Board
Chairman
Morten E. Astrup
Morten serves as Chairman of the Board, bringing capital markets depth, value-investing discipline, and long-term ownership perspective to Hunter Group.
He has more than 30 years of experience across financial markets, asset management, and entrepreneurship, with a long record of investing through cycles in shipping, real estate, and Nordic credit. He currently chairs the boards of several other Nordic and international companies and is one of Hunter Group’s largest shareholders through Surfside Holding AS.
Morten holds an MSc in Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School and City, University of London.
Board member
Kristin Hellebust
Kristin serves as a Member of the Board, bringing extensive experience in listed-company governance, legal, and transactional matters to Hunter Group, alongside continuity across the Group’s corporate structure.
She has more than 25 years of experience in leadership, entrepreneurship, and corporate and governance matters, and has held several board positions in listed Nordic companies. She is Chief Legal and People Officer at Xplora Technologies and currently serves on the boards of Saga Pure ASA, Doro AB and Arribatec Solutions ASA. Earlier in her career, she co-founded several companies in the media industry and served as CEO. She also practiced as a lawyer at Advokatfirmaet Selmer DA, advising on corporate and transactional matters.
Kristin holds a Master of Laws from the University of Oslo, an Executive Master of Management Program in Financial Strategy from BI Norwegian Business School, and an Executive MBA from NHH (Norwegian School of Economics).
Board member
Bertel Steen
Bertel serves as a Member of the Board, bringing shipping sector expertise, capital markets insight, and significant shareholder alignment to Hunter Group.
He has nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of shipping, capital markets, and institutional investment. As Principal of the Steen Family Office since 2017, he leads long-term capital allocation on behalf of the Bertel O. Steen group, which is one of Hunter Group’s largest shareholders through B.O. Steen Shipping AS. Earlier, he was Partner and Director of Equity and Credit Sales at Clarksons Platou Securities AS, advising leading UK and U.S. institutional investors across shipping, energy, and natural resources. He also serves on the board of Aprila Bank ASA.
Bertel holds a BSc and an MSc in Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C).
Board member
Anders Åkerstrøm
Anders serves as a Member of the Board, bringing shipbroking and maritime markets expertise, independent investment experience, and significant shareholder alignment to Hunter Group.
He is Owner of Solaris AS, an independent investment company and one of the largest shareholders of Hunter Group ASA. He is also a Partner at Oslo Shipbrokers AS, specialized in Sale and Purchase, Newbuildings, Finance and Projects.
Anders holds a BSc in Business Administration from the Sam Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and a double MBA from the City University of Hong Kong and the University of Newcastle.
Board member
Hege Hellström Henriksen
Hege serves as a Member of the Board, bringing dual-qualified legal expertise, cross-border transactional experience, and international dispute-resolution knowledge to Hunter Group.
She is a dually qualified Norwegian Advokat and English Solicitor with extensive experience from both private practice and in-house roles.
She has significant international experience across maritime and shipping law, oil services, renewable energy and technology-driven industries, including cross-border transactions, international commercial matters, litigation and dispute resolution, financing and M&A.