorship in a safe way at the agreed time,” says Trond Winther, CEO of Proactima AS.
Interdisciplinary team
Proactima has a long-time partnership with A/S Norske Shell and therefore excellent knowledge of the company and the installations included in the OKEA portfolio. Additionally, Proactima has worked closely for a long time with OKEA on for instance developing a management system and on risk management.
“OKEA is an innovative company that challenges the established ways of doing things. We are proud to have gained OKEA’s confidence as a result of our professionalism and expertise, our experience with similar transitional projects and our ability to find good, customised solutions,” Winther continues. Our task from here on will be to ensure that the transition from Shell to OKEA is as smooth as possible. Proactima’s services will be carried out by staff from the company’s Trondheim office, with assistance from the Stavanger headquarters and the offices in Oslo and Bergen.
About OKEA
OKEA was established in 2015 with high ambitions in development and production on the Norwegian continental shelf. This June, OKEA AS acquired Norske Shell’s shares of 44.56 per cent as well as the operatorship of the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea. Included in this acquisition were also Shell’s shares of 12 per cent in the Gjøa field. This acquisition makes OKEA one of the largest operators on the Norwegian continental shelf with a total expected production of approximately 22,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day.
Contact:
Trond Winther, Proactima. Mobile: (+47) 95 29 41 91
Bjørg Sandal, Proactima. Mobile: (+47) 48 39 37 75
Trond Winther to ProactimaTrond Winther (43) has been hired as CEO at Proactima AS. His extensive, varied experience is the perfect fit for Proactima’s values and future initiatives.
“Trond Winther has long and highly relevant experience, and he is an adept leader and strategist with a good handle on business conditions. Proactima is enjoying a period of positive development, and by hiring Trond, we are equipping ourselves for the future. I am very happy to have Trond on the team.”
This is what Richard Heyerdahl, the Board Chairman of Proactima AS, the company he founded with Hermann Steen Wiencke in 2003.
Recently, Proactima has been winning several new, important contracts and is now increasing its revenues in all sectors. This positive development can also be attributed to the fact that certain services are being converted from oil and gas to aquaculture, while more and more clients are choosing the company’s new, competitive tools for risk management.
“I am happy to be starting in a company characterised by a competent and acknowledged professional environment, good values and great potential. I am looking forward to continuing the company’s development along with my skilled co-workers,” says Trond Winther.
“A world that is becoming more and more complex and changing ever more rapidly requires up-to-date skills and tools to manage risk and to be prepared for future challenges and opportunities,” Winther emphasises.
“Our aim is to be the best. Our most important role is to secure values, and our focus is to continue to be innovative and work together with clients to help built effective and robust solutions,” says Winther.
Background
Trond Winther took his degree in civil engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and has worked for Shell, Deloitte AS and DNV GL AS before coming to Proactima as CEO. He has long experience from the industry, having built up considerable skills within strategy, management and commercial conditions.
The further development of the company’s services, close cooperation with clients, and the right quality for deliveries: these are at the top of Winther’s list of priorities.
By hiring Trond Winther, Proactima AS establishes itself as a future-oriented organisation that is strengthening its leadership, while also expressing an ambition to further strengthen its position as a risk advisor in selected market segments. Winther’s primary role will be ensuring the company continues to assist clients in a capable and positive manner.
The two founders of Proactima AS, Hermann Steen Wiencke and Richard Heyerdahl, shall remain in Proactima, primarily in strategic roles in relation to the company’s clients.
Trond Winther is starting as the CEO of Proactima on 1 June.
Contact persons:
- Richard Heyerdahl, Board Chairman. Mobile: (+47) 905 50 971
- Trond Winther, CEO. Mobile: (+47) 952 94 191
Fast facts about Trond Winther
- Degree in civil engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management.
- to Proactima after working as commercial oil and gas director for the open industry data platform Veracity in DNV GL AS. He has also led the division for risk advisement within oil and gas in Norway in the same company, as well as the division for operational oil and gas services.
- Winther has worked for the consulting firm Deloitte AS, where he was particularly responsible for advising related to field development in the oil and gas industry.
- Winther began his career in 1999 as a project engineer in AS Norske Shell. Up to October 2013, Winther had different management positions in Shell, both in Norway and internationally.
- Winther lives in Stavanger, is married and has two children.
Bjørg will work within the consultancy network Proactima Project Services. Her duties will include participating in the Media Response Team, Proactima’s on-call service for crisis communication. Bjørg comes to us with long experience dealing with issues within communications. Contact with the authorities and stakeholder work are two areas of expertise she will bring to Proactima. She has held several high-stakes communications jobs, and has been through a number of demanding changeover processes.
In her work as State Secretary, she was a part of the Norwegian government’s executive arm and worked closely with the parliament and policymakers throughout the country.
“With Bjørg, we get a range of specialized skills, especially concerning contact with the authorities and strategic stakeholder work. We and our clients will obtain knowledge and experience within some of the most demanding and exciting areas within communications today,” says the head of Proactima’s Stavanger office, Rune Sjursen.
Over the years, Bjørg has worked in the public and private sectors. In addition, she has extensive political experience. She began in the oil and gas sector in 1987, in Phillips Petroleum Company Norway (now ConocoPhillips).
Afterwards, she was the State Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Stoltenberg’s first cabinet, before becoming Communications Director in the Western Norway Regional Health Authority at its founding in 2002.
In 2010, she began working as Communications Director at Aibel, where she was responsible for the company’s internal and external communication, including contact with the authorities, reputation building and media relations.
Bjørg was a part of the core leadership team in both Aibel and the Western Norway Regional Health Authority.
Bjørg Sandal has held several appointments, including at the University of Stavanger, Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology and at present in the recently established NORCE (Norwegian Research Center).
In addition, she has been politically active, both in Sola and Stavanger, and has served on several committees and commissions locally and nationally, in both a political and communications capacity.
Bjørg studied Nordic studies, social studies and German at the University of Bergen, and media at the Volda District College.
She has already begun working in her position as a Proactima consultant and can be reached at (+47) 483 93 775 or bjorg.sandal@proactima.com.
In November, Norges Bank carried out a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise: a bombing at the bank’s offices in London gave the preparedness organisation an authentic test.The exercise involved several partners at the bank’s offices in both Oslo and London.
Proactima supported the bank in planning and carrying out the exercise, along with contributing 17 persons as role players.
“The training gave us a lot of the answers we needed. We saw that much of the preparations are adequate, but there are some areas where we could be doing even better. I’m glad that the errors and areas to improve were found in an exercise and not in a real incident. In addition, we look forward to conducting a similar major exercise in 2018,” says Norges Bank’s special adviser, Simen Østgaard.
Norges Bank has a general agreement With Proactima for preparedness services.
Findings from the exercise will now form the basis of a further, sharpened practice run for the preparedness organisation.
Proactima Contact Person: Jo Tidemann – 99 09 47 27
