Advisory Committee
NorCham LA Corporate Members get a seat on our exclusive Advisory Committee.
Corporate Members attend all NorCham LA events for free, have a permanent profile on our website, are announced on social media,
and are listed with links to their websites in every newsletter and other email blasts.
To become a NorCham Los Angeles Corporate Member, please contact us.
Jasmin Utter is the General Manager for Scandinavian Airlines in North America. Together with the organization, she is responsible for passenger sales and cargo, as well as the airport handling across the seven airports SAS fly to in the US. SAS is an instrumental part of the infrastructure of bringing people together, not just in Scandinavia but also here in North America, and to do so in a sustainable way.
Jasmin has more than 30 years of experience working in SAS, across various functions. Previous postings for SAS have been in Brussels, Belgium and also London, UK.
Jasmin Utter
General Manager, Region Americas
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Ricardo Lasa is a seasoned entrepreneur and the CEO and Co-Founder of Kliken, a leading marketing platform for small business owners. His career is marked by a series of entrepreneurial ventures, including the founding of Web Piston Website Builder, which stands as one of the top platforms for small businesses today. Prior to his involvement with Kliken, Ricardo's entrepreneurial spirit led him to co-found SiteWit, showcasing his commitment to innovation in the digital space. With Kliken, he has forged significant partnerships with leading e-commerce platforms such as WooCommerce, Ecwid, Wix, Square, and many others, driving the company's growth and success. Ricardo's academic background includes an MBA and a MS in Management Information Systems (MIS) from the University of South Florida, equipping him with a solid foundation in both business and technology.
Ricardo Lasa
CEO
Kliken
In 2015, Rhode Island native Dimitri Yogaratnam and a group of friends created Oslo Brewing Co. A graduate of South Kingstown High and the University of Rhode Island, Dimitri also got his master's degree in political science at URI, and then earned a pastry arts degree at Johnson & Wales University. At Oslo Brewing Co., Dimitri does everything, as you do in a small company. Commercial development, delivering on our biggest agreements, logistics, making sure we are compliant, finances, developing beer with our Head Brewer, setting the brew schedule, and a ton of other things. His life mission is to make people happy through food and entertainment. Hungry to create new and exciting experiences for people in innovative ways in the hospitality industry.
Dimitri Yogaratnam
Co-Founder & CEO
Oslo Brewing Company AS
Corey D. Boddie is an attorney and founding partner of the law firm Boddie & Associates, P.C. with office in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta. His client roster includes musical artists, producers, record labels, graphic artists and many in the Art, Film and Television industries for both entertainment and immigration matters. The law firm also represents individuals and business in regard to U.S. immigration and finance matters. Corey is known throughout the U.S. immigration industry as the “O-1 visa specialist”.
In 2003, Corey was profiled on “Celebrity Justice” and “Entertainment Tonight” with regards to a highly publicized multimillion-dollar copyright/trademark infringement case against the “Osbourne Family” and Sony Music Entertainment. In 2006, he was part of the legal team regarding copyright infringement against Beyonce Knowles. In 2007, he was represented various music artist in a multimillion dollar breach of contract case profiled by AP. In 2018, Corey represented a former NBA player in a financial lawsuit against Bank of America. In addition, Corey has been a panelist at various entertainment conferences as well as a specialist in the field of immigration law. His law firm has successfully obtained thousands of visas for individuals and their families.
His client roster includes Jazz at Lincoln Center, the countries of Jamaica and France, as well as countless musical artists, producers, record labels and many in the film, television and business industries.
Corey is frequent speaker at media and entertainment industry events, including the Florida Music Festival & Conference (2006-2008); Texas Summer Music Conference (2005, 2006); Winter Music Conference (2008, 2009, 2013), Producers Conference (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), Hedge Fund World Asia Managers Showcase in Singapore (2008, 2010) and is an avid speaker for the Practicing Law Institute (PLI).
Corey is a member of a number of organizations: Admitted to the prestigious U.S. Supreme Court, New York, California and Georgia State and Federal Courts, Board Member of The Soleil Global, The Council of Urban Professionals, The Entertainment Law Committee of the New York Bar Association-Board Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association, The Entertainment and Sports Law Forum of the American Bar Association-Officer, American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Recording Academy (Grammy Organization).
Corey Boddie, Esq.
Attorney & Founding Partner
Boddie & Associates, P.C.
Arild Soldal is the co-founder and CEO of Cubit (cubit.no / cubitfire.com). The company offers a secure, scalable and automated platform for the enforcement of regulations, compliance and case flow in the public sector. Cubit is the first Norwegian company to be accepted into UCLA's Global Access Program.
Arild Soldal
Co-Founder & CEO
Cubit
André Christensen is the Founder and CEO of Quickplay, the leading OTT video streaming platform used by Tier 1 sports and entertainment companies around the world to drive engaging user experiences and monetization for their audiences. Prior to this, Christensen was the head of product development at DirecTV and AT&T Entertainment Group, the SVP Business Operations for Yahoo globally, as well as partner with McKinsey & Company. He is a director of the board at Intermedia in Sunnyvale, and Chairman of the board for Otello Corp and LINK Mobility on the Oslo stock exchange. André splits his time between Santa Monica and Toronto. He’s a mediocre hockey player, runs marathons, doesn’t play golf, and aspires to be the world’s best dad for his three kids. Born in Drøbak, lived in Oslo, went to university in Germany, and moved to North America 20 years ago.
André Christensen
CEO
Quickplay
Jan Espen Storo is TONO’s Head of Membership. He began his tenure at TONO in 2001 and has been leading the Membership Department since 2008. During this period, the membership base has grown from approximately 15,000 to over 40,000. In addition to functioning as a support center for all TONO members, the department oversees member relations and recruitment, receives composition documentation, and manages and maintains TONO’s music works database.
JAN ESPEN STORO
HEAD OF MEMBERSHIP
TONO
Kristoffer Vestre is third generation furniture maker. Both his grandfathers made furniture, and when he was young, he’d spend hours by his grandfathers’ sides in their workshops, watching as raw materials were meticulously crafted into beautiful pieces of furniture. These early experiences ignited his lifelong passion for good design and craftsmanship. Kristoffer is the Head of Americas and Chairman of Vestre. A few years ago he also founded another furniture line – Civil – focused on the interior market. Both brands are seeing rapid growth in the U.S. driven by a strong interest in Scandinavian design, quality and sustainability.
Vestre Inc. opened up a sales office in Los Angeles in 2022 and is headquartered in New York.