Christian is a London-based Chief Technology Officer for Europe in Marlin Operations Group, focused on product and technology due diligence and supporting related initiatives at portfolio companies. He has over 15 years of experience in commercializing and developing software products. Prior to joining Marlin, Christian worked as Chief Technology Officer at Visma Group, one of Europe’s largest B2B SaaS companies. During his tenure, he created a product and technology practice to enable it to effectively acquire and integrate over 120 SaaS companies whilst significantly accelerating organic growth. Prior to Visma, he held managerial, commercial and technical roles at SLB and Emerson Electric, and he is also the inventor of two U.S. patents related to software algorithms and graphics. Christian earned an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD, where he was awarded the Henry Ford II Prize, and a M.Sc. in Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).