The Board

 Ólavur Ellefsen

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Olavur Ellefsen is a serial entrepreneur, and has founded and managed a string of ICT companies, including a number of successful exits. He is one of the co-founders of Ocean Rainforest, and has been on the board since its inception in 2008. He is also Chairman of the University of the Faroe Islands. Olavur holds a MSc. degree in Business Administration and Computer Science from Copenhagen Business School.

Marc von Keitz

Director of the Board
Marc is a director at the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, advancing transformational climate solutions. Before joining Grantham, Marc launched and managed the MARINER macroalgae program at ARPA-E in the US Department of Energy.  He also spent many years as an entrepreneur and R&D manager in biotechnology.  Marc studied biology and chemical engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and INSA Toulouse and holds a MSc from Stanford University and a PhD from the University of Minnesota, both in environmental engineering.

Jonas Skattum Svegaarden

Director of the Board
Jonas is the CEO of Katapult Ocean and CIO at Katapult.

Jonas has fifteen years of experience from global asset management and investments.
He joined Katapult after co-founding a successful sustainable investing hedge fund in 2015. The boutique hedge fund is recognized as the best performing Nordic hedge fund and the only eco-labeled hedge fund in Norway. Jonas has also nine years of experience from Svenska Handelsbanken Capital Markets where he was responsible for the securities area and $60 billion in global multi asset portfolios.

Beinta Unni Marr

Director of the Board
Beinta is a Sr. Director of Innovation in CPKelco. Her current role is to act as an Innovation Liaison to Strategic Accounts, ensuring creation of products that fit customer needs. Beinta has worked 30+ years in CP Kelco and is an expert on the structure/function relationships of hydrocolloids, and has extensive experience in applications, sales and innovation, along with a storied career in scientific pursuits. Beinta has a background as PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark along with a BSc in Marketing from Copenhagen Business School.

Ólavur Gregersen

Director of the Board
Olavur is the Managing Director/CEO, co-founder and a major shareholder in the company since 2012. He has more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and international consultant as well as being a non-executive Director in several innovative companies and projects. Olavur holds a MSc in Business Administration & Economics & International Trade.