Summary
Ståle Heitmann is a seasoned CTO with 11+ years in senior technology leadership roles across Norway’s energy and utilities sector, currently leading Hafslund’s technology strategy. He focuses on maximizing development velocity by equipping teams with the right tools, frameworks and data, and advocates information-centric, modular architectures that align IT closely with business processes. His career includes multiple CTO posts and long tenure as Chief Engineer at Computas, giving him deep experience in scaling engineering organizations and modernizing legacy systems. Known for breaking down silos between IT and the business, he emphasizes pragmatic process support over purely technical solutions. Based in Oslo, he combines academic grounding in computer science with hands-on delivery and strategic planning. Outside formal bios, his consistent progression through technical and leadership ranks suggests a talent for translating complex domain needs into maintainable, business-focused platforms.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Cand. Scient, Computer Science, Cand. Scient, Computer Science at Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet