Prior to his founding of Zalaris, Hans-Petter was a partner with Accenture, where he was responsible for business development in the company’s Nordic Outsourcing Unit. He also held a director position with Accenture in which he established their Stavanger-based Accounting Shared Services Unit, integrating accounting operations for large oil companies.

Prior to Accenture, Hans-Petter’s leadership positions focused on outsourcing-related business needs and issues as a managing director and consultant with companies in Germany and Switzerland. His educational background includes an MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland, and a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, as well as a Master of Science, cum laude, in Computer Science from The University of Tulsa, USA.