Founded in 1963, SMDERI (Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute) is affiliated to China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) with more than 3000 employees and a revenue of approx. USD 1.1 billion (2024). It is a national marine diesel engine research and development institution, the main supporting unit of the National Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Engine Technology, and the supporting unit of the Chinese Internal Combustion Engine Society. With strong R&D strength and complete professional configuration, it has developed into a comprehensive power R&D institution and high-tech enterprise group with diesel engines, steam engines and their power devices as main professions, power system solutions and related products, electrical and automation, energy equipment and engineering, environmental protection equipment and engineering as strategic industries, serving more than 20 industries and fields such as machinery, petrochemicals, energy, transportation, etc., involving more than 30 countries and regions in the world.

Helland Evebø Consulting has 30 years experience within the maritime industry and are ready to help maritime suppliers, especially within the environmental segment, with the following:- Define and implement maritime sales strategies- Develop and execute maritime commercial action plans- Advice on needs / requirements for maritime product portfolio / pricing offering and go to market plans- Act as a commercial hub towards maritime stakeholders, clients and agents.- Secure successful, profitable and sustainable business.

Global commercial responsibility.Identify and support in Investor discussions.Develop and implement strategy plans and budgets. Implementing processes, procedures and “tools” needed for growth.Identifying and target key clients within our main markets / segment.Implement market plans and meet sales targets according to strategies, budgets and forecasts.Negotiations and contract signing.Identify, develop and participate in decarbonization consortiums and pilot projects.

Member of the management team and reporting to the Board.Global sales responsibility.Develop and implement strategy plans and budgets. Implementing processes, procedures and “tools” needed for growth.P&L and Headcount responsibility.Monthly and quarterly reporting.Identifying and target key clients within our main markets / segment.Establish, maintain and develop a global agent network.Implement market plans and meet sales targets according to strategies, budgets and forecasts.Negotiations and contract signing.

Managing Director of the Norwegian company and VP Sales for PGMT globally, reporting to the Board.Global sales and marketing responsibility. Develop and implement strategy plans and budgets. Implementing processes, procedures and “tools” needed for growth. P&L and Headcount responsibility. Monthly and quarterly reporting.Identifying and target key clients within our main markets / segment.Establish, maintain and develop a global agent network. Implement market plans and meet sales targets according to strategies, budgets and forecasts.Negotiations and contract signing.

Member of the management team and reporting to the Board.Global sales and marketing responsibility. Develop and implement strategy plans and budgets. Implementing processes, procedures and “tools” needed for growth. P&L and Headcount responsibility. Monthly and quarterly reporting.Identifying and target key clients within our main markets / segment.Establish, maintain and develop a global agent network. Implement market plans and meet sales targets according to strategies, budgets and forecasts.Negotiations and contract signing.

Board Member at Norwegian Maritime Exporters (NME), an organisation fully owned by its member companies; comprising around 100 Norwegian suppliers and manufacturers of high quality products and services to ship owners and shipyards worldwide, with agents in more than 130 countries

Member of the Maritime management team responsible for implementing UTC / AFS processes and procedures. Develop and implement strategy plans and budgets. P&L responsibility. Weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting. Headcount responsibility. Global sales responsibility for the maritime division concerning AFS’s product offering; site offices (globally)included. Maintain and develop a global distribution network as well as identifying client key accounts. Implement markets plans and meet sales targets according to defined strategies, budgets and forecasts.

Member of the Nordic management team responsible for implementing Honeywell processes and procedures. Develop and implement strategy plans and budgets. P&L responsibility. Weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting.Headcount responsibility. Business leader for the marine market concerning Eltek’s fire detection systems. Establishing a global distribution network as well as identifying client key accounts. Implement markets plans and meet sales targets according to defined strategies, budgets and forecasts.

Responsible for maintaining and developing the Norwegian marine and onshore market concerning Consilium’s fire and gas detection and navigation systems. Establishing distribution network as well as identifying client key accounts. Implement markets plans and meet sales targets according to defined strategies, budgets and forecasts.

Responsible for developing and establishing a worldwide distribution network for the onshore market with main focus on the product range: fire detection systems (the Servoteknikk brand).Implement markets plans and meet sales targets according to defined strategies, budgets andforecasts.

Responsible for maintaining and developing the European marine distribution network as well as identifying client key accounts.Implement markets plans and meet sales targets according to defined strategies, budgets and forecasts.