Rune Hansen

Rune A. Hansen is a seasoned leader with a keen entrepreneurial mindset, possessing extensive subject matter expertise and a diverse background. With over 20 years of international experience in various industries like Renewable Finance, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software, and Management Consulting, Rune specializes in developing and overseeing innovative financing solutions for commercial solar and energy storage projects.

Driven by a strategic and analytical approach, Rune has a strong passion for introducing groundbreaking technology-driven solutions to the market. He has held pivotal roles in finance, sales, marketing, product management, and engineering within esteemed global organizations. Rune is well-versed in navigating global business landscapes, having professional exposure in the United States, United Kingdom, and Scandinavia. He is bilingual in English and Norwegian, with conversational proficiency in German and Swedish/Danish, and is eager to utilize these skills in a professional capacity.

His expertise spans a wide range of domains including power purchase agreements, project finance, structured finance, tax equity, sponsor equity, cash equity, debt financing, construction loans, partnership structures, negotiations, business development, sales enablement, solution selling, strategy, acquisition search, and capital structure. Additionally, he has profound experience in communications, telecommunications, enterprise software, and product management and marketing.

Rune pursued his education diligently, earning an MBA from the prestigious MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.Eng. in Electronic Engineering from The University of Manchester.

Throughout his career, Rune has held significant positions such as Project Finance - Solar and Energy Storage at Q CELLS, Advisor to clients in various solar markets, EVP Project Finance at Spear Point Energy LLC, Senior Director of Structured Finance at SPG Solar, Managing Partner at NORROC Partners LLC, Principal in the Communications Industry at Oracle Corporation, and Senior Product Manager at Oracle Corporation.