About Us
Our Mission
Why Choose Us
Green-Jakobsen specialists support you every step of the way. We partner with you to:
- Rebuild and transform lives by building a strong corporate culture
- Create a proactive way of working by cultivating a process-oriented mindset
- Drive change through effective change management that engages your people
Who We Are
Our strength lies in our people. We have a highly creative, motivated, and talented group of individuals. We combine our academic, seafaring, and business experience while demonstrating mutual respect for each other’s opinions and ideas. In other words, we live by our Policy on Diversity and Inclusion.
Partners
Erik Green
Partner and Managing Director
Copenhagen
- Tel: +45 29463595
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Erik is one of the founders of Green-Jakobsen and has been a partner in the company since 2001. Within the maritime segment, his expertise mostly relates to developing corporate and individual safety culture (competencies), team performance, marine HR, and leadership.
As a strategic business consultant with decades of experience, Erik specialises in helping companies develop at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. He is actively engaged in developing Green-Jakobsen’s own leadership training concept and safety maturity development concepts and methods to improve overall performance.
Bjarke Jakobsen
Partner and Senior Consultant
Copenhagen
- Tel: +45 60352343
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Bjarke is one of the founders of Green-Jakobsen and has been a partner in the company since 2001. He has a Certificate of Competency as a Master Mariner. Apart from his experience on board, he has worked shore-based as an Operator, Nautical Superintendent, and Crewing Manager. Bjarke is a facilitator/instructor, a trained mediator, and an NLP Master Practitioner. He is authorised by the Danish Maritime Authority as a Safety & Health Instructor and is a certified user of the Thomas PPA system.
Bjarke develops, manages, and organises training content, learning methods, and courses in relation to client projects. His core competencies cover leadership learning and development, marine HR and safety strategy development, marine HR learning and development processes, and competence management.
Thomas Schmidt
Partner and Senior Consultant
Copenhagen
- Tel: +45 29241404
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Thomas has been a partner and consultant at Green-Jakobsen since 2006. He has experience in various managerial and executive positions, where he has driven organisational development and performance improvements. For the past 15 years, Thomas has worked within the maritime and offshore industry, focusing on the development of key HR functions such as performance measurement and optimisation, competence management, leadership, and change management. Thomas’ strengths lie in the analysis, design, development, and management of strategic programmes for safety and employee performance optimisation.
Commercial
Lennart Ripke
Commercial Director and Senior Consultant
Hamburg
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Leaving the life of a seafarer behind, Lennart joined the maritime learning and development segment. With a passion for the maritime industry and learning and development, Lennart is a natural fit for Green-Jakobsen, which he joined in June 2022.
Milas Green
Commercial Manager and Regional Representative, UK
London
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Yvette de Klerk
Human Performance Platform Manager
Southampton
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Yvette brings extensive international expertise, having previously served as Deputy Director Corporate Business (Maritime) at Southampton Solent University’s Warsash Maritime School, Head of Training (Ship Management) at Wallem Group in Hong Kong and Singapore, Managing Director of Maritime Training Enterprise (Pty) Ltd, and National Cadet Programme Manager at SAIMI, South Africa.
In 2026, Yvette took on a strategic role with Green-Jakobsen, where she leads the development and delivery of the Human Performance Platform. She manages platform and educational content development, sets the roadmap with technical leadership, and oversees associated programme management for development projects. Yvette drives customer engagement by managing key client accounts, conducting workshops and demos, and ensuring client feedback translates into platform enhancements. She also contributes commercial and strategic input, shaping product roadmap decisions and identifying opportunities for innovation.
Yvette holds an MSc in Maritime Affairs (Maritime Education & Training) from the World Maritime University.
Roan Camille Santos
Marketing Communications Specialist
Manila
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Camille holds a degree in Communication and brings over a decade of experience in writing, editing, and content strategy. Her strength lies in “humanising” content, making complex messages clear, relatable, and alive. Her credo is simple: “Write not just to inform, but to connect.”
At Green-Jakobsen, Camille supports the Commercial team by crafting marketing and brand materials that strengthen the company’s presence. Her work spans online/offline content creation and editing, campaign strategy, and multimedia coordination – ensuring every piece of communication informs, engages, and moves people to act. Formerly on our Learning and Development team, Camille also developed course and library materials and upheld high editorial standards across all deliverables.
Senior Consultants
Allan Raymund Olano
General Manager and Maritime Training Facilitator
Manila
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He facilitates workshops, conferences, online training, and face-to-face training on various soft skills such as communication, team leadership, cultural awareness, conflict management, and mental health awareness. Allan is a certified practitioner of the Thomas PPA, Predictive Index, and SHL OPQ personality profiling systems.
Rodel Abuy
Assistant General Manager and
Operations Manager for Projects
Manila
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Rodel’s key competencies encompass learning design and development, assessment and evaluation, project management, process and data analysis, quality management, instruction, learning technologies, and system administration, which he skilfully applies to multiple tasks.
Elyn Albunian Cosio
Operations Manager for Safety and Performance Delta
Manila
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Elyn’s responsibilities extend to supporting clients in their Safety Delta journey, addressing client feedback and vessel concerns, supervising the Safety Delta Admin Team’s daily tasks, sharing crew experiences, and managing content and IT systems.
Stine Skelbo
Senior Consultant
Copenhagen
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Stine deals with projects related to the development of safety cultures, general HR & HSE development, organisational change, leadership concepts, and strategic communication in connection with the implementation of new safety or organisational initiatives. She is also involved in the development and implementation of safety culture assessments and development.
Maria Progoulaki
Regional Representative and Senior Consultant
Athens
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She has published academic work in international scientific journals and conference proceedings and has also edited books. For two decades, Maria has been lecturing on maritime human resource management, leadership, organisational behaviour, business strategy, organisational change management, and interpersonal skills, teaching maritime executives, seafarers, and postgraduate and undergraduate students.
Training Facilitators
Junal Gatungay Jr.
Maritime Training Facilitator and Lead Facilitator for DMA Courses
Manila
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Junal is a certified practitioner of the Thomas PPA, Predictive Index, and SHL OPQ personality profiling systems. He has also authored maritime safety textbooks for schools in the Philippines.
Henrik Bisbo
Maritime Training Facilitator
Copenhagen
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Based in Denmark, Henrik is a Master Mariner with a background in shipping spanning over 40 years. He has almost 20 years’ experience at sea, followed by more than 20 years in shore-based positions in Asia, West Africa, and Europe, working with container operations, safety, training and education, and crew management at A.P. Moller – Maersk, Thome Ship Management, and The Swire Group.
Since joining Green-Jakobsen, Henrik has facilitated numerous courses, both classroom and online training, on a wide range of subjects for several clients, with a particular focus on leadership and mental health awareness. Henrik is a certified practitioner of the Thomas PPA and the Predictive Index personality profiling systems. He also has vast working experience with other systems, such as MBTI and FIRO-B.
Consultants
Maria Salvi Marcelo
Training Support and Systems Supervisor
Manila
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Salvi plays a pivotal role in assisting with both online and in-person courses and conferences. She also assigns and monitors the monthly schedules of the Training Support Team, contributing to the seamless operation of training initiatives.
Diane Maris Cruz
Supervising Learning Solutions Specialist
Manila
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Diane also collaborates with other departments and is actively involved in developing learning materials, proofreading content, and facilitating script-to-storyboard conversions for compelling visual content.
Wilyne Euraine Isabel Go
Learning Solutions Specialist
Manila
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Isabel also skilfully crafts and proofreads articles, social media posts, and email marketing campaigns. She also takes part in creating engaging essays, scripts, and storyboards to enhance the company’s online and offline presence.
Multimedia Staff
Camille Joy Pahati
Multimedia Artist
Manila
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Camille is a Multimedia Artist with over eight years of industry experience. She holds a degree in Multimedia Arts and is skilled in illustration, graphic design, animation, and video editing. She has extensive experience creating visual materials that support communication and learning initiatives.
At Green-Jakobsen, Camille is responsible for producing graphics and animations that enhance the company’s training materials and digital content. Her work ensures that complex concepts are presented in an engaging and visually coherent manner.
Her core competencies include visual storytelling, motion design, and multimedia production. Creative and detail-oriented, Camille combines artistic sensibility with technical expertise to deliver high-quality outputs that align with the company’s goals and standards.
Admin and Support Staff
Vicky Steen
Administration and Finance Manager
Copenhagen
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Vicky has more than a decade of experience in administration and finance, which she gained from various companies in international environments in Australia and Sweden before joining Green-Jakobsen in 2015.
Kimberly Alpapara
Senior Training Support and Systems Administrator
Manila
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Kimberly collaborates with different departments to prepare materials for online and in-person training courses and conferences, both locally and internationally. Kim also provides reliable support during the delivery of courses and conferences and in assisting clients in navigating the learning management systems.
James Zambale
Senior Safety and Performance Delta Admin Support
Manila
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James’ career also includes experience in proofreading and client support. Passionate about learning, he has also attended training in technical writing.
Kristine Amita
Training Support and Systems Administrator
Manila
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Dannice Rose Alexandra Asuzano
Safety and Performance Delta Admin Support
Manila
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Justine Hail Rustia
Training Support and Systems Administrator
Manila
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Her responsibilities also include compiling feedback on newly developed systems and applications and assisting in identifying and collecting inputs for sales and marketing materials. Her experience as an HR administrative officer has honed her organisational and administrative abilities, while her stint as a front desk officer has strengthened her client relations skills.
Jell De Leon
Training Support and Systems Administrator
Manila
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Process-oriented, Jell is also involved in testing and collecting feedback on newly developed systems and applications and contributes to their refinement and optimisation. She has gained extensive experience working as an HR assistant and training assistant. She has also taken training in effective communication.
Jorelle Mario Tengco
Safety and Performance Delta Admin Support
Manila
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Mario’s main responsibilities include handling back-end support for our in-house systems, particularly editing and filing tasks that help keep our operations organised and efficient. Before joining Green-Jakobsen, he worked in the marine industry with a focus on accounting.
Jay Mikko Inciong
Safety and Performance Delta Admin Support
Manila
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Ashley Yamson
Safety and Performance Delta Admin Support
Manila
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Ashley has experience in client, partner, and supplier communication; regional and local events; administrative support; social media content creation; records management; and other related tasks.
As part of the Safety and Performance Delta Team at Green-Jakobsen, Ashley supports daily operations, maintains records, assists clients, and provides general support for projects and processes.
Her core competencies include communication and coordination, administration and record-keeping, project support, content and report preparation, workflow and process management, and problem-solving and organisation.