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Project Management
From opportunity to structured execution.
→International project management
Strategy. Execution. Project management
Managing complex projects where capital, industry and opportunity converge.
Integrated projects. Disciplined execution.
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Transaction Project Management
Coordinating M&A and strategic transaction processes.
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Project Structuring
Commercial, financial and operational coordination.
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Sovereign Project Management
Managing complex public-private stakeholder environments.
→Our core discipline
Project management is at our core.
GWX — Global Waste X is first and foremost an international project management and development company.
We organise, structure and manage complex commercial, industrial and sovereign projects on behalf of project owners, partners and stakeholders.
Depending on the mandate, this may involve coordinating capital providers, technology companies, industrial partners, professional advisers, governments and operating organisations.
We manage the project. We bring the required parties together. We drive execution.
Our sectors
Real Assets.
Global Impact.
GWX is sector-diverse. Project management is our constant. Our projects may differ in scale, geography and industry; our role remains to structure the process, align the stakeholders and manage execution.
Leadership
Management Team.
A senior team combining project management, construction, technology, capital and legal expertise — built to move complex industrial opportunities from concept to execution.
01 — Management
Ivar Borge
CEO — strategy, capital, partnerships and execution
Strategy, capital, partnerships and execution
Background
Owner, investor and board chair with more than 25 years of experience in strategy, M&A and value creation. Former PwC Partner with over 20 years at PwC Consulting, including seven years leading its Bergen practice, advising companies such as Equinor, Telenor and Lerøy Seafood Group.
Role at GWX
Ivar leads the development of complex industrial opportunities into commercially viable, investable projects. Drawing on his experience as an advisor and active owner, he connects technology, financing, ownership structures, strategic partners and customers to build scalable businesses with lasting value.
Other roles
Independent investor and active owner through Hillwood Invest, and Chairman and Partner at Venture Finance and ARX Invest. Chairs Aksell, Horde and Dynamon, with a long-term ownership perspective spanning fintech, SaaS, industry and infrastructure. Global Executive MBA — LSE, HEC Paris and NYU Stern.
02 — Management
Rolf Thorsen
Chief Construction Officer — delivering large-scale, capital-intensive builds
Delivering large-scale, capital-intensive builds
Background
Nearly 30 years with NCC, including roles as CEO of NCC Property Development and CEO of NCC International, before going on to lead Oslo S Utvikling, Selvaag Bolig and Polaris Eiendom. Played a central role in the redevelopment of Oslo’s Bjørvika district — one of Norway’s largest and most complex urban development projects.
Role at GWX
Rolf translates ambitious energy and infrastructure concepts into buildable, cost-controlled and executable projects — spanning construction strategy, project delivery, contractor structures, procurement and the coordination of large multidisciplinary developments.
Track record
Broad board experience, and raised NOK 2.7 billion at Polaris Eiendom. A former elite rower: three World Championship gold medals and two Olympic silver medals.
03 — Management
Simon Millage
CTO — technical development of the integrated platform
Technical development of the integrated platform
Background
More than 20 years developing waste-to-energy, energy infrastructure and data-centre projects, through senior roles at Roland Berger, EY-Parthenon and EY — working on energy strategy, project development, energy transition and the integration of reliable power solutions for large-scale industrial and digital infrastructure.
Role at GWX
Simon leads technical development of GWX’s integrated WtE and data-centre platform, ensuring technology, power generation, infrastructure and data-centre requirements are designed as one commercially and technically viable system.
Profile
Based in Glasgow, Scotland. Educated at the University of Strathclyde.
04 — Management
Ross Cooper
Corporate Finance & Capital Raising
Corporate finance and capital raising
Background
Began his career in M&A advisory at EY before moving into private capital advisory with Spark Advisory Partners, advising businesses, developers and investors on both debt and equity raises across software, business services, data centres and digital infrastructure.
Role at GWX
Ross connects large-scale development opportunities with the capital required to deliver them — covering financing strategy, investor engagement, transaction structuring and capital raising for projects across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. He is currently engaged on capital raises totalling over €2 billion for data centre and related digital infrastructure projects.
Profile
Based in London. Graduate of the University of Strathclyde.
The GWX project management model.
We manage complex projects across sectors by defining the mandate, structuring the process, coordinating specialist parties and driving execution. Capital, transactions, technology and sovereign stakeholders may all form part of the project — project management remains the core discipline.
01
Define.
Clarify the mandate, objectives, stakeholders, workstreams and commercial outcome required.
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Structure.
Build the project, commercial and coordination framework required to move forward.
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Coordinate.
Bring together capital providers, advisers, technology partners, operators and counterparties as required.
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Align.
Keep owners, governments, investors, advisers and delivery partners working toward the same outcome.
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Execute.
Manage workstreams, decisions, dependencies and delivery through the life of the mandate.
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Participate.
Where appropriate, GWX may participate commercially or through project structures while retaining its principal role as project manager and strategic coordinator.
Built for complex execution
Complex projects. One accountable process.
GWX manages multidisciplinary projects across energy, digital infrastructure, resources and sovereign environments. Our focus is consistent: define the mandate, align the stakeholders, coordinate specialist workstreams and drive execution.