Elisabeth Vike Vardheim, President and CEO
Employed in 2007 and a member of Group management since 2014.
Work experience: Several management positions within development projects, construction client organisations, operational activities and public administration. Responsible for planning, engineering and development of the transmission grid in Norway since 2014. Since 2021, also responsible for operation and management of the transmission grid as well as emergency preparedness.
Education/qualifications: Master of Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), diploma in business administration and Executive education in board governance at the Norwegian Business School (BI).
Directorships: Chair of NordLink Norge AS and board member of Oslobygg KF.
Christian Færø, interim Executive Vice President Grid & Asset Managment
Employed in 2009 and part of the group management since 2024.
Work experience: Background from administration and the consulting industry, project management and management positions within development projects, building owner organizations and operational operations. From 2021 director of operational preparedness.
Education/qualifications: Master's degree in Resource Economics and Spatial Planning from UMB. Further education pedagogy and psychology NTNU, Risk & Project Management from SBS.
Håkon Borgen, Executive Vice President Offshore Development
Employed in 1995 and a member of Group management since 2004.
Work experience: Several executive positions at BKK and several directorships at Statnett.
Education/qualifications: Master of Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Technische Hochschule Darmstadt (THD) in Germany.
Directorships: Chair of NordLink Norge AS.
Beate Sander Krogstad, Executive Vice President Digital & IT
Employed in 2009 and a member of group management since 2019.
Work experience: Manager at Accenture, several management roles and directorships at Statnett.
Education/qualifications: Master of Science in Physics and Mathematics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and postgraduate studies in international management from the FGV Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Directorships: Chairman: Fifty As, Board member; Helse Vest IKT and Digital Norway.
Gunnar G. Løvås, Executive Vice President Markets & System Development
Employed forst time in 1994 and hired again in 2019. Løvas has been a member of Group Management from 2007-2014 and from 2019.
Work experience: Differetnt executive positions at Statnett. Between 2014-2016 he was Deputy Director General at the Norwegian National Rail Administration.
Education/qualifications: Master of Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a doctorate in mathematical statistics from the UiO, Oslo Norway.
Directorships: Chairman in Elhub AS and boardmember in Globeleq Ltd.
Peer Olav Østli, Executive Vice President System Operations
Employed in 2007 and a member of Group management since 2007.
Work experience: Director at Telenor, Schibsted Nett and Scandinavia Online AB, Head of Technology at NRK.
Education/qualifications: Master’s in Computer Science from UiO, Oslo Norway and postgraduate studies in management from Henley Business School in the UK.
Ingeborg Øfsthus, Executive Vice President Technology & Transformation
Employed in 2024 and a member of Group Management since 2024.
Work experience: Has extensive management experience from various leadership roles in the Telenor group, previously held positions as the CEO and CTO in Telenor Serbia & Telenor Montenegro. The last management role was Nordic CTO in Telenor.
Education/qualifications: Master of Science, Department of Computer Technology and Informatics, NTNU Finance for Executives, Harvard Business School Strategy Executive Programme, INSEAD.
Directorships: Board member of Sykehuspartner.
Cathrine Lund Larsen, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Employed in June 2022 as CFO, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.
Work experience: Consultant at Accenture, several management positions within finance, risk, analysis and strategy in Statkraft and DNB.
Education/qualifications: Four year programme in Economics and Business administration (Siviløkonom) from Norwegian School of Economics/NHH.
Directorships: Board member in Shearwater GeoServices.
Anne Flagstad, Executive Vice President People & Sustainability
Employed in May 2022 as Executive Vice President for People and Sustainability.
Work experience: Has 25 years of experience from HR and Organizational Development as HR director, consultant and researcher, most recently as HR director in Telenor Norway.
Education/qualifications: Cand. Sociol with specialization in organizational sociology, PhD in strategy and organization from BI Norwegian Business School.