Corporater Leadership

Tor Inge Vasshus is the founder and CEO of Corporater. He is an experienced practitioner of management methodologies, a dynamic speaker on the topics of technology trends and integrated software solutions, and a trusted strategy advisor to CEOs of companies worldwide.

Tor Inge’s career spans across several companies, two of which led to establishing Corporater: Equinor (f.k.a. Statoil) — an international energy company, where he held several key positions in the finance domain for over twelve years, and SAS Institute — the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence/analytics market, where Tor Inge spent two years managing the performance management solutions portfolio.

Having lived through the effects of IT-controlled performance management solutions, Tor Inge had a vision to create software that could be run by business users. He founded Corporater in 2000.

Corporater’s product development portfolio receives Tor Inge’s direct attention – one of the key reasons why product development at Corporater is run by business users.

Social responsibility is another area of interest to Tor Inge. He is instrumental in several community development initiatives in Norway and elsewhere. The main focus of these initiatives is to offer sustainable solutions for people and communities, and to bring back hope and life. One such initiative is – A Better Life Now (www.abetterlifenow.net)

Tor Inge holds a master’s degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Stavanger, Norway.

Eline Flacké is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Corporater.

Eline joined Corporater in 2016. She is based in Stavanger, Norway, and is responsible for all corporate financial activities.

Eline has previously worked within the fields of auditing and management consulting, and has extensive experience across the fields of corporate finance, auditing, M&A, financial effectiveness, and process improvement. She believes in the importance of a finance function’s role as a trusted advisor and business partner to its organization and stakeholders.

She holds a master’s degree in business and strategic management from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Norway.

Marko Sundic is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Corporater. He is responsible for managing Corporater’s development and operations, including product and service portfolio, and aligning technology with Corporaters business vision.

Since he joined Corporater in 2011 he participated in many international projects, working as a technical lead with infrastructure, deployment, integrations, security and customer support.

Marko has true passion for technology and problem solving. He is a strong believer in teamwork and is energized when working with others. He has the ability to see the big picture from both technical and business aspects, closing the gap between IT solutions and business requirements.

He studied Computer Science at University in Stavanger and Economy & Leadership at NTNU.

Owe Lie-Bjelland is the Director, Global Program Management – GPRC, of Corporater. He is responsible for Corporater’s GPRC strategy and directs Corporater’s global program management team. He has more than 25 years of international experience in business management, software & technology innovation, and as a GRC professional, primarily within the area of non-financial risk management. As a subject matter expert in several areas, such as risk management, cyber & information security, and data & information governance, he has been working as a trusted vendor and a management advisor for several fortune 500 companies across different industries in Europe, the USA, and Latin America.

Owe believes in driving business value by aligning competent individuals, optimized processes, relevant data, and enabling technologies according to international recognized best-practices and methodologies.

Eric is based out of the Stavanger headquarters in Norway. He has more than 11 years of experience with Corporater where he and his team use their product expertise to bring business ideas to life within the Corporater Business Management Platform. He has spoken at numerous industry events throughout the world.

Prior to working at Corporater, Eric worked in the United States in health care administration, with a focus on quality and risk. He received his education at Drake University.

Joben Panakal is responsible for Corporater’s business in UK, Ireland, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, and currently divides his time between London, UK, and Dubai, UAE.

Joben is a Senior Management professional with extensive experience in CRM, Aviation and Enterprise Performance Management Domains.

His experience across 25+ years includes leadership roles in Business Unit Management, International Sales & Market Development, Software Product Management, and Corporate Planning.

Joben has engaged in entrepreneurial activity and successfully run a business during his academic pursuit and continues to apply this entrepreneurial attitude in professional work roles.

Brad has more than 18 years of experience in marketing, sales, and operations with an emphasis on product commercialization and go-to-market strategy, with a knack for market growth, and business expansion. Prior to joining Corporater his career spanned a broad cross section of National brands, global brand leaders, B2B, and B2C.

As Vice President – Americas, he is responsible for driving sustainable growth and business expansion of this region.

Brad also oversees the global marketing initiatives for Corporater.

Karl Magnus Horpestad is responsible for Corporater’s business in Germany and broader DACH region. He has spent most of his career working with international business development, taking part in much of Corporater’s business expansions and market entries.

Karl Magnus has an economics degree from University of Stavanger with a focus on business strategy and internationalization. On his personal time he enjoys any nature type of experience from climbing to diving and is a photography enthusiast.

Jarle holds a MSc in Business Administration, and has more than 20 years of consulting experience within the domain of business applications. Working with areas from database and programming to Project Management, Consultant Management and sales, Jarle has a broad domain knowledge and a keen interest in the interaction between technology and people.

Based in the Oslo office, Jarle is responsible for Corporater’s business in the Nordic region.

Madhavan joined Corporater in 2007, and since then he has held a portfolio of responsibilities, covering Marketing, Sales, Business Consulting, Implementation and heading regional operations for APAC & Africa.

His current role, Director, Corporate Development (M&A) is created to give a fillip to Corporater’s overall growth strategy. Already an industry leading GPRC solution platform, Corporater is actively growing organically. This role will focus on identifying and qualifying organizations globally that offer Governance, Performance, Risk & Compliance (GPRC) software solutions in specialized verticals and geographies.

Working closely with the CEO, this role also allows for expansion of Corporater’s solution portfolio in related verticals through strategic partnerships and acquisitions.

A strong believer in practice over theory, Madhavan has extensive experience working with global technology and media organizations in a professional career spanning over 25 years in domains such as Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Consulting, and Solution delivery. He graduated from University of Madras in 1992, and studied Marketing & Software Systems Management.

Martin Enger is the General Counsel (GC) of Corporater. He is based in Stavanger, Norway, and is responsible for the Legal & Compliance functions in Corporater.

An English Lawyer with more than 18 years of in-house contract, commercial and corporate experience from the software industry, digitalization, oil & gas, and staffing, Martin is a solution-oriented professional with a passion for finding the right-sized tool for the task at hand.

Martin holds university degrees in both Business (Schulich School of Business, Canada) and Law (Nottingham Trent University and the University of Westminster, England) and is a qualified solicitor of England and Wales.

Geir Berge is Corporater’s Social Responsibility Officer and the head of Corporater office in Romania. He’s responsible for Corporater’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), social impact initiatives, and Corporater Academy training program. Geir also oversees Corporater’s pursuit of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.

Prior to joining Corporater in 2020, Geir worked for over 30 years in the IT, Oil & Gas, and Agriculture industries in Norway, Spain, and Middle East, where he held numerous leadership roles focused on development and implementation of high availability computer systems, project management for large offshore projects, programming, solution design, IT operations, business management, contract negotiation, product development, and building customer relationships.

Social responsibility and helping others is at the core of Geir’s values. For many years Geir has been involved in social impact initiatives in India, Africa, Bangladesh, and Ukraine, and he’s been running a charity foundation since 2013. Geir is a philanthropist and a strong believer in the importance of giving back. He believes that “The greatest joy one can have is to make others happy.”

Geir holds bachelor’s degrees in Automation from the University at Vestfold, Economy from the University of Stavanger, and Management from NHH – Norwegian School of Economics thru AFF program. He is married to Siv Jane, and has two children, Tarald and Maren.