About
John Thore Olsen serves as Chief Risk Officer at Smedvig AS. His areas of work include regulatory compliance, portfolio risk management, portfolio compliance, investment management, and risk management, and he has previously held a Chief Executive Officer role. He holds a Certified European Financial Analyst (Autorisert Finans Analytiker) qualification from The Norwegian Society of Financial Analysts.
Experience
- Smedvig ASChief Risk Officer (CRO)current2024 — presentStavanger, Rogaland, Norway
- Smedvig Funds plc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentCounty Dublin, Ireland
- Smedvig Investment Management AS (Previously Smedvig Asset Allocation AS)Chief Risk Officercurrent2018 — presentStavanger
- Smedvig Investment Management AS (Previously Smedvig Asset Allocation AS)Chief Executive Officer2007 — 2024Stavanger Area, Norway
- Smedvig Investment Management AS (Previously Smedvig Asset Allocation AS)Chief Investment Officer2007 — 2017Stavanger
- Finanstilsynet (FSA Norway)Special Advisor, Deputy Head of Section2005 — 2007Oslo
- Norgesinvestor Formuesforvaltning ASASenior Controller2001 — 2004Oslo
- Fondsnett ASAManaging Director2000 — 2001Oslo Area, Norway
- Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning ASSenior Settlement Risk Controller1998 — 2000Oslo
- Storebrand Asset ManagementAss. Vice President1996 — 1997Oslo Area, Norway
- Storebrand SparFinancial Consultant1995 — 1996Oslo
- Storebrand Fondene ASSales Representative1993 — 1995Oslo Area, Norway
- Royal Norwegian Air ForcePrivate1987 — 1988Rygge Hovedflystasjon
- Bergen Bank ASComputer Operator1986 — 1987Oslo Area, Norway
Education
- Scandinavian Executive Institute - INSEADExecutive Board Programme, Board work2022
- The Norwegian Society of Financial AnalystsCertified European Financial Analyst - Autorisert Finans Analytiker, Finance1999 — 2000
- University of South FloridaBachelor of Science (BSc), College of Business Administration - Finance1992 — 1993
- University of South FloridaBachelor of Arts (B.A.), College of Business Administration - Management1990 — 1992
- BI Norwegian Business SchoolBusiness Candidate Higher Level,, Business Administration and Management1988 — 1990
Skills & more
Investment StrategiesRisk AssessmentGovernance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)Board LevelAsset ManagementFinancePortfolio ManagementRisk ManagementInvestmentsMutual FundsFinancial RiskAsset Allocation
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Executive ManagementInvestment AdvisoryHedge FundsAlternative InvestmentsManaging a regulated Investment ManagerComplianceLanguages English · Norwegian
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Smedvig
Cecilie W. Melbye
CEO (Property) at Smedvig
Grethe Haram
Controller and Board Secretary at Smedvig
Jens Kristian Rein
Finance manager at Smedvig
Kjell Inge Eiane
IT Manager at Smedvig
Kjersti Skagen Pedersen
Head of Back Office and Operations at Smedvig
Marit Salte
Non-Executive Director at Smedvig Capital
Odd Torland
Senior advisor at Smedvig
Sjur Christian Monsen
CMO (Property) at Smedvig
Frequently asked questions
- Where does John Thore Olsen work?
- John Thore Olsen is CRO at Smedvig.
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