Management Team

Atle founded WINS in 2009 and is the CEO. He has a PhD degree in Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and has founded several high-tech companies over his 30 years of experience. Atle has also been working as Professor II at Narvik University College lecturing in International Business.

André joined WINS in 2010 and is CTO in charge of technology development and manufacturing. André has an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering and Product Development from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and has 15 years of experience in oil & gas industry

Ingela joined WINS in 2015 as our CFO and Administration Manager. She has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles in Finance, HR, and Administration across various industries. Ingela holds an MBA degree from the University of Växjö, Sweden.

Brett joined WINS in March 2020 as our Director of Marketing and Business Development. He has a BS Engineering degree from Texas A&M University and 35 years of experience in the downhole oil and gas business. Brett spent the last ten years with Saudi Aramco Upstream Research and led many innovative production technology developments. Brett has published numerous scientific articles and papers and is inventor on 43 granted patents.

Stian joined WINS in 2016 as our Director of R&D. He has over 10 years of experience in the oil and gas business and previously worked with Interwell developing innovative upstream equipment. Stian has extensive experience in project management and mechanical design and holds an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Henrik joined WINS in 2012, later taking the role of Chief Engineer. He holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag (HIST), Norway. Henrik has had a central role in all WINS’ high profile R&D projects and has been responsible for some of our most innovative achievements.