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      Paal Bjønness

      CEO / Partner / Account Director

      paal@fard.no

      916 35 901

      Paal is an experienced manager and advisor and has been involved in establishing several agencies. Prior to his career within the agency business, held several leading roles in Equinor within advertising and marketing and has experience with projects at corporate level. He assists clients with analysis, strategy development, communication strategy, branding, and crisis management. Paal served as a board member for the national trade association for PR and communications. Paal holds a Master of Science in Marketing from BI Norwegian Business School. 

      Marianne Rosenlund Hegg

      Account Executive / Copywriter

      marianne@fard.no

      920 45 426

      Marianne has close to 20 years’ experience from the agency industry and works specifically with concept development, strategy and content production across channels and platforms. She also has special expertise in the marketing of pharmaceuticals (OTC and RX). Marianne holds her education from Westerdals School of Communication as a copywriter and has a certification within Social Media Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute.  
       

      Maja Jansdatter Furuhaug

      Graphic Designer / Creator

      maja@fard.no

      916 25 955

      Maja has broad experience from both agency and client teams and has worked as a graphic designer/creator in Færd since 2018. Maja has a very strong sense for visual design and identity, both for graphical and digital platforms. She is also a creative force in the planning and creation of film and animation. Maja holds a bachelor’s degree in media, ICT and Design from Volda University College. 

      Esben Visnes

      Head Of Creative / Partner

      esben@fard.no

      905 68 237

      Esben has more than 20 years of experience as graphic designer and art director from various agencies. He particularly assists clients with idea and concept development, visual communication, and consulting. Esben has his strength in developing ideas and developing holistic profile expressions based on companies' strategic basis. Esben graduated from the University of South-East Norway in computer science. 

       

      Kim Nygaard

      Senior Digital Adviser

      kim.nygaard@fard.no

      920 68 102

      Kim is a digital advisor in Færd and has 20 years of experience with digital marketing, content production consulting, branding, SEO, sales, and management. Previously, he led the content and visibility department at Metro Branding, where he was also head of marketing. Kim has experience at SEO expert at iProspect, part of Dentsu media agency. Before joining the agency business, Kim worked at Confex, a leading provider of courses and seminars, and at HydroTexaco. Kim is a sought-after speaker and course leader in the fields of digital marketing, content marketing and search engine optimization. 

      Katarina Skovly

      Art Director / Senior Designer

      katarina@fard.no

      928 55 522

      Katarina has a broad and versatile experience from the agency industry, including agencies such as Dinamo and Bates. A large part of her job revolves around strategic design and concept development, she has a distinct strength in idea development and the use of creativity in communication. Katarina also works extensively with film and photography and conducts many projects where this is combined with SoMe and digital communication. She also has three years’ experience as a senior consultant within sales and marketing from the event industry. Katarina holds a bachelor’s degree within graphic design from Kristiania University College. 

      Kjell Gustumhaugen

      Copywriter

      kjell@fard.no

      922 55 141

      Kjell is an experienced copywriter and content producer with nearly 20 years of experience from various advertising agencies. His main professional strength is idea- and concept development, in addition to creative writing and strategic communication. He has broad experience in shaping various brands` communication from scratch. Kjell is educated from Westerdals School of Communication and is also a qualified pre-school teacher.  

      Bjarte A. Ortveit

      Digital Adviser

      bjarte@fard.no

      905 89 160

      Bjarte is an experienced digital advisor and web developer with almost 20 years of experience from the agency industry. He assists clients with web development and implementation of HubSpot for streamlining and automation of digital marketing, sales, and service processes. He has a strong focus on creating good customer journeys with the end customer's user experience at the forefront. Bjarte is a trained digital advisor from IGN in Oslo and has a background as a graphic designer. 

      Sally Graham

      Account Director / Partner

      sally@fard.no

      975 24 515

      Sally is an experienced B2B advisor with over 25 years experience from the agency industry. Sally led the B2B agency Marketing Services for over 20 years, until the agency merged with FÆRD in 2018. Sally assists clients with strategy development, communication strategy, branding and project management across channels and platforms, and has worked with a long list of international B2B clients. Sally holds a BA Hons in International Business from The University of Plymouth.

      Kim Larsen

      Digital Manager / Partner

      kim@fard.no

      926 62 246

      Kim has extensive experience from various agencies and has worked with web and digital marketing since 2001. He currently assists clients with strategy and consulting within web development and design, and often has the role of leading large and complex web projects. Kim is a geologist from the University of Oslo.  

      Alexander Krauss

      Performance Marketing Adviser

      alexander@fard.no

      924 43 226

      Alexander is an experienced advisor with a solid background from the client side. Most recently he held the position as digital marketing specialist from Norrøna, prior to this, he has experience from Tine and iProspect AS.

      Alexander has broad expertise within digital media, hereby handling media purchases, paid search, and managed and coordinated national and international campaigns in digital channels. Alexander has a double bachelor's degree in international marketing from respectively BI Norwegian Business School and Pace University in New York.