His first participation in
1993-94 VOR was in the Swedish
Intrum Justitia which finished second. In the
1997-98 VOR he was skipper and project founder/director at the Norwegian
Innovation Kværner and in the
2001-02 VOR in the Norwegian
Djuice Dragons. In the
2005-06 VOR he was watchplan captain on
Southern Ocean legs in the Brazilian
Brasil 1. He was the
chief executive for the 2008–09 and the 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race, and has returned as the CEO for the 2014-2015 race. For the 2014-2015 race he has led the transformation of the race from an open class rule to a strict one-design class boat race. ==References==