People Behind Our Vision
Meet Our Team
Our talented team brings diverse expertise and perspectives to solve the complex challenges of plastic recycling and environmental sustainability.
Amer Farid
Managing Director
- • 25+ years of global leadership experience in corporate development, technology transformation, fundraising, public-private sector partnerships, international growth and sustainability
- • Former Director of Transformation, Renewables at Sopra Steria
- • Certifications & Degrees in Sustainability from Cambridge University and IR/Economics from University of Maine
Turul Taskent
Chief Technology Officer
- • Worked the last 15 years exclusively in plastics recycling, and co-holding four technically ground-breaking patents in plastics reprocessing
- • Founder of 2K Manufacturing & YRF (developer of the technology for NordCycle)
- • Composites Manager at Prodrive
- • MSc in Industrial Engineering for ETH Zurich
Erlend Johansen
Chief Commercial Officer
- • Senior executive with over 12 years of leadership in change management, digital transformation, and innovation
- • Former Director at Sopra Steria, and previously worked at Accenture
- • Former Chief Digital Officer at UNICEF Norway
- • MSc in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Pål Ødegaard
Board Member
- • +22 years as a seasoned growth executive with extensive experience in management consulting across various industries and leading growth at one of the largest Early Learning organizations globally
- • Previous Managing Director at Accenture Strategy, leading the Growth Strategy practise in Europe
- • Currently Strategy advisor for Nordic companies expanding internationally and board member for selected companies in Norway
- • Master's in Economics and Business from Norwegian School of Management, BI
Nina Koch
Board Member
- • More than 25 years of leadership experience from the energy sector, with a diverse skillset within strategy, investments, portfolio analysis, and improvement processes
- • Currently Senior Vice President Operations at Equinor UK
- • Master's in Economics and Business from CBS and Change Management from BI
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Want to Join Our Team?
We're always looking for passionate individuals who want to make a difference in sustainable recycling. Get in touch to explore opportunities with NordCycle.
