Career Biography

Peter Engelschiøn has over 20 years of experience in general contract law, ICT law, and international legal practice, with particular expertise in ICT agreements, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property rights, privacy, and regulatory compliance. His work has spanned both national and international contexts, and he has developed deep knowledge in key areas such as privacy, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, public procurement, corporate governance, and compliance. In addition to his legal practice, he has served as both chair and member of various boards and leadership teams.

Since 2019, he has been head of legal at Tietoevry industry. Prior to that, he was senior legal counsel at Tieto from 2015 to 2019, general counsel at Software Innovation from 2012 to 2015, and general counsel at Ergogroup from 2002 to 2011.

A key achievement came in 2013 when he led the development of the legal and contractual framework for Software Innovation AS’s software portfolio. This included case management, archiving, document management, and planning and construction case processing solutions, delivered as a SaaS offering on Microsoft Azure. Today, this platform supports more than 300 public sector organisations across the Nordics.

He is fluent in English and Norwegian.