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- 1. Harald Holmen 117 E. Louisa Street # 537 Seattle, WA 98102 USA E-mail: moruha@hotmail.com Phone: +1 206 595-4100 www.linkedin.com/in/harald-holmen-10157265 _____________________________________________________________________________________ OVERVIEW: International executive with focus on banking and seafood industries. More than 30 years of progressive international and multicultural experience leading to senior-level management position. Entrepreneurial spirited and successful in driving corporate growth and viability during periods of opportunity and major transitions. Proven ability to develop and implement successfulstrategic and tactical plans. Background encompasses both large and small globally oriented businesses, operating in industrial and service sectors.Strong knowledge ofcorporate finance and international markets. Excellent people skills, with extensive management experience and technologically comfortable. Fluent in English and Norwegian/other Scandinavian languages and some knowledge of Spanish and German. Norwegian citizen with permanent residency in USA. Graduate level education in Business Administration. _______________________________Career History/Highlights______________________________ CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - Swinomish Fish Company, La Conner, WA, USA 3/2013 - 8/2015 After 3 years as an independent businessconsultant responsible for developing business plans for SFC, I was hired as the COO in March, 2013. Responsibilities included all operating activities in the company with up to 100 seasonalemployees. Main focus on developing new business activities to secure year round activity in a traditional seasonal salmon processing company. PRESIDENT/OWNER - Castle Cape Seafood, Seattle, WA, USA 1/1998 – 12/2012 Formed Castle Cape Seafood, Inc. in 1998 to organize ongoing business activities: * Global seafood trading/brokering ($20-30 million in annual sales) * Business consulting and development with main focus on seafood projects worldwide including tribally owned enterprises in State of Washington, Alaska and Canada. PRESIDENT/OWNER - International Maritime Management, Inc. (IMMI), Seattle, WA, USA 1/1995 - 7/1997 Formed IMMI in 1995 with the purpose of merging five at sea processing companies (factory trawlers), manage two tuna purse seiners operating in the Eastern and Western Tropical Pacific and five factory trawlers operating in the Eastern Bering Sea (Alaska). Challenged with enhancing growth, increasing competitiveness and raising profitability in highly volatile market place. Reporting to Board of Directors, recruiting and managing 27 staffin addition to vesselcrew of 480, full responsibility for all strategic and tactical corporate activities. The company was sold in 1997. * Responsible for all formalities related to establishing the company including securing financing, legal issues,developing and implementing a functional organization plan, negotiating office lease, hiring and training staff and developing and implementing operational and marketing plans. * Planned and implemented $20 million refurbishment program for the fleet which resulted in vessels doubling their production compared to pre-refurbishment performance. Alaskan fleet outperformed competitors during first season. Total sales in first full year of operation were $60 million with EBITDA of $13.5 million.
- 2. Page 2 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - Nordea Bank (Norway, England, Singapore, USA) 2/1987 - 9/1994 Commenced working for Nordea Bank in Norway in February of 1987. Nordea Bank was Norway’s second largest Banking Group with totalassets ofmore than US$20 billion and one of the world’s largest lenders to the seafood industry with a loan portfolio to this segment of more than US$1.5 billion. Was offered position as Vice President in the bank’s Seafood Division responsible for the Bank’s global seafood related activities. Promoted to Senior Vice President and Branch Manager for one of the Bank’s branches in 1988. Was seconded to the Bank’s Singapore Branch in 1989 as Seafood Segment Manager and in 1990 was moved to the Bank’s Seattle Branch as Credit Manager. Resigned from the Bank in September of 1994. * Developed and managed key accounts within the seafood industry worldwide (tuna industry,factory trawlers, longliners, aquaculture, at-sea and onshore processing, seafood marketing companies). * Reviewed market trends and performed risk/reward analyses on various ventures. * Analyzed commercial loan applications, making recommendations to Corporate Credit Committee and Board of Directors. * Sold banking products to new and existing accounts. * Extensive experience in problem loan solving activities. * Traveled extensively and created valuable network worldwide. * Supervised 35 professional staff. VICE PRESIDENT - A/S Nevi/Vesta Group (Norway) 8/1982 – 1/1987 Nevi was a consumer/corporate credit supplier (loans, leasing, factoring, tax shelter based financing packages). Filled several positions in the Nevi Group during a period of five years. Was part of mid-level management group that was responsible for implementing growth strategy that expanded the Nevi Group’s loan portfolio from $350 million in 1982 to $2 billion in 1987. NORWEGIAN NAVY 1975 - 1977 ______________________________________Education_______________________________________ Graduate Degree in Business Administration, BI Norwegian Business School, 1982