Roy Norum (left) and Steve Paulsen (photo: PG Flow Solutions)

Liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions has promoted chief operating officer (COO) Steve Paulsen to the role of chief executive officer (CEO).

Steve Paulsen succeeds Roy Norum, who moves into his favoured role as executive vice president sales and business development, overseeing the group’s sales, marketing and business development activities globally.

The change is part of a long-term succession plan which was mapped out in 2014, when Norvestor VI, L.P., a fund advised by Norvestor Equity AS, became the majority owner of PG Flow Solutions. The search for PG’s next generation top executive started immediately, and in 2015 Steve Paulsen joined the company as its first COO.

Prior to joining PG Flow Solutions in 2015, Steve spent almost a decade with Siemens, as head of operations within energy, oil and gas solutions, head of global sales and project execution, and head of sales and regional support. He has also spent several years in project director roles for Nokia Siemens Networks.

“Having worked closely with Roy for the past three years, I know how demanding the CEO role is. But we have planned this change since 2015 so it is great to finally make it happen. PG Flow Solutions is a fantastic company and I look forward to leading this highly capable team. Having Roy continue in such a vital role is also a major advantage, both to PG and in support of my new function,” says Steve Paulsen, newly appointed CEO of PG Flow Solutions. Paulsen adds that he has found great motivation from the highly competent and innovative environment in the PG group.

Roy Norum moves into a new role as executive vice president sales and business development. Norum has been with PG Flow Solutions for 18 years, and more than 40 years in PG’s core business segments globally. He is a significant shareholder of the group, and will continue as a senior member of the group’s management team.

“Sales and business development has always been closest to my heart, so I look forward to dedicating myself to this role full time. The maritime and oil and gas industries have been through a couple of challenging years, but we are finally seeing signs of recovery in these markets. In addition, we are rapidly expanding into new sectors, such as the aquaculture and fisheries segments. This positive momentum is something we aim to capitalise fully on,” he says.

PG Flow Solutions provides proprietary solutions, systems and products for companies within the maritime, energy, aquaculture and land-based process industries. The heritage of the business is pumps and pumping systems. Its headquarter is based at Hvalstad, Asker, Norway, with main manufacturing sites located in Sande, Vestfold, Norway, and Worcester, UK. The company also has a fabrication site in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and a service set-up in Ningbo, China.

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