Our goal is to work towards stimulating commercial cooperation, strengthening relations and exchanging information and experience between Norway and Colombia.


Board members

Alejandra Neira

President

Founding member and President of the Colombian Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (CNCC). Currently working as Business Development Manager at RecMan AS, and holds a Master of Science in International Management and Marketing from BI Norwegian Business School with a specialisation in internationalisation.

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Thomas Talén

Board member/ Legal

CNCC board member since 2018. Is currently a partner at Deloitte legal, and partner at Deloitte Norway. Studied law at the University of Oslo.

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Haron Ascanio Cazzaniga

Board member/Treasurer

Founding member of CNCC, CFO of Promenaden Management, and Co-founder, owner and Chairman of Paradis Gelateria. Former KPMG manager in the Oslo office for 7 years with a background in Accounting and Auditing from BI Norwegian Business School. He is also a State Authorized Auditor in Norway.

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Lars Vegard Andersen Flo

Board ember

Founding member of CNCC. Founder, Chairman,  and CTO of RecMan AS (formally Recruitment Manager AS), an IT-platform/software developed for the recruitment and staffing sector. The company delivers services to more than 20 countries and is currently expanding into Colombia through a NORAD project.

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Jørund Henning Rytman

Board member

Founding Member of CNCC, and former member of the Norwegian Parliament for 12 years. Currently the head of politics and public relations for SMB Norway. Also a founding member of Gründerforeningen (Association for Entrepreneurs). Was member of the EFTA parliamentary delegation drafting the EFTA agreement between Colombia and Norway.

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Knut Andreas Lid

Board member

CNCC board member since 2017. Program director and representative for Colombia and Venezuela in Caritas Norway. Has a degree in Political Science from the University in Oslo and has 15 years of experience in research and international development.

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Jørn Lein-Mathisen

Board member

Founding Member of CNCC. Founder, and Managing director of Oslo International Hub (OIH) and Business Angels Norway.  Holds an MPhil in European studies from Cambridge University. OIH is a strategic partner in the NORAD financed BICTIA project.

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Members and Partners