Seeing several changes the last few years the company now has a strong strategic and operational management group with vast experience from both within as well as outside of the industry. All of the group management are shareholders in the company.
- About us
Erik Sandøy, Group CEO/CFO
Erik holds a Master of Science degree, with Major in Finance from Norwegian School of Management BI, and a Bachelor of Commerce from University of British Columbia.
Erik came from the position as CFO of Norlandia Health & Care Group. Prior to this, Erik held several CFO positions within the Oil & Gas and Offshore sectors. He started his career at Goldman Sachs International.
Erik joined Recover as Group CFO in August 2022. As of February 2026, Erik also holds the position as Group CEO.
Christian Roth, Group CTO
Christian joined Recover in January 2021 as Group CTO. Prior to Recover, he spent 12 years at Telenor in various commercial and technical roles including CIO, Head of Transformation and Head of Consumer Mobile.
Christian holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Institute of Technology at Linköping University.
Torbjørn Flatås, CEO/Country Manager Recover Norway
Torbjørn was appointed Country Manager in Norway in March 2025. Prior to this, Torbjørn has held various positions within Recover and most recently COO. In his capacity as COO, Flatås was responsible for both operational and commercial matters. Torbjørn has been with the company since 2003.
David Mellåker, CEO/Country Manager Recover Sweden
David boasts a successful leadership career at Gärdets Bygg, becoming CEO in 2014. Following Recover's 2022 acquisition of Gärdets Bygg, David continued leading the company. His extensive industry experience and strong leadership skills contributed to his appointment as Country CEO of Recover Sweden in 2024.
David is a certified leader through 'Business Leader International'.
Kim Steendahl, CEO/Country Manager Recover Denmark
Prior to joining ISS Facility Services in 2001, Kim spent
almost 18 years in the Danish army. During his career in ISS he took up
different positions as a senior manager. In 2005 he was promoted
Regional Director/Regional Executive in ISS Facility Services. In 2011
he took up the position as Business Unit Director at ISS Damage Control
and subsequently switched to Recover Nordic in Denmark in 2013 as
CEO/Country Manager.
Kim holds a Diploma in Management from Niels Brock.