Aslak Hjelde Named in to Madison Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals

Madison Who’s Who of Executives and Professionals has included Adam Ngamange in the 2007-2008 Edition of the Registry.

Madison Who’s Who wants to be the first to congratulate Mr. Ngamange on this achievement by notifying his peers that Mr. Ngamange has in fact reached a level of recognizable success in the professional arena.

Collaborating with his four partners, he identifies, develops and directs the implementation of business development objectives and strategies and plans and directs the Company's overall activities with a focus on achieving stated targets and standards for financial performance, quality and culture adherence. With a panoramic view of what's happening in the industry, Mr. Hjelde helped create sound policies, processes and protocols which led the Company to its ISO 9001:2000 certification. He understands opportunities and capitalizes upon his profound knowledge and skill in weighing economic and technical feasibilities and moving fast with the right strategy into the regional markets. Actively representing the Company with clients, investors and the community, he has gained a better insight into the industry's market dynamics, business priorities and customers' requirements. Accordingly, he has coordinated with his associates in developing a set of strategic business thrusts in the market place. He has inspired the rapid development and go-to-market engagements of Kanfa's products and services. Securing an enviable reputation with its proven track record of success, he acts as Kanfa's representative in its dealings with the outside world. Together with his team, Mr. Hjelde devises and defines cautious and prudent business and financial strategy that ensures consistent wealth creation for clients and the Company. Withstanding tremendous challenges, he attributes his success to his wife, curiosity, enjoying challenges, social skills and developing very close relationships with corporate clients. Very committed to continue doing his part in leading Kanfa to higher levels of achievement in every facet of business, Mr. Hjelde's goals include developing the Company in such a way as to become 'THE' leader in their field, not just 'ONE' of the leaders. Plans include expanding into North America and to the Middle East in the near future. He reflects professionalism.

Since its foundation in 2000, Kanfa AS has established itself as one of the leading independent design and engineering firms delivering EPC contract services to the international offshore and gas industry. A group of four companies all working in the same industry, each having its own area of specialty, Kanfa is also a supplier of process equipment and systems as well as offers a range of consultancy services which include design, studies and troubleshooting. Located in Hvalstad, Norway, the Company is 100 percent owned by Sevan Marine. Providing services of utmost quality on time exceeding all internal and external expectations is a seasoned, experienced and well-motivated staff of 40 professionals who oversee, manage and facilitate day-to-day operations. At the top of the industry, the Company reports annual turnover of $100 million. Mr. Hjelde serves in the position of Managing Director with Kanfa AS. Before he joined Kanfa AS, he worked for Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk, Consultas Engineering, SB Verksted and Kvaerner Process Systems as designer, technical director, QA responsible, project manager and sales director. As one of five co-founders of Kanfa, he is characterized by aggressive and entrepreneurial skills and an impressive portfolio of experience, education and training. All five of the co-founders worked together at Kvaener Process Systems before standing up Kanfa. They are now working worldwide with their main clients in Norway. Many of them also have international business operations. Setting the business agenda, both short- and long-term, and the style and tone of operations, he oversees and manages all four companies within the group. He holds a bachelor's degree from Oslo Ingeniørhøgfskole. Mr. Hjelde's broad expanse of experience and qualifications, his exposure to an international environment and an astute grasp of sales, marketing, technical expertise and strategic management enables him to efficiently handle his divergent duties.

The latest edition of Madison Who’s Who is only available to those professionals who are included in the publication. This year’s edition will, of course, be registered at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.


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