Telenor has established Norwegian operation

Press release
Fornebu
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Telenor is restructuring its Norwegian operation. A Norwegian unit, Telenor Norway, is established as part of Telenor Nordic. This new unit is headed by Ragnar Kårhus, who today is the assisting head of the Nordic operations. The restructuring also brings about some changes in the top management of the Norwegian operation.

"The reason for establishing national organizations in Telenor's Nordic operations, is to create a balance between local market force and scale advantages across the Nordic countries. This will enable us to better meet customer demands," said Morten Karlsen Sørby, Executive Vice President and head of Telenor Nordic. "As before, we are going to have a close cooperation across the three Nordic countries on operation, product development, and strategic projects. However, it is imperative that we manage to move faster, become more market orientated and work more efficiently. I am convinced that establishing Telenor Norway will be perceived as an improvement for our customers as well as our organization."

Karlsen Sørby has great expectations for the new organization, and say they will contribute to an even more customer focussed Telenor. The changes will result in a Telenor that is, even more than before, able to meet customer demands and market development.

"I have chosen Ragnar Kårhus to head the Norwegian operation, because he is an experienced leader who knows the telecom business inside-out," said Morten Karlsen Sørby. "I expect that he and his management team will continue the important work of developing customer and market focus and that Telenor continues to deliver good results in the Norwegian market."

In connection with the restructuring, Berit Kjøll (Consumer) and Anders Hauglie-Hanssen (Mobile), have decided to leave Telenor.

"Berit Kjøll as well as Anders Hauglie-Hanssen have contributed strongly to Telenor's success. As the leader of the Consumer market division, Berit Kjøll has delivered good results as well as greatly raised the awareness of customer orientation and internal culture building. Furthermore, she has contributed strongly to improving Telenor's reputation in Norway," said Morten Karlsen Sørby. "Anders Hauglie-Hanssen has delivered solid results throughout his six years in Telenor, first as head of the Business division and later as head of the Norwegian mobile operations. I understand their choices, but will certainly miss their contributions."

Together with Ragnar Kårhus the Norwegian management team consists of: Svein Henning Kirkeng (Consumers), Rolv-Erik Spilling (Business customers), Berit Svendsen (Product, Platform and IS), Ingrid Riddervold Lorange (Operations), Bjørn Ivar Moen (Distribution), Harald Krohg (Wholesale), Katarina Norderud (Finance), Håkon Sæther (HR), and Pål Kvalheim (Communications).


For further information, please contact:

Pål Kvalheim, Communications Director, Telenor Nordic
phone: +47970 44970

Atle Lessum, Communications Manager, Telenor Norway
phone: + 47415 05 645