Meet our team

Wendy Lam
Chief Executive Officer

Experienced leader with technology background with more than 20 years from major international and listed industrial companies, including Baker Hughes, Rolls-Royce, and GE. Wendy has a proven track record of driving growth, developing strategic partnerships, and commercializing new technologies worldwide. Wendy holds a mechanical and industrial engineering degree from the Universities of Waterloo and Toronto and an MBA from INSEAD / Wharton.

Ingar Bergh
Chief Financial Officer

Ingar brings over 15 years of experience as an advisor and executive in the energy and shipping sectors, working with development, funding and commercialization of large energy infrastructure projects based on novel technology. Prior to joining Capsol, he worked with Global LNG Services, Marsoft, DNV and Green Reefers. Ingar holds a master’s degree in science in supply chain management and an MBA in Finance.

Cato Christiansen
Chief Technology Officer

Mechanical engineer (PhD) with more than 20 years’ experience within the energy sector, specializing in CCS, including planning and operation of Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) and the Norwegian industrial CCS demonstration project “Longship, working for the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Cato is a former director of the program board for CLIMIT, Norway’s national program for research, development, and demonstration of CCS technology.

Johan Jungholm
Chief Business Development Officer

Johan has more than 15 years of experience in B2B complex technical sales, marketing, and business development, in addition to a long track record and experience in the complexities around both public and private project management, procurement, and other commercial drivers in major projects globally. Johan holds a bachelor with a double major in Geology and Environmental Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Philipp Staggat
Chief Product Officer

Philipp brings more than 10 years of experience from technical and commercial roles. Prior to joining Capsol, Philipp was lead commissioning engineer for heavy duty rotating equipment at Siemens AG, commissioning powerplants in Europe, the US, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Middle East. Philipp holds both a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT) and an MBA with Distinction from London Business School.

Sam Thivolle
Chief Delivery Officer

Thivolle has valuable experience from pioneering efforts in carbon capture and storage as CCS Director at Noble Corporation, and prior to that two decades within the upstream oil and gas sector, primarily at ExxonMobil. He holds master’s degrees in petroleum engineering & economics from Texas A&M University and has also completed an MBA at INSEAD.

Robin Bodtmann
Managing Director, Americas

30+ years of experience in the energy industry. Strong background in delivering EPC projects and engineering services globally. Founded the first US Offshore Wind Transportation and Installation Company, focused on custom vessel designs. Held senior positions at Wood Group, Amec, and Air Liquide. BS in Biological Sciences, UNC Chapel Hill. BS in Construction Management, East Carolina University. MBA, Rice University.

Tone Bekkestad
Head of Communications

Tone has extensive experience in communication and media from television, lecturing, moderating and author of two books. Prior to joining Capsol, Tone worked as a sales manager for a state-of-the-art weather presentation software company, on-air meteorologist at TV4 Sweden, and lecturer / moderator. Tone holds a MSc in meteorology from the University of Bergen and Calgary, Canada.