Cato holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, USA, and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from University of San Francisco. He has more than 30 years of work experience within banking, shipping, landbased industry and the service industry.
Our team
John Gunnar joined Miko Marine in June 2021, bringing with him more than four decades of experience from the maritime sector. Throughout his career, he has held a range of senior technical and operational positions aboard different vessels and ashore, with particular responsibility for marine engineering, vessel safety, emergency preparedness, and operational coordination on both specialized and civilian ships. From 2000 to 2021, John served as the Norwegian representative in an international specialist forum focused on ship survivability, safety, and operational resilience. Prior to joining Miko Marine, he led a training and educational establishment overseeing technical safety, engineering standards, and maritime risk management.
John Gunnar Refsnes
CDR SG (Ret.)
Damage Control and Technical Executive
William H. A. Ford
Sales and Logistics Manager
William holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Bournemouth University. He has over 10 years of experience in account management and operational logistics, with prior roles spanning public tenders for government clients and the maritime sector.
Espen graduated as a Mechanical Design Engineer in 2014. Since then he has worked in Miko Marine as Project Engineer, Product Manager and Technical Lead in various projects. Espen specializes in product development and customized solutions.
Espen W. Lepperød
Technical Lead/HSEQ Manager
Emilie Voraa
Marine Engineer
Emilie graduated from Chalmers University in 2016 with a master’s degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. She has previous experience from a northern based ship design firm before joining the Miko team in October 2020, as a Marine Engineer. Emilie has specialized in hydrodynamics and ship design.
Truls graduated from NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2019 with a Master of Science in Marine Technology specializing in Marine Structures. During the course of his education, Truls gained knowledge within structural engineering and marine operations which he will continue to develop in Miko Marine.
Truls W. Krogstadmo
Marine Engineer
Raghunanthan Sripathy
Marine Engineer
Raghunanthan graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 2018. He has worked as a Design engineer in cranes, pipe handlers and moonpool equipment in the oil and gas industry. He is experienced in product design and development.
Our team
Cato Stoll
Managing Director
Cato holds an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, USA, and a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from University of San Francisco. He has more than 30 years of work experience within banking, shipping, landbased industry and the service industry.
John Gunnar Refsnes
CDR SG (Ret.)
Damage Control and Technical Executive
John Gunnar joined Miko Marine in June 2021, bringing with him more than four decades of experience from the maritime sector. Throughout his career, he has held a range of senior technical and operational positions aboard different vessels and ashore, with particular responsibility for marine engineering, vessel safety, emergency preparedness, and operational coordination on both specialized and civilian ships. From 2000 to 2021, John served as the Norwegian representative in an international specialist forum focused on ship survivability, safety, and operational resilience. Prior to joining Miko Marine, he led a training and educational establishment overseeing technical safety, engineering standards, and maritime risk management.
William H. A. Ford
Sales and Logistics Manager
William holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Bournemouth University. He has over 10 years of experience in account management and operational logistics, with prior roles spanning public tenders for government clients and the maritime sector.
Espen W. Lepperød
Technical Lead/HSEQ Manager
Espen graduated as a Mechanical Design Engineer in 2014. Since then he has worked in Miko Marine as Project Engineer, Product Manager and Technical Lead in various projects. Espen specializes in product development and customized solutions.
Emilie Voraa
Marine Engineer
Emilie graduated from Chalmers University in 2016 with a master’s degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. She has previous experience from a northern based ship design firm before joining the Miko team in October 2020, as a Marine Engineer. Emilie has specialized in hydrodynamics and ship design.
Truls W. Krogstadmo
Marine Engineer
Truls graduated from NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2019 with a Master of Science in Marine Technology specializing in Marine Structures. During the course of his education, Truls gained knowledge within structural engineering and marine operations which he will continue to develop in Miko Marine.
Raghunanthan Sripathy
Marine Engineer
Raghunanthan graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 2018. He has worked as a Design engineer in cranes, pipe handlers and moonpool equipment in the oil and gas industry. He is experienced in product design and development.
Board of Directors
Nicolai Michelsen
Nicolai is a Naval Architect from the University of Strathclyde and is the founder of Miko Marine. He has more than 30 years of experience in the marine and offshore industries.
Vetle J. Sverdrup
20 years of experience from the maritime industry.