Runar Larsen (64), CEO

He has been employed by the group since 1968 and has held various management positions, among others as managing director of Vestfold and Buskerud Slakterier, subsequently the same position in the merged company Vestfold, Buskerud og Telemark Slakterier, and managing director of the merged company Gilde FS. Vice President with responsibility for Commodity and members, Vice President with responsibility for Sales. Larsen has been appointed acting CEO from April to June 2011.

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Arne Kristian Kolberg (43), group Vice President responsible for production.

He has been employed by Prior since 1996 as organization manager at Østfold Eggsentral, general manager of Prior Øst and director for meat products with Prior Norge. Kolberg has previously been an advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture and has a degree in economics from the Norwegian Agricultural College.

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Kristin Olstad Schea (43) group Vice President responsible for Innovation and Marketing.

She has worked at Orkla since 2001. First as a project manager at Orkla Brands and from 2005 as Managing Director of the Pierre Robert Group. Olstad Schea has also worked with the logistics group in Tine and Felleskjøpet Trondheim, and as a researcher at SINTEF. She has board experience from companies both in Norway and Sweden. Olstad Schea is a graduate economist.

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Tor Aamot (57), group Vice President with responsibility for (HR) Human Resourses.

Previous work experience as a lecturer, the office supplies industry in 3M, personnel director for Orkla Brands and later Orkla ASA, comes now from a position as consultant in his own company. Aamot graduated Cand.philol. with curriculum education, English and social studies.

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Frode Vik (57), group Vice President with responsibility for Commodity and members.

He holds a Master of Science degree from UMB in 1981, and was employed in Nortura in 1983. Vik has a broad experience and expertise in the field, and was previously regional manager north with national specialist responsibility for cattle and sheep.

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Kai Linnes (58), group Vice President with responsibility for economy, finance, IT and property.

He joined from the position as director of business development and has previously held several different positions in the company since he started in 1979. Linnes is a graduate economist from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.

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Egil Olsvik (54), group Vice President responsible for Poultry and eggs.

He has had the main responsibility for strategy development and organizational changes in the group since 1992. He has work experience from Tine, among others. Olsvik is a graduate agronomist from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) with additional education in economics from the Norwegian School of Management.

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Torleif Bjella (56), group Vice President responsible forSales.

He is a cooperative economist and has since 1980 held various management positions at Nortura. Since the winter of 2011 category director for meat in the business Innovation and Marketing. Bell has extensive board competence from various subsidiaries of Nortura, and other external companies.

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