People
Maria Hempel
Maria is a lawyer at Agenda Risk and is responsible for our advisory services related to compliance, including issues related to anti-corruption, antitrust (competition law), GDPR, sanctions, and export control. Maria has practiced as a lawyer for several years, both in Norway and abroad (Sweden and England). She has accumulated significant and broad experience, serving as the Chief Compliance Officer at Höegh Autoliners and, in recent years, as the General Counsel (legal director) at the same company. Maria possesses extensive insight and significant operational experience in matters concerning corruption and sanction regulations. She also has unique experience from managing challenges related to price-fixing, US compliance monitorship programme, etc.
Dag Søberg
Dag leads the Security & Preparedness service area. He has 38 years of experience from the Norwegian Armed Forces, where he has worked extensively with security and preparedness at both tactical, operational, and strategic levels. From 2019 until May 2022, Dag served as the head of the operations department at the Norwegian Joint Headquarters, where he held the overall responsibility for protecting the Armed Forces’ assets and vulnerabilities and for leading their operations both in Norway and internationally. He has closely collaborated with PST (Norwegian Police Security Service), NSM (Norwegian National Security Authority), E-tjenesten (Norwegian Intelligence Service), DSB (Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection), and other relevant actors within the security and preparedness domain. With ten years of experience working abroad, Dag possesses a strong understanding of geopolitical risks. Through his extensive experience in the field, Dag has developed a unique expertise in helping organisations prepare to handle emerging situations and crises effectively.
Thomas Mehlum
Thomas leads our services related to data forensics, data reconstruction, and cyber investigations. He has more than 20 years of experience in digital forensics and data reconstruction, as well as information security. Thomas is one of Norway’s most renowned experts in this field. Over the years, he has provided expert assistance in both civil and criminal cases, conducting evidence preservation, analysis, and examination of electronic traces. Thomas has substantial experience from investigating various types of security breaches. This has provided him with a solid understanding of risk, information security in general, and practical experience from various types of security breaches and how to secure and identify evidence for use in potential civil and criminal proceedings.
Sigmund Flaate
Sigmund is employed as a Senior Adviser in the Security & Preparedness department at Agenda Risk. He is a former police officer from both the regular police force and the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), accumulating nearly 20 years of experience in the Police and the Armed Forces. He possesses extensive experience in crisis and preparedness management and has been involved in various missions both in Norway and internationally. From 2016 until 2023, Sigmund worked at the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) in multiple roles, including as a bodyguard, intelligence operator, and team leader. He has closely collaborated with the police, the military, the healthcare sector, and other relevant actors within the fields of preparedness and crisis management.
Kristian Thaysen
With extensive experience in risk management, internal control, sustainability, data privacy, compliance, investigations, whistleblowing, financial crime, anti-corruption, money laundering, and dispute resolution, Kristian provides invaluable guidance to his clients.
Ingrid Barth Pettersen
Ingrid is a social anthropologist from Oslo. She holds more than ten years of experience in corporate governance, internal control, compliance, and risk management across both public and private sectors. Prior to joining Agenda Risk Ingrid most recently worked at Elkjøp and TINE, where she contributed with her extensive expertise within the fields of corporate governance, strategic risk management, support, and risk management training for both TINE and its subsidiaries. Additionally, she played a pivotal role in the development of tools and systems. Ingrid has served as a data protection officer at both TINE and Elkjøp, amassing significant experience and competence in this domain.