Group management
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Geir Olav Opheim (45), was appointed CEO in 2007. He came from the position as CEO of COOP Øst BA. Opheim has broad experience from different management positions from various sectors within the retail and food industries. |
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Runar Larsen (62), Deputy CEO with responsibility for commodity and members. 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. Before the latest reorganization he was group Vice President with responsibility for the processing and result unit region East. |
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Arne Kristian Kolberg (41), 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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Jo Henning Espevalen (43), group Vice President responsible for sales. He started his professional life in Forbrukersamvirket / NKL in logistics and has since gained wide and varying sales experience from Hakon Gruppen AS, AktiMed Norway AS and Gillette Group Norway AS. Before Espevalen was appointed as sales director for Gilde Grocery, he was Commercial Director at L'Oreal Norway AS. |
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Geir Olav Opheim (45), temporary group Vice President responsible for marketing. Was appointed CEO in 2007. He came from the position as CEO of COOP Øst BA. Opheim has broad experience from different management positions from various sectors within the retail and food industries. |
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Tor Aamot (55), 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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Kai Linnes (56), 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 (52), group Vice President responsible for communication, industrial policy and market regulation. 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. |
