About Front Group

Front Group AS

Front Group is a Norwegian company established in 2012. Our head office is located in Molde – on the west coast of Norway.

Our team of advisors has experience from the oil and gas industry and has held various managerial and expert positions with operators offshore and onshore – in Norway and internationally.

Front Group adds value to our clients by bridging extensive oil and gas experience with implementation of new technology and digital solutions. Our ambition is to contribute to reduced environmental footprint, increased efficiency, a safer working environment and reduced costs.

Management

Bjørnar Småge

Bjørnar Småge

Senior advisor and partner

Bjørnar Småge is one of the founders of Front Group. Småge has a broad experience with operations readiness from several prestigious projects like Shell’s Ormen Lange field and the Nyhamna plant.

Before he co-founded Front Group, he was the manager of Shell’s operations readiness team in Norway.

Helge Gautvik

Helge Gautvik

CEO and partner

Helge Gautvik has more than 20 years’ international experience within various management and board director positions.

His specialities are finance, project control, management, HR and business and system development.

Ivar Helge Hollen

Ivar Helge Hollen

Senior advisor and partner

Ivar Helge Hollen is one of the founders and partners of Front Group. He has more than 25 years’ professional experience from operational and managerial positions in the oil and gas industry. He has worked with several large projects for Aker BP, ConocoPhillips, Hess and Shell.

Ragnar Aarlien

Ragnar Aarlien

CTO and partner

Ragnar Aarlien is Front Group’s CTO and in charge of enabling the company for growth.

Ragnar has worked in the industry since 1992 when he started in  Aker Engineering. He later started working for ABB, where he held several managerial positions in Norway and internationally. Ragnar will also provide advise on digitalization projects.