Olivier Cadet is SVP Global Operations - Americas, located in Houston, and responsible for Kongsberg Maritime activities in the Americas region. Prior to assuming his role in July 2018, Olivier was Executive Vice President of Products & Services, based in Norway for 3 years. In this role, Olivier was responsible for the teams managing Kongsberg Maritime’s products portfolio aligned with market demands and future trends, such as autonomous operations and digital performance. Olivier was responsible for Kongsberg Maritime’s strategic initiative around Information Management System and Smart Data.

Olivier started his career in 1998 in the offshore drilling industry, working at Transocean as a Controls Engineer where he was involved with the installation, commissioning and support of Dynamic Positioning and Automation systems on offshore drilling rigs. In 2004 Olivier joined Air Liquide, the world leader in industrial gases, where he served for 9 years in a variety of innovation management roles, including R&D Group Manager and Program Director, driving Air Liquide’s research efforts in the field of Advanced Process Control and Operations Research.

Olivier graduated from the Grenoble Institute of Technology (INP Grenoble) in France in 1998 with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. He is currently pursuing the Advanced Management Program from MIT Sloan.