Kristin Skogen Lund elected President of the NHO
On 8 June this year, Kristin Skogen Lund was elected President of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (the NHO) by the Confederation’s General Assembly.
In her opening speech to the General Assembly, which she gave as Acting President before her election was formally confirmed, Skogen Lund placed great emphasis on economic challenges. She pointed out there was a threefold risk facing Norwegian industry: first of all, the risk of European austerity measures resulting in demand for Norwegian goods going down, secondly, the risk that European banking problems might lead to tighter lending in Norway as well, and thirdly, that interest rate increases which are particular to Norway might harm the competitiveness of its industry.
Skogen Lund is Group Director of Telenor. She is responsible for the Group’s operations in the Nordic countries, which include Telenor Norge, Telenor Sverige, Telenor Danmark and Telenor Broadcast. Skogen Lund is member of the company’s Group Board of Directors.
In addition, she is President of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (the NHO) and member of the boards of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Orkla ASA. On 24 April this year she took over the helm as Acting President of the NHO until the Confederation’s General Assembly meeting on 8 June.
Skogen Lund’s past roles include: Managing Director of Aftenposten (2007-2010), Commercial Director of Aftenposten (2004-2007), Head of Group of the Scanpix Scandinavia photo agency (2003-2004) and Managing Director and Editor of the Scandinavia Online web portal (1998-2003). She has also held various management posts at Unilever and Coca-Cola.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Business Administration from the University of Oregon, Eugene, USA, and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.