Kjell Håkon Helgesen (MSc in Civil Engineering) has been appointed Managing Director of Foamit Glasopor and Country Manager for Norway. He took up the post on August 31, 2026.
Helgesen served as Managing Director of Glasopor AS from 2010 to 2018. He has also served as Managing Director of Sirkel Materialgjenvinning, a company specializing in glass recycling, Managing Director of Foamrox AS, a foam glass element manufacturer and Sales Director of SGGC GmbH, a supplier of machinery and equipment to foam glass factories. He has extensive experience in management roles within the construction sector, both in Norway and abroad.
“I am very much looking forward to joining Foamit Glasopor’s dedicated and professional team. The company’s product range is highly sustainable, as it uses recycled glass as a raw material and generates very low CO₂ emissions during the production process. Combined with Foamit’s strong and clear sustainability strategy, this makes these products the future success stories of the construction market”, says Kjell Håkon Helgesen.
“We are very excited to have Kjell Håkon joining our team as we are building Foamit as a leading foam glass manufacturer. Kjell Håkon has strong competence in construction industry, light-weight construction materials and in addition to the Norwegian market, the market in Europe”, says Erja Sankari, CEO of Foamit.
We would like to thank Truls Børresen, who previously held this position, for his active contribution to the development of Foamit and Foamit Glasopor, and we wish him every success in the future.