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About Jan Petter Sissener
- Jan Petter Wilhelm Courvoisier Sissener (born 14 March 1955) is a Norwegian businessperson. Jan Petter Sissener was born in Geneva in 1955.
- Following his parents' divorce, he moved to Norway and adopted his mother's last name, Sissener.
- After attempting law school in Geneva, he studied at the Norwegian School of Management.
- Following his graduation there he started working for E.
- Vestnes as a money broker.
- In 1983, he became a partner in Gunnar, Bohn & Co, later known as Alfred Berg Norge.
- In 1986 Sissener started working in Carnegie International in London, and in 1989 he moved back to Norway where he set up Carnegie's Norwegian branch.
- After turning Carnegie into one of Norway's greatest brokerages, he broke off in 1993 and established his own brokerage, Sirius Securities.
- Sirius became an immediate success and was acquired by Orkla Finans after only five months.
- Sissener lead Orkla Finans for the next seven years.
- In 2001 he was again hired by Alfred Berg, this time as their Head of Nordic Equities.
- Alfred Berg became a great success under Sissener.
- Eventually, Sissener disagreed with the owner, ABN Amro and left Alfred Berg in 2005.
- He then joined Kaupthing as the CEO of their Norwegian activities whilst also being their Global Head of Equities.
- He left Kaupthing in February 2008 after an argument with the board.
- Kaupthing was, according to Starmine, amongst the best Nordic brokerages in 2008.
- In 2009, Sissener purchased Saga Capital, a company with license to conduct discretionary Asset Management.
- Saga Capital was later changed to Sissener AS.
- In 2009, Sissener AS was established as an alternative to other investment firms.
- The company has 2 active funds, Sissener Energy (2010) and Sissener Sirius (2009).
- A third fund, Sissener Ucits, is being launched in 2012.
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