Bjørn Ladegård Appointed Executive Vice President of Nortek

Bjørn Ladegård has been appointed Executive Vice President with responsibility for Nortek, part of the General Oceans Group. Ladegård comes from the position as VP Renewables Operations and Senior Project Manager at Nexans, where he has been responsible for US operations and European energy infrastructure projects. He assumed his new duties on Friday 1st August 2025.

Bjørn Ladegård commented: 

“Nortek is established as a leading global player within subsea technology. I could not hope for a more exciting challenge than working with the Nortek team to increase growth by building on the company’s technological excellence”

Ladegård replaces Jannicke Koch-Hagen who has been interim General Manager at Nortek in addition to her position as CFO since October 2024. She will now return to her CFO position.

Atle Lohrmann, founder and President of General Oceans said:

“With Bjørn now taking over leadership of Nortek, I am confident that the company will continue to grow and remain at the forefront of acoustic Doppler technology and associated application areas. His international experience and leadership capabilities will benefit both Nortek and General Oceans. I would also like to thank Jannicke for taking charge and handling two demanding jobs in an excellent manner for almost a year”

Ocean technology specialist Nortek reported revenues of NOK 412 million in 2024, compared to NOK 398 million in 2023. Nortek is part of General Oceans, an ocean technology group aiming to consolidate the industry through acquisitions. The group consists of Nortek AS, based in Norway, Strategic Robotic Systems (SRS) and Klein Marine Systems based in the US, Reach Robotics, based in Australia, as well as Tritech International and RS Aqua in the UK. General Oceans now employs over 320 people based in 18 offices across the world.