Our team

After graduating with a MA (BA Hons.) in Business Studies from The University of Edinburgh, Mr. Lerche joined Arctic Offshore in 2005 and he became partner in the company in 2009. Mr. Lerche set up and headed the office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2011 to 2013 before becoming Managing Partner of the company in 2015. Mr. Lerche has a substantial track record from working on successful transactions within S&P, newbuildings and chartering worldwide.

Mr. Lerche oversees the company’s operations and has his primary focus on OSVs and Specialized Vessels with particular attention to the Latin American market as well as transactions with a financial angle.

Mr. Høsøien joined Arctic Offshore in 2012, after having graduated from NTNU in Trondheim with a M.Sc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management (Indøk). Amund became partner in Arctic Offshore in 2017 and is focusing on worldwide chartering and project development, and has his core expertise within Subsea and Renewables where he coordinates the company’s efforts, as well as on PSVs and AHTS.

Mr. Loka joined Arctic Offshore in 2024. He holds a Bsc in Economics and Business administration from the University of Agder, Norway. During his studies he worked for a local company with agency and project shipment services to the oil industry, which led a permanent job post graduation. Later he has more than a decade of track record from offshore shipbroking with JGO/Pareto Shipbrokers. Most recently Kjetil held the position of VP Commercial with Shipowner Olympic Subsea in Fosnavaag before he joined Arctic Offshore as a partner in 2024, where his main focus will be worldwide Subsea Chartering and projects.

Mr. Pappos worked for Arctic Offshore throughout his studies, and permanently joined Arctic Offshore in 2007 after graduating from Copenhagen Business School with a Bsc in Economics & Business Administration. A part of his degree he undertook at Athens University of Economics and Business. He became partner in Arctic Offshore in 2009 and has since 2013 been heading the office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is currently dividing his time between Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro.

Mr. Pappos focus on OSVs and specialized vessels with particular attention to the Latin American markets and has a substantial track record from various type of transactions such as M&A, fleet sales and financially linked projects to S&P and term chartering of single assets.

Mr. Bakken joined Arctic Offshore in 2022, after having spent almost three years in the underwriting department at Norwegian Hull Club. He graduated with a BBA degree from BI Bergen in 2019 and has previous experience working offshore on both PSVs and AHTS, as well as internships with Arctic Offshore and in the chartering department of a well-known Norwegian OSV company. He is supporting chartering, project development and S&P projects globally.

Mr. Kristiansen joined Arctic Offshore in 2023. He holds a Master of International Business from Queensland University of Technology. Mr. Kristiansen previously worked for Lorentzen & Stemoco. He has a primary focus on S&P and the MENA region.