Living our values: ‘Craftsmanship’ and ‘Curiosity’ in action!
Image: Nadia Næss, Chief Investment Officer - Financial Investments, with Andreas Krossøy, Investment Analyst
At Klaveness, our values influence how we navigate complexity and make decisions, and in her role as Chief Investment Officer - Financial Investments, Nadia Næss explains what Craftsmanship and Curiosity looks like in her daily work.
Nadia consistently draws on deep market knowledge while actively challenging the conventional playbook. In a discipline where many follow a ‘buy and hold’ strategy, Nadia and her team take a different path: “Staying liquid, remaining diversified, and keeping the flexibility to move when there are attractive opportunities in the financial markets”.
This approach requires both discipline and drive. It’s a constant loop of learning, reassessing, and adjusting the portfolio based on what’s happening globally. For Nadia, this is craftsmanship in practice: “Knowing the details, tracking the shifts, and always sharpening our edge.”
But it’s also about staying curious. It’s about asking why we do things the way we do and whether there’s a different way forward. Nadia likes to taps into her wide network for fresh insights while keeping an open mind on potential investment opportunities.
“We’re not afraid to go against the grain,” adds Nadia. “Being contrarian means staying alert, keeping optionality, and always being ready to act. It’s about seeing the opportunities others might miss because we’re constantly looking. We also like to test new products and strategies, so our "Try a little, learn a lot" motto at Klaveness is definitely something we use a lot".
That mindset, rooted in expertise and open thinking, is helping Klaveness stay agile and forward-looking across cycles.
Stay tuned for more stories from our people on how we use our values in practice!
We are hiring! We are currently looking for a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who will play a pivotal role in enabling value creation, financial discipline and long-term strategic direction for Torvald Klaveness. If this sounds like an interesting opportunity to you, click the link below to learn more:
Torvald Klaveness is a pioneering shipping company with a vision to improve the nature of shipping and a mission to make seaborne supply chains more resilient, decarbonized and cost-effective.
The company consists of a holding structure and three operating companies. Klaveness Holding executes active ownership of the existing portfolio of companies, drives new strategic investments and manages a portfolio of liquid financial investments.
Klaveness Combination Carriers actively participates in the transition to low-carbon shipping with its unique combination carrier concept. Klaveness Dry Bulk is a leading operator servicing the global dry bulk industry and manages the world’s largest Panamax pool. Klaveness Digital is responsible for the development and commercialization of digital services across all business units, including CargoValue, the world’s leading platform for managing seaborne supply chains, and the portfolio of freight decision support software. It also serves as a hub for innovation to test, validate and commercialize new ideas.
With close to 80 years of experience, Klaveness operates approximately 75 vessels through offices in Oslo, Singapore, Manila, Dubai and Tokyo, employing around 155 people.
More information about our company and our activities can be found at www.klaveness.c