About us

Dagrun Dvergsdal
Education: Master of management, Gestalt supervisor, Licensed social worker.
Work experience: CEO and owner of Dvergsdal Consulting AS. Former consultant in Creative Learning Consultants, London, Organisational vice president, Aker Oil&Gas division, Lecturer at Diakonhjemmet professional school for social workers.
Position: CEO and owner
Tel.: +47 91603659
Email: dagrun@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Halvor Kjølstad
Education: Clinical psychologist.
Work experience: 40 years experience in clinical and organisational work. Teaching at several universities and post-graduate training programs. Publications, mainly on group phenomena. Former president of the Norwegian Psychological Association and Secretary General of the European Federation of Professional Psychologists Associations.
Position: Chief Management Officer/psychologist
Tel.: +47 91166548
Email: halvor@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Rakel Sandøy Knutsen
Education: Master of Management, Bachelor International Marketing
Work Experience: Years of experience within the field of HR and Leadership ;
Vice President HR &HSE Advisory and Operations Norwegian Air Shuttle, Chief HR Officer DeepOcean, Director HR&Communications Emas Chiyoda Subsea,Vice President HR AKOFS Offshore Operations AS, Senior HR Advisor SAS Ground Handling
Position : Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Tel.: +47 90267987
Email: rakel@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Martin Loxton
Education: Master of Social Science and Natural Science.
Work experience: 30 years working with major organisations in Europe, USA and Japan, as a consultant, executive coach and facilitator, and has designed and run a wide variety of training programmes. Has been a consultant at Creative Learning Consultants and Oliver Wyman Delta. On the faculty of Institute of Psychosynthesis in London, teaching coaching and supervising trainee coaches.
Position: Senior Consultant
Tel.: +44 7767892752
Email: martin@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Helge Taranrød
Education: Degree in theology, pastoral clinical education, HSH Leadership Training.
Work experience: Overseas Operations Director The Norwegian Seamen’s church, Management Director in the diocese of Bjørgvin, Church of Norway, pastor, public management, president and member of boards of health and educational institutions.
Position: Senior Consultant
Tel.: +47 41528318
Email: helge@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Marianne Hansen
Education: Ph.D. in clinical psychology and research.
Work experience: 19 years in clinical work and research. Experience from mental health, addiction, work environment. Lecturer and supervisor. Has a number of publications, both scientific and popular science. Positions in various committees such as the Journal of the Norwegian Psychology Association, The institute of Active Psychotherapy and the Norwegian Tourist Association.
Position: Senior Consultant
Tel.: +47 95709684
Email: marianne@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Catarina Ruud
Education: Airforce Academy, Master of Science Leadership & Organisational Psychology, Gestalt Therapist and Coach, Gestalt supervisor
Work Experience: Organisational consultant KPMG and Oslo Municipality, HR manager Norwegian Intelligence Service, HR Manager, Officer in the Airforce and Army
Position: Senior Consultant
Tel.: +47 40639464
Email: catarina@dvergsdalconsulting.no

John Turner
Education: Degree in Business Studies, trained in Psychometrics & Executive Coaching.
Work experience: Senior HR, OD, commercial and consulting roles in major businesses in the international O&G, Petro-Chemical, Mining, Power, and Utilities sectors. Extensive experience of the design and delivery of organisational change programmes to improve business/project performance. Executive coaching and mentoring to support individual development.
Stilling: Senior Consultant
Tel.: +44 07985 412969
Email: john@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Lovisa Nygren
Education: Bachelor of Science in social work and additional courses of leadership from Göteborg University and Uppsala University.
Education in Motivational Interviewing, crisis management and psychodrama.
Work experience: Many years experience as manager in different levels in Swedish Prison- and Probation Service, currently as Governor of Probation service Göteborg.
Project manager and senior manager in various projects. Consultant in crisis management and group development. Welfare officer, SWEBAT Kosovo, Swedish armed forces.
Position: Senior Consultant
Email: lovisa@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Geir Løkling
Education: Specialist in clinical psychology and group psychology. Officer Candidate School in the Norwegian Army.
Work: extensive experience as clinical psychologist in public and private health sector. Broad experience as organizational psychologist in iGo and Targeted Learning. Assistant professor at Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo. Leadership experience from the Norwegian Army and Institute for Active Psychotherapy.
Position: Senior Consultant
Tel.: +47 92025361
Email: geir@dvergsdalconsulting.no