Nina Bjornstad

Board member

Appointed

11 May 2022

Stocks

0 as of 31 December 2021

Year of birth, residence

Born 1977. Dual citizen American and Norwegian, resident in Norway.

Term of office

Elected 11 May 2022 for a period of up to two years.

Experience

Nina currently provides strategic direction to executive teams in established and entrepreneurial companies to advance their goals for digital transformation, enhanced partnerships, change management, and business optimization. Prior to her Advisory work, she was the Managing Partner in a European private venture capital fund focused on technology innovation.

Nina has over 20 years experience working for the pioneers in technology. This includes significant experience in digital transformation and technology development. Bjornstad joined Google in 2014 as Country Manager for Google Cloud for UK&I where she led Digital Transformation in companies of all sizes. She went on to be part of the founding team, setting up Google Cloud Consulting for Northern Europe. She has previously worked at Microsoft for 10 years across a variety of roles, from Finance to Corporate Strategy, M&A, Marketing and General Management. Her career started in the US with Dell and Amazon, building web-based businesses, architecting for rapid technical expansion and providing disruptive market entry.

Other directorships

Member of the Board of Directors at Telenor (Telenor ASA), Mace Group Ltd, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS AB), and PwC UK Advisory Board Director.

Education

Bjornstad holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance and Minor in Economics from University of Colorado and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Washington Seattle, WA.