Oslo, 5. March 2026: Techstep ASA ("Techstep" or the "Company") announces that
Ellen Solum will step down from her position as Chief Financial Officer
effective 1 May 2026.
"On behalf of myself and the Board, I want to extend our sincere gratitude to
Ellen Solum for her valuable contributions to Techstep over the years. She has
been an important part of our journey and has played a key role in building a
solid financial foundation for the Company. We wish her all the best going
forward," said Morten Meier, CEO of Techstep ASA.
To ensure continuity and strong financial leadership, Techstep has appointed
Håvard Haukdal as interim CFO, effective 1 May 2026.
Håvard Haukdal brings over two decades of strategic, operational and cross
-border financial leadership, including senior roles in PwC, Hafslund, Hydro
Energi, Norsk Hydro's global Shared Services Center, and most recently as CFO of
Kyoto Group. His competences cover the full finance value chain, including
advanced reporting, process and system optimization, M&A support, capital
markets communication, and enterprise-wide governance and compliance frameworks.
This also includes leading finance transformations covering process, tools and
system optimization.
Håvard will commence his onboarding ahead of Ellen's departure, ensuring an
orderly and efficient handover.
"For my part, this is the right moment to hand over the baton, as the company
has achieved several important milestones, including the carve-out of the BCM
business unit and the establishment of a standardized technology backbone, and
the company is now well positioned with a strengthened focus on scalable and
profitable business areas", says Ellen Solum.
"I am excited to become part of the Techstep team and to contribute to the
Company's transformation journey as Techstep now is scaling up through partner
sales and the public sector digitalization", says Håvard Haukdal. "A modern CFO
function must be a proactive business partner, ensuring operational insight and
strategic support for Techstep's scalability and profitability agenda."
For more information, please contact:
Morten Meier, CEO, Techstep ASA: +47 970 57 717
About Techstep ASA
Techstep is a mobile & circular technology company, enabling organisations to
perform smartly, securely, and sustainably by combining mobile devices, software
and expertise to meet customers' business and ESG goals. We are a leading
provider of managed mobility services in Europe, serving more than 2,100
customers in Europe with an annual revenue of NOK 1.0 billion in 2025. The
company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker "TECH". To learn
more, please visit www.techstep.io.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5
-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and Euronext Oslo Børs / Euronext
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