Leadership Team

Ken W. Østreng joined Confirmit as CFO in December 2005 and was promoted to President and CEO in April 2017. Prior to Confirmit, Ken was CFO of Conax AS, a leading supplier of conditional access technology for digital TV. Before Conax AS, Ken was a Management Consultant within the financial arena. He also gained many years of invaluable professional experience in the technology sector through former positions as CFO for E-Line Group ASA and Group Finance Controller in the Internet Business Unit for Telenor. Ken holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and has completed a Management Program in Accounting, Tax, and Company Law from Norwegian School of Management.

Arnt Feruglio joined Confirmit as COO in August 1999. Arnt previously held positions at Scan-Fact, a Market Research bureau now part of Taylor Nelson Sofres. As Research Manager at Scan-Fact, he led a team specializing in research within telecommunications. Prior to Scan-Fact, Arnt spent two years in sales and marketing with a start-up company specializing in environmental office equipment. Arnt holds a Master of International Economics and Management from SDA Bocconi in Italy.

Peter Myklebust joined Confirmit in 1997 as the company's first employee following its founder. He started his career as a System Architect in the Internet Architecture group of TietoEnator, then known as ISI. At Confirmit, Peter leads the R&D team and is responsible for all aspects of Confirmit's research and development. Peter earned a Master of Science in Engineering from Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Tim Hannington is responsible for the EMEA and APAC sales team at Confirmit. This includes all sales to Market Research agencies, corporate enterprise clients, and strategic partners outside of the Americas. Tim has more than 20 years of continued success in direct enterprise software sales, third-party partner sales, and sales management. He has been with Confirmit since 2005, and previously held senior management positions at Hewlett Packard where he was responsible for third-party software channels across Europe.

Michael Wooh joined Confirmit as CMO in 2011 and is responsible for Global Marketing. He brings more than 20 years of experience and a proven successful track record with industry-leading software and financial organizations. Before joining Confirmit, Michael served as Vice President of Marketing at Computer Associates, where he was responsible for redefining Enterprise-Wide Workload Automation, and headed Global Automated Operations at Platinum Technology, a billion-dollar publicly traded software company where he was responsible for the most profitable product division. Michael has also held executive level marketing positions at Passlogix and OpTier where he was pivotal in creating the business transaction management market. Michael's early career was grounded in Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs, Citibank, and National Westminster Bank. Michael is a graduate of Cornell University and has served as the President of its Alumni Board of Directors. As Board President, Michael founded the Cornell Cyber-Mentor program, the most successful e-alumni program to date.

Dave King joined Confirmit through the September 2011 acquisition of Canadian-based Techneos Systems, where he held the position of CEO. He is responsible for all operations and business development in North and South America. His background as an entrepreneur in the technology industry has allowed him to assist a number of companies to achieve rapid growth and ultimately, a merger or acquisition with industry leaders. He has held CEO positions at Metrobridge Networks, a publicly listed company that provides ultra-high speed wireless internet service, and WYSIWYG Graphics, a provider of design and print-related services. Dave has also held sales management positions at Hewlett Packard and Sequent Computers (IBM), and is on the advisory board of a number of Canadian technology companies.

Terry Lawlor has the responsibility of all aspects of product management, including strategy development, product definition, and product representation in client and marketing activities. Terry is a seasoned and highly professional enterprise software executive who possesses a wealth of expertise in the customer experience market. Prior to this role, he had responsibility for Marketing and Business Development at mobile app specialist The App Garden and before that held senior executive roles in product management, marketing, sales, and operations at global customer experience leader SDL. His track record also includes R&D leadership and stretches over more than 30 years at high-growth software companies, such as Racal-Redac, Informix Software, and SupportSoft. During this time, he has worked with many global enterprises to solve complex business issues with innovative software solutions. He is a graduate of Durham University in the U.K. and a keen sports fan.

Halvor Stokke joined Confirmit as CFO in 2017 and holds responsibility for maintaining and building on Confirmit’s long history of financial stability and growth. In this position, he focuses on the long-term strategy for Confirmit, including both organic growth and all merger and acquisition opportunities. Prior to joining Confirmit, Stokke worked at global engineering and construction organisation Kvaerner, where he held the position of Vice President, M&A and Business Development, for five years. During this time, Stokke was responsible for business strategy and planning, driving the reorganisation of the company at a time of volatility caused by significant price fluctuations in the oil industry. Prior to Kvaerner, he spent two years in strategy and business development at Ringnes, Norway’s largest brewer and part of the Carlsberg Group. Stokke also held a role at The Boston Consulting Group where he was a consultant, driving his interest in the IT industry.