Telenor ASA - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Telenor ASA’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Telenor ASA's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Jens Petter Olsen
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Jens Petter Olsen has been the Chairman of the company since 2023. Currently, he also serves as a Director of DNB Bank ASA. Previously, he served as Head of Markets Norway at Danske Bank from 2011 to 2014. Prior to this, he served as the Head of Capital Markets at Danske Bank from 2014 to 2018. Earlier, Mr. Olsen also served as the Head of the New York office of NBIM from 2000 to 2008
Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer
Chief Executive Officer; President Senior ManagementMs. Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company since 2024. Previously, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge. Prior to this, she served as the Group Executive Vice President at Fremtind Forsikring. Prior to this, she served as the Group Executive Vice President at DNB. Earlier, Ms. Fasmer also served as the Chairman of the Oslo Stock Exchange and a Director of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Vipps, Vocalink Ltd, and Finance Norway.
Torbjorn Wist
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Torbjorn Wist has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since 2025. Previously, he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wallenius Wilhelmsen. Prior to this, he served as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Wallenius Wilhelmsen from March 2021 to May 2022. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the Scandinavian Airlines System. Earlier, Mr. Wist held various senior positions including Group Treasurer at Telenor Group.
Cathal Kennedy
Chief Technology Officer; Acting Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMr. Cathal Kennedy has been the Chief Technology Officer and an Acting Executive Vice President of the company since 2024. Previously, he served the Senior Vice President of Cloud and AI of the company. Prior to this, he served as Chief IT Architect and served various senior leadership roles overseeing IT across Nordic and European markets at the company.
Rita Skjærvik
Chief People, Sustainability and External Relations Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMs. Rita Skjaervik has been the Chief People, Sustainability and External Relations Officer, and Executive Vice President of the company since 2021. Previously, she served as the various roles in the company including Senior Vice President, Head of Chief Executive Officer Office and Head of Strategy and External Relations. Earlier, Ms. Skjaervik served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Prime Minister of Norway.
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