Management
Management Group

Mads Henrik Syversen
CEO
Syversen was previously CEO in SEB Enskilda (2000-2007), in addition to being Country Manager for SEB in Norway (2004-2007).
Prior to that, he worked with Orkla Finans/Enskilda Securities, holding senior positions within equities and corporate finance (1987-2000) and with Den norske Creditbank as a broker (1982-1986).
- Emailmads.syversen@arctic.com
- Phone+47 48 40 31 01

Hege Marthinussen
Deputy CEO
Marthinussen previously worked at Storebrand Investment Management (1998-2008) with compliance and risk control, product development and as a credit analyst. Prior to this she worked with treasury management.
Marthinussen holds an MSc from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and an MSc in Statistics and Operations Research from Stern School of Business, New York University.

Robert Christiansen
Head of Sales/Deputy CEO
Christiansen joined Arctic Securities in April 2019. He previously worked as Head of International & Nordic Credit Sales at Nordea Markets. Christiansen holds a MSc in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School.

Steffen Rødsjø
Head of Investment Banking
Rødsjø joined Arctic Securities in 2017 within its Investment Banking operation in USA. He relocated to Norway in 2021 and took on the role as Head of Seafood Investment Banking. Rødsjø previously worked for Pareto Securities (2008-2016) within Equity Research and Investment Banking.
He holds an MSc in International Banking and Finance from Bayes Business School.
- Emailsteffen.rodsjo@arctic.com
- Phone+47 91 60 00 39

Alexander Jost
Head of Research
Jost joined Arctic Securities in October 2019. He previously worked for ABG Sundal Collier (2017-2019) and SEB (2011-2017). Jost has worked with credit his entire career.
He holds an MSC in Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School and a BSc in Finance from the same institution.
- Phone+47 93 26 32 68

Kjetil Bakken
Head of Group Strategy
Bakken joined Arctic in 2007. He previously worked as Associate Director in UBS Corporate Finance, London, focusing on Nordic financial institutions (2005-2007) and as an Analyst in Corporate Finance with Deutsche Bank in London (2002-2005). Bakken holds an MA in Business & Finance from The University of Edinburgh.

Mads Barås Bye
Head of People
Barås Bye previously worked within HR at Norges Bank / Norges Bank Investment Management from 2009 to 2021, and his last position was as Head of People and Organisational Development across the the Central Bank and NBIM organizations. Prior to this he worked in HR roles at Microsoft and Tandberg, and before that as a consultant within executive search and management consulting. Barås Bye holds a Master in Business and Economics (siviløkonom) from BI Norwegian Business School.
- Emailmads.bye@arctic.com
- Phone+47 95 19 46 77