Captain Jo Even Tomren is managing director, Norwegian Training Center (NTC), Norwegian Maritime Foundation, the Philippines, since October 2021. With 15 years of extensive leadership experience in roles across Europe and Asia, he also volunteered at the Philippines Norway Business Council as vice president of external affairs in facilitating business events, and bridging business opportunities for economic empowerment between the Philippines and Norway.

Captain Jo graduated as master mariner from the Nautical College of Aukra VGS in1999, obtained his Offshore Installation Manager/Platform Manager Diploma from the University of
Haugesund/Stavanger in 2008, and received a Master of Science degree in demanding marine operations and management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2017.