Joakim Langkaas

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Global Director of Finance at Lummus Technology

Greater Houston, United States

Overview

Joakim Langkaas is a strategic finance executive with over 20 years of experience driving transformation in the energy and industrial sectors. A graduate of BI Norwegian Business School, he specializes in strengthening financial operations and enabling growth through data-driven insights, operational rigor, and digital innovation at firms like TechnipFMC and Lummus Technology.

In 2015, his team won a prestigious internal award for improving working capital by releasing over $40 million in cash in just seven months.

Personality Overview

Vision Oriented

Fast-Paced

Decisive

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Digital Transformation
He led Equipment Depot's adoption of AWS Supply Chain to unify data, leverage machine learning for forecasting, and enhance data-driven decision-making across the company.
Financial Transformation
He has a proven track record of scaling financial operations through rapid growth and acquisitions, focusing on establishing robust process frameworks, governance, and digital tools.
Operational Efficiency
He focuses on strengthening KPI visibility and operational rigor, evidenced by an award for a significant working capital improvement that released over $40M in cash.

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Work History

1-2026
Global Director of Finance at Lummus Technology
10-2021 - 1-2026
Director Of Finance Operations and Shared Services at Equipment Depot
6-2018 - 10-2021
Director Strategy and Transformational Change at TechnipFMC
1-2017 - 6-2018
Director of Finance Subsea North America at TechnipFMC
2-2014 - 1-2017
Finance Director - Subsea Services Africa and North America at FMC Technologies

Education

8-1992 - 6-1996
Master of Business Administration - MBE from BI Norwegian Business School
2009 - 2010
Leadership from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

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Exp : 16 Location : Greater Houston, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Global Director of Finance at Lummus Technology
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Insights For Selling To Joakim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Joakim is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Joakim

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Joakim move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Joakim take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Joakim

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