Interim manager
Dr. Søren Bjønness (45),
founder and partner
- Over 15 years of professional exposure to a broad spectrum of management, industrial, advisory and financially oriented roles e.g. at UBS (environmental management, corporate banking, securitisation), UBS Capital (MBOs in Scandinavia), 3i (Investors in Industry; Growth capital and MBOs in Switzerland), Sulzer Innotec (incubation of start-ups) and New Value/EPS Value Plus (venture capital)
- Prior to founding Catapult Capital, last 3 ½ years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Zurich as Director Corporate Finance with responsibility for Capital Markets and Financing Advisory
- Master of Science in Organisation, Finance and Economics (University of Fribourg) with Diploma work on Ethical Investment Funds
- Doctorate on Leadership and Change (University of Basel) with illustrative case studies from start-up and company internal succession
- Worked on over 30 financial transactions and projects; completed over 100 extensive company and sector analysis including investment opportunities; active targeting and proposals in advisory to many more; financial, legal and tax transaction structuring; strong grasp of societal and investor needs
- Has accomplished pivotal professional roles in General Management, Project Management, Business Development / Marketing & Sales, Fundraising, Finance and Financing, Investment Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Analysis, Leadership and Organisational Development, Technology Development and as Founder of new ventures and business activities
- Languages: Norwegian, English, German / Swiss-German, French, Spanish, Danish and Swedish
- Living in Switzerland (20 yrs.), lived in England (3 yrs.) and Nepal (2 yrs.) apart from Norway
- Married; Norwegian citizen; Swiss Residence Permit “C”
- Former Royal Norwegian Navy officer
