MANAGEMENT | ACE DIGITAL

Alexander Hagen, CEO
Alexander is the CEO and founder of Ace Digital. He is a specialist in options and futures trading with over 30+ years of experience. He has held roles including options/equity broker, market maker, proprietary trader, and hedge-fund manager and been with firms such as Oslo Stock Exchange, ABG Sundal Collier, Danske Bank, and Carnegie.
Alexander completed officer training school in the Norwegian military (BSIS) and studied for four years at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, specializing in finance.

Stine Sund, CFO
Ms. Sund brings a wealth of expertise. She has previously held roles as a Financial Consultant at KPMG, as well as various positions at Volkswagen Møller Bilfinans AS and the Eika Group, as well as her current role as external CFO for Nordic Financials ASA. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Stavanger and a bachelor’s degree from Queensland University of Technology.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Ace digital

Trond Røsdal, Chairman of the Board
Trond is a seasoned finance executive with over 25 years of experience in investment management, corporate finance, and strategic leadership. He has held roles as financial controller, analyst, investment director, and CFO at firms including Deloitte, Staff-Gruppen, and SSB Securities. With extensive expertise in capital markets, M&A, and governance, Trond has served on multiple boards. He holds a Siviløkonom degree (MSc in Economics and Business Administration) from Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH), specializing in finance.

Kristin Skau Åbyholm, Board Member
Kristin has 15+ years experience from IT technology companies. In Confirmit ASA she worked with global 500 brands - working at the Oslo, London and San Francisco office. Then working for Cicero Consulting, creating platforms and solutions for the Norwegian financial industry. She has several years of board experience – and currently serves as a board member of listed companies on Euronext Growth and Oslo Børs. Kristin has a Master of Science in computer technology from NTNU in Trondheim. She also holds an Executive Master of Management from the Norwegian Business School (BI) in Oslo.

Henrik Danielsen, Board Member
Henrik is a seasoned finance professional and private investor based in Oslo, with extensive expertise in international bonds and equities. He has worked as a bond broker at Sparebank1 Markets and Arctic Securities. Henrik has held roles as CFO and CIO and serves as a board member of a listed company on Euronext Growth. He holds a Siviløkonom degree from BI Norwegian Business School, an MBA from Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH), and is an Authorized Financial Analyst (AFA).

ADVISORY BOARD | Ace digital

Bjørn Wicklund, Derivatives
Private investor, Oslo. Bjørn is specialist in stocks and derivatives management with 40+ years of experience. He is former CIO at Eika Forvaltning and CEO at WarrenWicklund. Wicklund is currently chair and board member of multiple companies.

Jarle Norman-Hansen, Capital Markets
Norwegian private investor, based in Monaco. Jarle is the CEO and founder of AMBOLT. He is a capital structure specialist within bond and property markets, with 35+ years of experience. Jarle has held senior positions at ABG Sundal Collier, Elcon Securities and Alfred Berg. He is also Co-Founder and funding partner of Ace Asset Management.

Torbjørn Bull Jensen, Bitcoin
CEO of K33, a Nasdaq First North listed company with a Bitcoin treasury strategy. Torbjørn is an expert in cryptocurrency, data processing, and macro-finance. He’s focus is on digitalization and blockchain. 

Hans Erling Bakke, Asset Management
Private investor, Oslo. Hans Erling brings over 25 years of experience in equity asset management to our team. During his seven years at DNB’s SMB Fund in the 2000s, he was instrumental in building and driving the fund’s significant success. He has also spent 13 years at Pescara.

Ola Håmpland, Data Science & AI
Lecturer and reaseacher at University Innland Norway. Ola has M.Sc. degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. Ola is an expert in quantitative analysis and AI. As a researcher, Ola specializing in causal inference, collaborating with listed European companies on scientific research projects. Ola has served as a para ranger in the Norwegian special forces.

Roy Steffensen, Public Policy
A Norwegian Member of Parliament for three terms (2013–2025), with six years in the Finance Committee. Extensive experience in national policy-making, skilled in navigating public policy frameworks to align business interests with regulatory requirements.