Chairman, Founder
Hans Thornell
Naval Architect, Lieutenant Commander Swedish Navy, 40 years career as an international management consultant within the manufacturing and automation industries. Part owner and former Chairman of Echandia and seven other small enterprises in different industries, including three robotic companies. Created and launched ‘Movitz’, the World’s first supercharged ferry in 2014.
Following our experiences with Movitz, we developed the electric prototype vessel BB Green. The knowledge we gained around designing electric propulsion systems and their operational requirements and about light-weight construction and battery chemistry for fast vessels is now coming to life in the Beluga24.
Co-Founder
Fredrik Thornell
Industrial Engineer from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. Background in property development including the creation of a large private real estate portfolio in central Brussels. A specialist sales and marketing professional, since 2019 Fredrik has devoted his time and energy into launching the new Green City Ferries as a viable, financeable business.
With Beluga24 we are demonstrating a high-speed emission-free alternative to diesel ferries that also costs less to operate. Therefore, this solution is highly attractive to transport administrations, shipping companies and most importantly for people!
Production Lead
Björn Gunnerholm
Björn has vast international experiences from business development, market strategy and financing. He has served as executive advisor, CEO and Chairman in fast-growing companies.
CEO of Green City Ferries
Magnus Sörensson
Naval Architect with a Master’s degree from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. Senior executive with 20 years of global experience in shipping, defence and marine industry. Background in international sales is extensive with key knowledge in driving organic growth in product and service-oriented businesses.