Kristin Skogen Lund
Kristin Skogen Lund (born 11 August 1966) is a Norwegian business leader. She became CEO of Schibsted ASA in December 2018.[1] She was the Director General of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) from 2012 to 2018.
Background and education
Kristin Skogen Lund grew up in Oslo. She attended University of Oregon in Eugene, where she obtained the BA with honours in International Studies and Business Administration. She obtained her MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.[2] Kristin Skogen Lund graduated from the Norwegian Defence University College Executive Programme during fall 2018.[3]
Business career
From 1992 to 1995, Kristin Skogen Lund worked as a manager in
In 2009, Kristin Skogen Lund left Aftenposten to become
From 2008, Skogen Lund served as Vice President of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.[6] In April 2010, she became acting president, after Paul-Christian Rieber suddenly stepped down.[7] During summer 2010 she was formally elected as president of the organization for two years. In 2012, she became the Director general of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.
Other engagements and awards
Skogen Lund was a board member in Ericsson from 2013 until 2018. She is a member of the Audit Committee. She is Chairman of the board of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, and serves on the board of Mozilla and AutoStore ASA.
Since 2015, Skogen Lund has been a member of The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and the ILO Global Commission of the future of work. Since the same year, she has also been a member of the Executive Committee and heading the Norwegian delegation of the Trilateral Commission.[8]
She was presented with the insignia of Knight of the
Fortune in 2011 cited Skogen Lund among the "Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in Business"— Skogen Lund being number 38 in the ranking.[10][11] She was similarly featured on the "10 Global women on the rise" list.[12] The Norwegian business magazine Kapital has two years in a row put her on the top of the list of Norway's most powerful women.[13] In September 2012 it was made public that she will change position from president to chief executive of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise from 1 November 2012.[14]
References
- ^ Schibsted Media Group, December 2018.
- ^ "Executive Profile - Kristin Skogen Lund". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Forlater midlertidig vervet som NHO-sjef - Dagens Næringsliv, 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b Profile Archived 2008-11-04 at the Wayback Machine at Orkla.no. Retrieved on 26 November 2008.
- ^ Aftenposten AS at the Norwegian Media Registry. Retrieved on 26 November 2008.
- ^ "Kristin Skogen Lund elected president of the NHO". Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise site. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ Sørgjerd, Christian (24 April 2010). "- Rieber valgte selv å trekke seg". E24 Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Executive Committee Archived 28 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine - Trilateral Commission. Besøkt 28 January 2020.
- ^ Remise de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur à Kristin Skogen Lund Archived 28 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine - no.ambafrance.org, 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Kåret til en av verdens mektigste kvinner". www.aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
- ^ "50 Most Powerful Women in Business 2011: The Global 50". CNN.
- ^ "10 Global Women On The Rise". CNN.
- ^ "Kristin Skogen Lund: NHO's new Director General getting down to business — Nordic Labour Journal".
- ^ "Kristin Skogen Lund blir ny NHO-sjef" (Press release) (in Norwegian). Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.