About

During his time at the company Morten Aaserud has demonstrated true value to Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, a global maritime industry group focusing on shipping and logistics for cars and rolling cargo. Since taking on his current role he has reorganised the legal department, restructured the group legal function, changed silo working methods within both the legal department and entities outside the holding company, and improved the availability of his lawyers. His achievements have not just been operational, he has also demonstrated excellent technical legal advice: ‘I have been involved in a lot of projects, but I think to win a big PPP (Public Private Partnership) contract with Aon and to be a part of the merger and restructuring of Aker Solutions are two good examples’. As well as his legal role, he has also been promoted to more commercial positions. He was a board member of Aon Grieg and executive director of Marine & Energy, during previous employment. Additionally, he was a board member of Norwegian Insurance Lawyers Association from 2006 until May 2015, and is company secretary for Wilhelmsen Group’s two stock listed companies namely Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA and Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA. These additional roles are testament to Aaserud’s business-minded approach to legal advice, demonstrating sound commerciality and wider business understanding. For this reason, when working with external counsel Aaserud looks for ‘a business oriented mind-set’, and looks for them to ‘improve their contribution to commercial, strategic and corporate questions’.