Espen Johannesen

Espen Johannesen has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Espen started their career at Ng Kiwi as a Store Manager from 2000 to 2007. Espen then moved on to Banqsoft as the Chairman of the Norwegian User Group View21 from 2010 to 2013. From 2010 to 2015, Espen worked at BB Finans ASA, initially as an Assistant Manager and later as a Loan Operations Manager, where they managed various projects and implemented new solutions. In 2015, Espen joined BB BANK ASA as the Managing Director and Country Manager for TF Bank Norge, a role they held until 2020. During this time, they also became the Country Manager for TF Bank Germany at TF Bank AB (publ) from 2020 to 2021. Currently, they serve as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Head of Consumer Lending - Executive Management at TF Bank AB (publ) from July 2021.

Espen Johannesen's education history begins in 2001 when they completed two years of bachelor's degree in Programming at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. In 2007, they enrolled at BI Norwegian Business School and obtained a Bachelor of Economics in 2010 with a focus on Business/Shipping.

In 2012, Espen attended the Visa Business School, where they took courses on driving value from portfolios and understanding Visa Europe. In 2013, they completed a course on the fundamentals of transaction processing with Visa at the same institution.

Later, in 2014, Espen pursued an Executive Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Management Control at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), which they completed in 2016.

Overall, Espen Johannesen's educational background includes a blend of programming, business, and management control studies, as well as additional specialized courses in the Visa industry.