Our Team

Group Management

Olavur Gregersen

Chief Executive Officer, MSc

Olavur is our CEO, co-founder and largest shareholder in the company since 2012. He has more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and international consultant as well as being a non-executive Director in several innovative companies and projects.

Email: olavur@oceanrainforest.com
Phone: +298 233080
Ólavur’s LinkedIn profile

Farah Chams

Chief Financial Officer, MSc & MBA

Farah brings 20 years of experience in impact investing and corporate finance globally, and has held a number of board positions in early stage and mature companies. She holds master degrees in International and Development Economics from Paris Dauphine University, as well as an Executive MBA from CNAM Paris. As CFO of Ocean Rainforest she oversees financial management, fund raising and financial strategy, as well as risk, compliance and legal.

Email: farah@oceanrainforest.com
Phone: +31 6 40120815
Farah’s Linkedin profile

Roberto Marco

Chief Revenue Officer, MSc

Roberto is the founder of Grupo Algamar, with over 30 years of experience in the seaweed industry. He has led innovative projects in processing, cultivation, and exportation of Mexican seaweed derivatives, positioning the company as a leader in international markets.

Email: rmarcos@oceanrainforest.com
Phone: +52 646 151 1020

Rúni D Joensen

Chief Technology Officer, M.Eng

Rúni is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Ocean Rainforest, serving as a full-time leadership member since 2023. He holds an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Aberdeen University and an MBA from Robert Gordon University.

With over two decades of experience in technology development and business leadership across three continents, Rúni brings a wealth of expertise to the team. At Ocean Rainforest, he provides strategic leadership, focusing on the technical aspects of seaweed cultivation, processing, and scaling operations in exposed environments.

Email: runi@oceanrainforest.com
Phone: +44 7408 854944

Adrianna Kochanska

Business Development Officer

Adrianna holds an M.Sc. in International Fisheries Management and is currently a Doctoral Researcher at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, where she focuses on the economics of seaweed cultivation. Her research is centered on "Business Development and Upscaling Seaweed Production in a High-Cost Environment."

At Ocean Rainforest, Adrianna coordinates business development initiatives, manages key accounts, and performs techno-economic analyses of the company’s operations.

Contact Adrianna:

Email: adrianna@oceanrainforest.com