Board of Directors

Chairman

Appointed: May 2022, re-elected as chairman May 2024

Espen Gundersen was born in 1964 and is a Norwegian citizen. He has had several positions within Tomra Systems ASA in the period 1999 to 2022, including CFO from 2003 and deputy CEO from 2009. Prior to joining Tomra, he served as VP Business Development of Selmer ASA for five years. He started his career with Arthur Andersen in 1989. He holds an MBA from the Norwegian School of Management in Oslo and a CPA from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen. 

Espen Gundersen is also chairman of the board in Hexagon Purus ASA (including head of the compensation committee), board member in Scatec ASA (including head of the audit committee) and board member in Norsk Hydro.

Gundersen is independent of the company’s executive personnel, material business contacts and main shareholders.

Board member

Appointed: August 2015, re-elected May 2023

Karin Bing Orgland (1959) is currently a professional board member in various companies including Chairman of the BOD of Entur AS and Elektroimportøren AS , Board member and chairing the Audit Committee in NRC Group ASA, Chairman of the Board of Røisheim Hotell AS and Boardmember of Røisheim Eiendom AS, Deputy Board member of SpareBank1 Lom og Skjåk. She has extensive experience from various management and board positions within the DNB Group between 1985 and 2013. Bing Orgland residents in Oslo, Norway and holds a Master of Business and Economics degree from the Norwegian school of Economics.

Bing Orgland is independent of the company’s executive personnel, material business contacts and main shareholders.

Board member

Appointed: May 2020, re-elected May 2024

Liv Berstad (1961) is currently the Retail and Store Portfolio Manager for the clothing company KappAhl in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland and UK. Berstad has extensive experience from the aviation industry and retail trade in the Nordic region, mainly from construction material, fashion and cosmetics. She is a Business Economist from BI Norwegian School of Management. Berstad has had several board appointments the last twenty years for companies both in Norway and Scandinavia. She is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.

Berstad is independent of the company’s executive personnel, material business contacts and main shareholders.

Board member

Appointed: May 2020, re-elected May 2024

Gyrid Skalleberg Ingerø (1967) is currently self-employed with a focus on board work and investments. She is currently deputy chair of the board at Telenor ASA, and board member at Höegh Autoliners ASA, Gjensidige ASA, Kitron ASA and Itera ASA. In addition, she follows up individual investments in smaller limited companies. Ingerø has extensive management experience in finance, auditing, turnarounds and financial advice at CXO level after more than 30 years’ work with various listed and PE-related companies. Until recently, she was EVP & Group CFO at Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, a leading global technology company with operations in 40 countries. Ingerø has varied board experience from listed companies over the past 20 years, banking experience from Nordea, and has served as CFO / Investor Relations at Komplett Group ASA, SVP & CFO at Telenor Norway, and SVP & CFO at Telenor Digital Businesses, as well as many years at KPMG. She is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.

Skalleberg Ingerø is independent of the company’s executive personnel, material business contacts and main shareholders.

Board member

Appointed: May 2024

Jon Brannsten (1976) is currently Partner in the Management & Technology consultancy BearingPoint, a company he joined in 2006 and has been Partner since 2015. He is leading their Technology Advisory and Strategy practices in Norway. With extensive expertise in technology and digitalization, Mr. Brannsten oversees the firm's services in the Consumer Goods and Retail sectors. He has successfully advised C-level executives and board members and has been instrumental in leading large-scale technology and digital transformations for some of the largest retail companies in the Nordics.

He holds a MSc in Business from Nord University Business School, specialized in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.

Brannsten is independent of the company’s executive personnel and material business contacts.