Geir Karlsen (born in 1965) is a Norwegian

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. He is best known as the CEO and former CFO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavia's largest airline, and Europe's third largest low-cost airline.

Biography

Before Norwegian Air Shuttle, Geir Karlsen worked for

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and

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. Then, he held the position Group CFO at London-based Navig8 Group. From April 2018 to July 2019, he was

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of the Scandinavian airline. Geir Karlsen has a degree in

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from BI Norwegian Business School.Geir Magne Karlsen
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References

1965 births Living people BI Norwegian Business School alumni Norwegian airline chief executives Norwegian Air Shuttle People from Sykkylven {{Norway-business-bio-stub