The Board of Directors of SoftOx Solutions AS announced that Christian Harstad has been appointed as the Interim Chief Executive Officer. Christian Harstad has a long military career including serving as a submarine commanding officer and roles in the Norwegian special forces, US Joint Forces Command, US Naval War College, Norwegian Defence Staff, and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. He retired from the Military as Flag Officer and second-in-command for Norwegian Special Operations Forces.

In September 2022, Harstad joined SoftOx as the Project Director for SoftOx Defense Solutions AS. Christian Harstad will commence as interim CEO on January 1, 2023.