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

Mail: 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

Mail: 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

Mail: 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

Mail: 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

Mail: helge@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Marianne Hansen

Education:  Ph.D. in clinical psychology and research.

Work experience: 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

Mail: marianne@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Catarina Ruud

Education: Luftkrigsskole 2, Master of Science Leadership & Organisational Psychology, Gestaltterapeut-, coach og veileder

Work experience: Organisasjonskonsulent i KPMG og Oslo kommune, HR sjef Etterretningstjenesten, Personalsjef Direktoratet for offentlig forvaltning, 20 år som leder og offiser i Luftforsvaret og Hæren.

Position: Senior Consultant

Tel +47 40639464

Mail: catarina@dvergsdalconsulting.no

John Turner

Education: Business Studies, utdannet i psykometri & Executive Coaching

Work experience: Senior HR, OD, kommersielle og konsulentroller i store virksomheter i den internasjonale O&G, Petro-Chemical, Mining, Power, og Utilities sektorene. Omfattende erfaring med utforming og levering av organisatoriske endringsprogrammer for å forbedre forretnings-/prosjektytelse,.Executive coaching og veiledning for å støtte individuell utvikling

Position: Senior Consultant

Tel +44 07985 412969

Mail: john@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Lovisa Nygren

Education:  Grunnutdanning som sosionom, med videreutdanning i ledelse ved Göteborgs universitet og Uppsala universitet.
Utdannet innen motiverende samtaler/intervju, krisehåndtering og psykodrama.

Work experience: Mange års erfaring med ledelse på ulike nivåer i Kriminalomsorgen i Sverige, i dag som leder av Kriminalomsorgen i Gøteborg. Erfaring fra arbeid som prosjektleder og seniorleder. Jobbet som konsulent innen krisehåndtering og gruppeutvikling. Velferdsoffiser, SWEBAT Kosovo, det svenske forsvaret

Position: Senior Consultant

Mail: lovisa@dvergsdalconsulting.no

Geir Løkling

Education:  Spesialist i klinisk psykologi med videreutdanning i gruppepsykologi. Lederutdanning fra Forsvaret (Hærens befalsskole).

Work experience: lang erfaring som klinisk psykolog i offentlig og privat helsevesen. Flere års erfaring som organisasjonspsykolog på individ-, team-, og organisasjonsnivå i iGo og Targeted Learning. Bistilling som universitetslektor ved Psykologisk Institutt, Universitetet i Oslo. Ledererfaring fra Forsvaret og Institutt for Aktiv Psykoterapi.  

Position: Seniorkonsulent

Tel: +47 92025361

Mail: geir@dvergsdalconsulting.no