Lars Christian Bacher became CEO of Morrow on 1 December 2022. Bacher previously held a position as senior partner at the private equity firm Hitec Vision, following a 30-year career in the global energy company Equinor ASA, including eight years as Executive Vice President of Development and Production International and as Chief Financial Officer. Bacher holds master's degrees from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Christin-Marie Boudgoust joined Morrow in January 2024 and currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer. She brings with her a wealth of experience and a strong track record in the commercial business area. Prior to joining our team, Christin-Marie served as the Director of Business Development Battery Systems at Webasto. She has also held key positions, including Key Account Manager in the EV field at Samsung SDI and General Manager at DBK Heaters Trading (SH) Co Ltd, where she successfully established a Chinese subsidiary in Shanghai/China.Christin-Marie is leading our commercial business area, overseeing the Sales area as well as both the Business Development and the Technical Sales support teams.Christin-Marie holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the Cooperative State University Karlsruhe/ Germany.
Elisabeth Meidel joined Morrow in October 2021 and currently serves as the Director of People & Culture, bringing with her over two decades of HR experience gained from her previous roles at EY, Accenture, and Gard. Prior to joining Morrow, she held the position of HR Team Lead at the Gard group and served as Recruitment Lead at Accenture. Elisabeth has studied Teamwork and Leadership, as well as Applied Organisational Psychology at BI Norwegian School of Economics. Additionally, she holds a university degree in mercantile German and international trade from Østfold University College.
Jon Fold von Bülow is one of the Co-Founders of Morrow and serves as Chief Science Officer. With over a decade of experience in the battery industry, Jon has held various roles in research, development, and management. Before Morrow, Jon lead the development of innovative cathode active materials for lithium and sodium ion energy storage applications at Topsoe. During this time, he was involved in setting up battery research labs in Denmark, Germany, and China. Jon holds a Master of Science degree in Nanotechnology from the University of Copenhagen and has conducted most of his academic work on Li-ion batteries at the University of California Santa Barbara at the UCSBMIT-Caltech Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (ICB).
Naja Boone joined Morrow Batteries in August 2022 and currently serves as Marketing & Communications Director. Boone has extensive B2B experience, first as a consultant for Statoil (now Equinor), then as Head of Communications for Wilhelmsen Ships Service, and as Global Head of Marketing & Communications for Wallenius Wilhelmsen. She has been responsible for strategic brand management, corporate communications, digital B2B marketing, employee engagement, and crisis management through her leadership roles. She has also worked for agencies Hill+Knowlton Strategies and Scandinavian Design Group in Oslo and Sigel+Gale in New York. Naja holds a BA in Public Relations from BI Norwegian Business School.
Nina Hunsager Framås joined Morrow in April 2021 and currently serves as Director of Strategy & Corporate Development. Bringing with her over 10 years of experience in management consulting, Framås' proficiency lies in the areas of strategy development, business improvement, and operational optimisation, with a particular focus on the automotive and retail sectors. Nina holds a Master of Science in Business and Economics (Siviløkonom) from BI Norwegian School of Economics.
Pål Brun is one of the Co-Founders of Morrow and currently serves as EVP of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability. Brun has more than 20 years of experience in management consulting, green technology investments, and politics. He has worked with organisations such as EY, PwC, Otovo, and Oslo Municipality. Additionally, Pål Brun served as the former Head of Climate Change and Sustainability Services at EY and PwC. Brun holds a Master of Law from the University of Oslo and has attended the Venture Capital Executive Program at Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley.
Steffen Føreid is a seasoned CFO with broad international capital markets and public company experience. He has a proven track record of serving startup, growth, and declining businesses in energy and maritime industries and implementing financing strategy supporting multi-billion USD growth and expansion. Previously, Mr. Føreid served as CFO at Gen2 Energy AS, Freyr Battery SA, and Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd and as Director and CEO/CFO at Höegh LNG Partners LP. He holds a Liz.rer.pol. degree in Finance and Business Administration from Université de Fribourg in Switzerland.
Dr. Andreas Maier moved to Arendal to join Morrow in April 2021 and was appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in April 2022. After four years abroad, he stepped down as COO to return home. He now serves as a special advisor to the board and the team at the Morrow Cell Factory. Dr. Maier has solid experience in battery manufacturing from Samsung SDI. At Samsung, as VP of Quality, he oversaw the quality of cell production in Korea, China, and Hungary. He holds a MBA from IMD in Switzerland and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Sunderland in the UK. In addition, he has worked as a consultant for McKinsey, developing operations and market strategies for leading automotive OEMs in China and Korea. He also managed the build-up of a large-scale production facility with Hyundai Mobis in Korea.