John H. - Board of Directors

Dubai, Norway

Experience

Oct 2025 - Present

3 months

United States

Chief AI Officer - Management for hire

Tellus QAI

Driving scalable, sustainable AI systems through quantum innovation.
Developing a new class of quantum-powered, solar-driven infrastructure designed to make advanced AI both efficient and commercially viable.
Focusing on AI strategy, commercialisation, and applied research to translate technology into measurable enterprise value while reducing environmental and operational costs of large-scale computing.

Jan 2025 - Present

1 year

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Commercial And Marketing Director - Management for hire

Macrida Stylist

Building a new luxury styling brand from the ground together with the founder.
Driving customer acquisition, branding, marketing, and commercial growth via partnerships and new business.

Feb 2024 - Oct 2024

9 months

Chief Commercial & Product Officer - Management for Hire

Quantik

Fundraising & investor relations: Led all work streams to prepare the data room for a seed funding round, including pitch deck, investor reports, market analysis, financial modelling, and cap table.
Strategic vision & execution: Developed and executed commercial strategies for market growth in the "Intelligent Contract Management" market.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimise go-to-market strategies and enhance product-market fit.

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025

1 year 1 month

Commercial Director - Management for Hire

People Made Machines

Leading commercial growth initiatives in a fast-growing AI startup.
Focusing on client acquisition, partnership development, service innovation, and revenue growth.

Sep 2023 - Feb 2024

6 months

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sales Manager - Management for Hire

Realiste AI

Mar 2023 - Feb 2024

1 year

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Board Member

Norwegian Business Council

Promoted commercial interests for Norwegian companies in the UAE and created opportunities for Norwegians residing in the UAE to meet, collaborate, and learn.
Took a lead role in service innovation and digital marketing, advising Norwegian tech companies and startups looking to enter the UAE.
Focused on improving NBC’s digital strategy and commercial value proposition to members.

Aug 2022 - Present

3 years 5 months

Managing Director

Epic Founders VC

GTM (Go-to-Market) execution – Helping startups refine their positioning, accelerate sales, and expand into new markets.
Fundraising & investor relations – Supporting early-stage and growth-stage startups in securing the right funding to scale.

Jan 2020 - Feb 2023

3 years 2 months

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Director

NoA Ignite Norway

Helped brands grow through digital strategy, digital product and service development, customer experience strategy, and digital operating models.
E2E accountable for sales, account management, and service delivery of service design and digital product development projects to existing and new clients.
Delivered market share growth and met sales targets by identifying leads, shaping value propositions, and developing relationships with decision-makers through meetings, business presentations, and networking.
Led cross-functional project teams, advising clients on digital CX strategy and digital service and product development.
Cultivated partnerships with software companies like Optimizely, Contentful, and Sanity, executing joint go-to-market propositions.

Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

1 year 4 months

Business Development Manager

Capgemini

Consulting and sales/business development role working in banking and insurance with application services and digital customer experience.

Sep 2016 - Sep 2018

2 years 1 month

Application Services Account Leadership

Accenture

Identified potential leads by positioning deep industry-based value propositions leveraging Accenture’s industry insight, assets, references, and campaigns.
Developed strategies and tactics for penetration of new accounts and cross-service selling to established accounts to achieve revenue and sales targets.
Worked closely with Accenture alliance partners on a joint go-to-market approach and value proposition.

Mar 2013 - Aug 2016

3 years 6 months

Deal Execution Manager

Accenture

Functioned as project manager to drive the sales/bid process and ensure alignment across solution, commercial, legal, and internal approvals.
Arranged kick-offs and win-strategy sessions, provided local market and client insight for solution architects and finance in deal-shaping and solution reviews.
Prepared for and participated in orals and negotiations, as well as regular client meetings.
Drove creation and execution of overall sales and bid strategy in RFI and RFP processes.
Managed project teams and internal stakeholder management of executive management and key approvers.
Created proposal materials and managed buying events including presentations and site visits.
Executed all required internal sales approvals at Nordic, EALA, and global levels, ensuring alignment with Accenture internal sales methodology.
Participated in big-deal origination activities and ensured execution across client accounts.

Oct 2010 - Feb 2013

2 years 5 months

Business Advisor

Experian

Provided consulting services, sales, and account management combined with project delivery.
Focused on consumer insight (information/data, consumer classification, behavior) and location insight (spatial analysis) projects.
Gained vast exposure to project management, analysis, and consulting.
Specialized in leveraging customer and market data to target and engage customers across financial services and retail verticals.

Aug 2009 - Sep 2010

1 year 2 months

Key Account Manager

Norwegian Broker

Managed senior key accounts of principal clients in the real estate sector.
Executed action plans to develop and grow existing accounts, provided advisory capacity related to insurance queries, and acted as intermediary between clients and claims handling.
Interacted at C-level and operational levels, conducting benchmarking in cooperation with clients.

Dec 2008 - Jul 2009

8 months

Project Manager - Management for hire

Gjensidige

Concluded property projects formerly managed by Notar, providing expertise in economic settlement, risk assessment, and contractual audit of the property portfolio at the time of bankruptcy.
Interacted with executives, solicitors, property investors, accountants, and legislators to minimise risk exposure and ensure purchasers received economic settlement or the property they had paid for.

Mar 2007 - Dec 2008

1 year 10 months

Managing Partner

Notar

Held commercial responsibilities including sale of new developments, leading RFQ/RFI tenders, managing the firm’s property portfolio, and planning and executing market campaigns.
Managed general administration including daily operations, HR, budget and sales forecasts, and invoice administration.

Summary

A Strategic Advisor & Fractional CXO with experience building and scaling ventures across SaaS, AI, professional services & consulting.

Hands-on commercial leadership and growth strategy - helping founders design GTM plans, raise capital, and scale operations from 0 to 1 (and beyond).

A combination of enterprise-grade discipline and founder-stage agility. I've closed $100M+ in deals, supported venture-backed startups, led consulting teams across MENA and Europe, and built teams and products with founders.

As a collaborative partner to founders - stepping in quickly, building trust fast, and delivering traction where it matters most.