Morten is attached to the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association’s Security and Contingency Planning Department as a Special Advisor, analyst and point of contact for both members and the authorities on issues related to maritime security and contingency planning.  

From January 2016 to November 2020 Morten was Director of the Norwegian Intelligence Service, and from 2013 to 2016 he was Commander of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters in Bodø. He has 41 years’ military service from the Norwegian Air Force and Norwegian Armed Forces in various command posts, including as Head of the Operations and Emergency Preparedness Department at the Ministry of Defence/Defence Staff. Morten has operational experience from P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft, C-130 Hercules transport planes and Sea King rescue helicopters.