Corporate Assembly
Pursuant to Norwegian law, the Telenor Group has a Corporate Assembly and a Board of Directors.
The Corporate Assembly also has decision making powers in limited, but important areas. One important task for the Corporate Assembly is the election of members to the Board. The Corporate Assembly has a total of 15 members who are appointed for a period of two years. The shareholders elect ten of these members, with alternates, and five are selected from and by the employees.
Jan Erik Korssjøen
Chairman Elected 2001, re-elected 2011
Background : From 1974, Korssjøen held a number of management positions at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk, Norway. He was employed by Kongsberg Gruppen in 1995 and appointed group CEO in 1999, a position he held until he retired in 2008. Korssjøen is chairman of the board of SINTEF (Research Institute). He has been a member of the Telenor corporate assembly since 2001.
Education : Graduate engineer from NTH (now NTNU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology).
Olaug Svarva
Deputy Chairman Elected 2007, re-elected 2011
Background : Svarva was appointed managing director of Folketrygdfondet in February 2006. She came from a position as Director of Investment in Sparebank 1 Livsforsikring. Prior to her employment with Sparebank 1 Livsforsikring she worked with Folketrygdfondet for a period of 10 years.
Education : MSc in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Denver.
Members elected by the shareholders
Jostein Devold (elected 2003, re-elected 2011)
Silvija Seres (elected 2011)
Signe Marie Jore Ritterberg (elected 2003, re-elected 2011)
Siri Pettersen Strandenes (elected 2008, re-elected 2011)
Stener Lium (elected 2003, re-elected 2011)
Tore Onshuus Sandvik (elected 2011)
Elin Merete Myrmel-Johansen (elected 2009, re-elected 2011)
Anders Skjævestad (elected 2009, re-elected 2011)
Deputy members elected by the shareholders
Nils-Edvard Olsen (First deputy, elected 2009, re-elected 2011)
Ingvild Nybø Holth (Second deputy, elected 2005, re-elected 2011)
Gry Mølleskog (Third deputy, elected 2007, re-elected 2011)
Members elected by the employees
Roger Rønning (elected 2007, re-elected 2011)
Astri Skare (elected 2002, re-elected 2011)
Jan Riddervold (elected 1997, re-elected 2011)
Stein Erik Olsen (elected 2000, re-elected 2011)
Magnhild Øvsthus Hanssen (elected 2007, re-elected 2011)
Observers for the employees
Anne Kristin Endrerud (elected 2007, re-elected 2011)
Mai Britt Thune (elected 2011)
Deputy members elected by the employees
Jan Otto Eriksen
Esben Smistad
Morten Fallstein
Tove Rosø
Merete Djupos
Ronny Paulsen
Espen Egeberg Christiansen
Ellen Erland
Steffan Philip Thorvaldsen
Baard Myhre
Håkon Berdal