DSRT: Desert Control appoints Chief Strategy Officer (Group CSO)
ISSUER
DESERT CONTROL AS
Sandnes, Norway, 21 April 2022
Desert Control appoints Bernt Arne Breistein to the position of Chief Strategy
Officer (Group CSO)
Norwegian AgTech company Desert Control has developed a liquid natural clay
(LNC) that restores soil and reduces water usage for agriculture and green
landscapes. The company is now entering the commercial stage in the Middle East
and is further launching validation initiatives and pilots in the United States.
Desert Control strengthens its leadership team with a Chief Strategy Officer to
further accelerate strategic priorities.
Bernt Arne Breistein joins Desert Control on 1 July 2022 as Chief Strategy
Officer and brings extensive international experience in designing,
operationalizing, and implementing strategies to drive profitable growth for
organizations. Breistein joins from Sub Sea Services AS, where he has served as
CEO since 2011. His previous experience includes EY and Subsea7, where he held
senior regional and corporate executive roles within supply chain management,
organizational leadership, and internationalization. He has a master’s degree in
management and strategy.
Bernt Arne’s extensive experience in developing and implementing strategies for
scale-up and profitable growth makes him a great addition to our team, says Ole
Kristian Sivertsen, President and Group CEO of Desert Control. Our focus is now
on commercializing in the UAE, validating in the U.S., and building the team to
ensure a robust and effective organization to drive the continued transition
from start-up to scale-up. We must think big, start small, act fast, and design
to scale exponentially; this is the foundation we are building with the new
additions to our executive leadership team.
For more information, please contact:
Ole Kristian Sivertsen
President and Group CEO
Email: oks@desertcontrol.com
Mobile (NOR): +47 957 77 777
Mobile (USA): +1 650 643 6136
Mobile (UAE): +971 52 521 7049
About Desert Control:
Desert Control specializes in climate-smart Agri-tech solutions to combat
desertification, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Its patented Liquid
Natural Clay (LNC) enables sustainable ecosystem management by restoring and
protecting soil’s ability to preserve water and increase yields for agriculture,
forests, and green landscapes. LNC enables sand and degraded soil to retain
water and nutrients, thus increasing crop yields and ecosystem resilience while
preserving water resources by up to 50%.
Agriculture and food production already consume more than 70% of all available
freshwater. Desertification and soil degradation further increases water
consumption in a negative spiral. Our growing global population will require
more food in the next 40 years than was produced over the last 500 years,
putting even more pressure on vital resources such as water. This is the problem
Desert Control is determined to solve. According to the United Nations, twelve
million hectares of fertile land perish to desertification, representing an
annual $490 billion loss to the global economy.
Desert Control’s vision is making earth green again.
https://www.desertcontrol.com