Instructor and Technical Diver | Co-founder of Nixie Expeditions | Head of Sales, Fourth Element
Originally from the Faroe Islands and now based in Cornwall, UK, Rannva Joermundsson is Head of Sales for Fourth Element.
A diver since 2008, she is passionate about encouraging young people, particularly women, to enter the world of technical and cave diving.
Rannva co-founded Nixie Expeditions with Maria Bollerup, and together they were the project leads on the successful Expedition Buteng in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia in October 2024. The expedition focused on cave exploration, research, and the preservation of unique and isolated cave systems.
Rannva’s other projects include serving as Expedition Divemaster on a private expedition to Antarctica, which involved submarine and helicopter operations. She also took part in the 2021 Xunaan-Ha Expedition in Mexico, supported by Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative. More recently, Rannva joined the Darwin200 project, completing a transatlantic crossing on a tall ship and developing a coral transect project in Brazil. Finally, she served as Expedition Divemaster organising diving logistics for 30 people on a private expedition to Cocos and Galapagos in January 2025.
Rannva is a public speaker, member of the Explorers Club and serves on the Explorers Club Watch Committee, as well as she is a Flag Carrier for WINGS Women in Discovery.
