Kristine Hartmann is Development Director in SalMar Aker Ocean. Prior to joining SalMar Aker Ocean Kristine held the position as Chief Operating Officer in C4IR Ocean (now HUB Ocean), an independent foundation established by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Aker Group. Kristine was central in the development of the biotechnology company Aker BioMarine, as EVP Transformation, where she was responsible for several change and development processes from 2011 to the public listing of the company in 2020. She has held several senior consulting positions at PwC and Accenture. Kristine is a Board Member of the Norwegian Seafood Federation. She has a master’s degree in Naval Architecture from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and University of New Orleans.