ZALARIS

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Hans-Petter Mellerud

CEO
E-mail: hans-petter.mellerud@zalaris.com

Hans-Petter Mellerud (1960) is the founder of Zalaris. Prior to founding the company he was a Partner with Accenture where he was responsible for Business Development in Accenture’s Nordic Outsourcing unit. He also held a Director position with Accenture establishing their Stavanger based Accounting Shared Services Unit integrating accounting operations for companies as BP Amoco, Conoco and BP Mobil in the Nordic region. Prior to Accenture, Mellerud worked with outsourcing related issues as Managing Director and consultant with companies in Germany and Switzerland. His educational background includes a MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland and a Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude as well as a Master of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science from The University of Tulsa, USA. He is an officer from the The Norwegian Cavalry School of Officers (Befalsskolen for Kavaleriet) and served at The Norwegian Army para-ranger school (Hærens Jegerskole).

Peter Thomas Gogstad

Vice President
E-mail: peter.thomas.gogstad@zalaris.com

Peter Gogstad (1964) is responsible for Zalaris Consulting.
Prior to joining Zalaris Peter was an executive with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting where he was responsible for implementing large ERP systems in Norwegian and International companies.
Peter has a Masters degree (Siv.Øk) in Economics and a Certification as Information Systems Auditor from the Norwegian School of Management (BI).

NILS OLE KROGSTAD

Busniness Development Director Nordic
E-mail: nils.ole.krogstad@zalaris.com

Nils Ole Krogstad (1969) is the CFO of Zalaris. Prior to joining Zalaris he was an Executive with Accenture’s Corporate Transaction Services organization. His main responsibility was financial deal shaping of all large and complex transactions in the Nordic countries. He also held an executive position as a Business Developer in Accenture’s Nordic Outsourcing unit. The typical deal would be any combination of; Consulting, Outsourcing, Offshoring, M&A, Start Ups, Alliances and Joint Ventures. The contract value would typically be from 50-250 mUSD. Nils Ole has management experience working with outsourcing since 1998.

Nils Ole holds a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Stavanger. He also has a Master of Management Degree form the Norwegian School of Management.

SIGURD FRISTAD

VP Nordic Consulting and CTO
E-mail: sigurd.fristad@zalaris.com

Sigurd Fristad (1964) joined Zalaris in 2006 managing the Nordic Nordea transition project. After finishing this project he became VP Nordic Consulting and CTO for Zalaris. He is responsible for the infrastructure and application management, but also all product development on Zalaris SAP Platform. He is using his project management skills in Zalaris managing different SAP transformation projects.
Sigurd has over 20 years of experience as management and IT consultant, and has been international partner in Accenture and Services Sales Director in Hewlett Packard.

NINA STEMSHAUG

Group Finance Manager
E-mail: nina.stemshaug@zalaris.com

Nina Stemshaug (1969) joined Zalaris in 2007. As the Group Finance Manager, she is responsible for Zalaris Group Accounting, Controlling and Reporting.
Nina has 12 years experience working within finance and controlling area in the German Industry. She has extensive experience in structuring and optimizing internal processes.
Nina holds a Master of Business and Economics degree from the Norwegian School of Management.



			MANAGEMENT TEAM Hans-Petter Mellerud CEO E-mail: hans-petter.mellerud@zalaris.com Hans-Petter Mellerud (1960) is the founder of Zalaris. Prior to founding the company he was a Partner with Accenture where he was responsible for Business Development in Accenture’s Nordic Outsourcing unit. He also held a Director position with Accenture establishing their Stavanger based Accounting Shared Services Unit integrating accounting operations for companies as BP Amoco, Conoco and BP Mobil in the Nordic region. Prior to Accenture, Mellerud worked with outsourcing related issues as Managing Director and consultant with companies in Germany and Switzerland. His educational background includes a MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland and a Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude as well as a Master of Science Cum Laude in Computer Science from The University of Tulsa, USA. He is an officer from the The Norwegian Cavalry School of Officers (Befalsskolen for Kavaleriet) and served at The Norwegian Army para-ranger school (Hærens Jegerskole). Peter Thomas Gogstad Vice President E-mail: peter.thomas.gogstad@zalaris.com Peter Gogstad (1964) is responsible for Zalaris Consulting. Prior to joining Zalaris Peter was an executive with Arthur Andersen Business Consulting where he was responsible for implementing large ERP systems in Norwegian and International companies. Peter has a Masters degree (Siv.Øk) in Economics and a Certification as Information Systems Auditor from the Norwegian School of Management (BI). NILS OLE KROGSTAD Busniness Development Director Nordic E-mail: nils.ole.krogstad@zalaris.com Nils Ole Krogstad (1969) is the CFO of Zalaris. Prior to joining Zalaris he was an Executive with Accenture’s Corporate Transaction Services organization. His main responsibility was financial deal shaping of all large and complex transactions in the Nordic countries. He also held an executive position as a Business Developer in Accenture’s Nordic Outsourcing unit. The typical deal would be any combination of; Consulting, Outsourcing, Offshoring, M&A, Start Ups, Alliances and Joint Ventures. The contract value would typically be from 50-250 mUSD. Nils Ole has management experience working with outsourcing since 1998. Nils Ole holds a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Economics from the University of Stavanger. He also has a Master of Management Degree form the Norwegian School of Management. SIGURD FRISTAD VP Nordic Consulting and CTO E-mail: sigurd.fristad@zalaris.com Sigurd Fristad (1964) joined Zalaris in 2006 managing the Nordic Nordea transition project. After finishing this project he became VP Nordic Consulting and CTO for Zalaris. He is responsible for the infrastructure and application management, but also all product development on Zalaris SAP Platform. He is using his project management skills in Zalaris managing different SAP transformation projects. Sigurd has over 20 years of experience as management and IT consultant, and has been international partner in Accenture and Services Sales Director in Hewlett Packard. NINA STEMSHAUG Group Finance Manager E-mail: nina.stemshaug@zalaris.com Nina Stemshaug (1969) joined Zalaris in 2007. As the Group Finance Manager, she is responsible for Zalaris Group Accounting, Controlling and Reporting. Nina has 12 years experience working within finance and controlling area in the German Industry. She has extensive experience in structuring and optimizing internal processes. Nina holds a Master of Business and Economics degree from the Norwegian School of Management.
			Top of page