Geir Håøy (44) has been appointed president of Kongsberg Maritime and will join the Group Corporate Management Team in Kongsberg. Håøy has worked for the company since June 1993, holding various management positions since 1996. Håøy succeeds Torfinn Kildal, who has been president since 1999.

Håøy has broad international experience from different positions within the company. He has, among other positions, been head of Kongsberg Maritime’s activities in Singapore and Kongsberg Norcontrol in Busan, South-Korea. Over the past year, Håøy has served as Executive Vice President for Global Customer Support at Kongsberg Maritime, with responsibility for the business area’s world-wide customer support activities.