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New CEO at Store Norske

Per Andersson (54) is appointed as new CEO at Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS. He will commence in the position on 1 January 2012.
Per Andersson comes from the position as Plant Director of REC ScanCell AS in Narvik. He has worked in the REC group as Project Manager in Singapore and as Plant Manager in Narvik the last nine years. Prior to this, Per Andersson worked as Production Manager / Project Manager at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk and Natech AS. He has an engineering degree from Narvik University College, and is also educated at the Norwegian Air Force Technical School Centre at Kjevik.

Per Andersson is married, lives in Narvik and has two grown up children.

- The Board is very pleased that Per Andersson has accepted the position as CEO. He has extensive management experience and experience in large projects. This is a skill which is important in relation to the challenges Store Norske is facing, says Board Chairman Bård Mikkelsen of Store Norske.