{"id":22,"date":"2026-09-02T12:49:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/submates.no\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T12:49:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/submates.no\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who we are<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SubMates AS was founded by three former submarine captains who, between them, have commanded at sea, taught leadership at universities, built HR functions in global shipping companies, and run maritime operations as CEO. We started the company because we kept seeing the same problem: organisations with good people, unclear on how to select, develop, and lead them well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have spent our careers in environments where there is no margin for the wrong person in the wrong role, and no room for leadership that does not hold under pressure. That experience shapes everything we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We work as partners, not vendors. We take time to understand your organisation before we offer anything \u2014 and we tell you plainly what we think, even when that is not what you hoped to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/submates.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-shipmate-small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/submates.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo-shipmate-small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operational psychologist &amp; educator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A career in naval officer education and operational psychology, combined with professorships at two universities. Brings deep expertise in how people think and perform under stress, and what that means for how organisations should lead and select.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shipping industry executive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirty years inside international shipping \u2014 personnel management, operations, and organisational development \u2014 rising to vice president level. Understands the commercial realities of the industry and the human challenges that sit behind them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CEO &amp; HR specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officer education across 35 nations, followed by senior roles in HR and quality development, and a tenure as CEO of a marine operations company. Brings an international perspective and practical experience of building organisations that work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who we are SubMates AS was founded by three former submarine captains who, between them, have commanded at sea, taught leadership at universities, built HR functions in global shipping companies, and run maritime operations as CEO. 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