Senior Management

The senior management team is responsible for the day-to-day management of Mintra’s operations in accordance with instructions set out by the board of directors.

Kevin Short

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Kevin was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Mintra in 2021, having been Chief Commercial Officer since 2018. He came on board following the acquisition of Atlas Knowledge where he was CEO. Kevin has proven capability in driving companies forward and achieving their highest potential, consistently increasing their market share through innovation, strategy, and strong client relationships. Before joining Atlas in 2012 as Sales Director and subsequently Commercial Director, Kevin held several senior management positions in the financial services sector, including Vice President Sales and Marketing with Pitney Bowes in London and Managing Director with both Hays DX and Meridian in Ireland. After earning his bachelor’s degree in Production and Operations Management, Kevin spent a number of years in New York and London where he worked for Chase Manhattan Bank and Uni-Data as Director of Operations.

Siren Berge

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Siren has extensive experience in software and the maritime industry. She was also the CEO of OCS from 2014 until the merger with Mintra in February 2016. Over the past 25 years, Siren has held a number of senior management positions: CEO of Emisoft AS, Product and Project Director in Emisoft AS, Regional Director in Hands ASA, Manager of manufacturing and industry solutions in Merkantildata ASA, and Partner and CEO of Emma EDB.

Jostein R. Hufthammer

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Jostein has more than 27 years of experience in financial positions within Marine, Audit and Accounting industries, focusing on compliance, M&A and financing. He was previously SVP Finance (GCA) of TTS Group; a global equipment solutions provider for the maritime industry and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Prior to TTS Group, Jostein was CFO at Profitek and VP Finance (GCA) at DOF Subsea, following positions as Senior Auditor at Deloitte, Senior Business Advisor at Økonomihuset and various management roles at Regnskap og økonomitjenester.

Gareth Gilbert

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Gareth joined Mintra in October 2017. He has a multi-discipline background delivering learning, change, and communications solutions to multi-national companies for over 20 years. Gareth brings a great deal of experience having worked on major change and technology implementation programmes in the oil and gas, healthcare, and automotive sectors. Prior to joining Mintra, Gareth was the General Manager for a change agency operating across the UK, Europe, and the USA.

Kjetil Flood

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Kjetil was appointed to the role of CCO in 2021, having joined Mintra when it was acquired by OCS HR in 2014. Prior to joining the senior leadership team, he was international sales director for the UK and Europe. Kjetil, who is based in Bergen, has a long and successful track record in commercial roles and has held a number of senior sales positions. Kjetil has in-depth knowledge of the Scandinavian technology industry, having worked in high-level positions for major companies including Altea and TietoEvry, the region’s largest suppliers of IT hardware and software respectively. He was also involved in the launch of Norway’s first commercial television broadcasting station, TV2.