Tom Søfteland is principal at Spinnaker AS and a director and board member across several maritime and investment vehicles, including Star Cosmo LLC, Star Challenger I LLC, Star Sirius LLC, Sea Sea Shipping Ltd and Tailwind Group. He founded Capital Partners AS in 1996 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 2007, having previously been Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Industri & Skipsbanken ASA from 1992 to 1996. His earlier board experience includes Star Maritime Acquisition Corp., Star Bulk Carriers Corp. and EGD Holding AS.
He holds an undergraduate degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
He has spoken at 12 Mare Forum events, mostly the Mare Forum Mykonos and Geneva series, between 2017 and 2026, moderating a session at the 7th Mare Forum Geneva.