Haavard Oestensen has two decades of experience across industrial technology, enterprise software, and regulated energy markets. His career has focused on translating advanced technology into operationally adopted, economically defensible solutions in high-consequence industrial environments. 

Prior to joining Picarro, Oestensen served as Chief Commercial Officer at Kongsberg Digital, where he led global sales, marketing, partnerships, and commercial strategy across digital twin platforms, advanced simulation, and industrial software deployed at scale in energy and heavy-asset industries. He worked closely with leading global operators to drive adoption of complex technologies in settings where reliability, regulatory compliance, and measurable outcomes are paramount. He is known for integrating product strategy, go-to-market execution, and market narrative—ensuring that precision measurement, software, and analytics operate as cohesive systems rather than standalone technologies. His experience spans market entry, category expansion, and scaling commercial execution across global, regulated customer bases. He holds an Executive MBA from Rice University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Sor-Trondelag University College in Norway.