Investment Team

• Svein Høgset
  Svein is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Incentive. Prior to co-founding Incentive AS in 2014, Svein was an Investment Partner & Head of Europe for TPG-Axon in London (2010-2013), he co-founded Montrica Investment Management in London (2006-2010) and was a Managing Director at the Principal Strategies unit of Goldman Sachs in London (1998-2006). Svein started his career as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking division in London (1996-1998). Svein holds an M.Sc. from Norwegian School of Economics (1996).
• Niklas Antman
  Prior to co-founding Incentive AS in 2014, Niklas was a Portfolio Manager for European Equities at SEB Investment Management in Stockholm (2010-2012), he was a Partner, Director and Portfolio Manager at Kairos Investment Management in London (2000-2010). He worked in the Equities department at Fleming Securities in London (1998-2000) and started his career as an Equity Research Analyst at H. Lunden Securities in Stockholm (1997-1998). Niklas holds an M.Sc. from Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki (1997).
• Mikael Berglund
  Prior to co-founding Incentive AS in 2014, Mikael was an Investment Partner at TPG-Axon in London (2010-2013), he was an Analyst at Montrica Investment Management in London (2007-2010). He was a Director within the Structured Investments division of Barclays Capital in London (2004-2007) and worked in the Financial Products division of Credit Suisse in London (1997-2004). Mikael started his career as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking division in London (1996-1997). Mikael holds an M.Sc. from Stockholm School of Economics (1996) and is a CFA charterholder.
• Alexander Kopp
  Prior to joining Incentive AS in 2015, Alexander was a Portfolio Manager at Polygon Global Partners in London (2008-2015). He started his career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategies Group in London (2003-2008). Alexander holds an A.B. Cum Laude from Harvard College (2003).

Operations Team

(Partnership with Sector Asset Management Group)

• Lars Tell
  Lars is Chief Operating Officer of the Sector Asset Management Group, and leads Sector Fund Services (“SFS”). Lars joined the company in 2005 from a position in Nordea Private Banking. He held the position as Head of Business support in Nordea Securities (previously Christiania Markets) and was the Managing director of Nordea Securities NUF in Norway (2002-2005). Lars holds a BSc in Business Administration and Economics from University of Karlstad. SFS is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway.
• Gudrid Eide
  Gudrid is Chief Financial Officer of Sector Asset Management Group. She has experience from auditing, business control and corporate finance since 1988. She joined the company in 2000 from the position as Principal Advisor, Corporate Finance of Kværner Oil & Gas (joined in 1992) where she was responsible for business control and planning of Engineering. Ms Eide holds a siviløkonom degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), 1988, a Master of Auditing from NHH, 1990, and is State-Authorised Public Accountant.
• Tonje Vegarud
  Tonje is Sector Asset Management Group’s Chief Compliance officer. She has close to 20 years experience from the Financial services sector. She has experience from Fund Operations, having previously headed the Settlements department in Sector Fund Services for 5 years, and as an IR director for 12 years. She also has several years’ experience as a board director. Tonje holds a MSc in Finance from the Norwegian School of Management.