Category Director - Sailing, Helly Hansen

Øyvind Vedvik is the Sailing Category Managing Director at Helly Hansen. Helly Hansen was founded in 1877 in Norway. Today they are a major brand in outdoor sports and workwear and the global leader in technical clothing for sailing. Their brand mission is “To make professional grade gear to help people stay and feel alive”.

Øyvind has worked in Helly Hansen in more than 15 years and has lead teams making gear that professional sailors trust and have used for the Olympics, Ocean racing and Americas Cup challenge. Also having a passion for the sport himself sailing in the fjords of Norway he's enjoying very much developing the product lines to meet the needs of the professionals of today and tomorrow.