Board of Directors

Jon Gausen

Chairman

Jon Gausen has experience from Norwegian bluechips like DNB and Orkla and from investment banks such as Deutsche Banks and ABN Amro/Alfre Berg. Previous board positions include Oxyvision AS, Biomarine AS, North Bridge AS and Wastefront AS. He has an EMBA from Cass Business School in London and a BA NTHD from Steinkjer, Norway.

Karina Wigum

Board member

Karina Wigum is currently CEO of Sparebankstiftelsen Surnadal Sparebank, and has experience from Danske Bank and Sparebank 1 Nordmøre,. She has a degree in socio-economics from NTNU in Trondheim and studies in investment science from Stanford University.

Ole-Henrik Skirstad

Board member

Ole Henrik Skirstad has business and economics degrees from Norwegian Business School (BI) and Norwegian School of economics (NHH). He has substantial experience from the retail and sports industry, having acted as CEO of Sport Holding (owning i.a Sport1, Intersport and Anton Sport), and acting as board member/chairman of the Norwegian Sports Industry association.

Kine Ludvigsen

Board member - employee representative

Kine Ludvigsen is an opertions manager in Norway. Prior to this she served as store manager in several stores in Norway and as a sales leader. She is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.

Tor Andrin Jacobsen

Board member - employee representative

Tor Andrin Jacobsen is the store manager of the store in Sartor, Norway. Prior to this he served as a sales leader in XXL’s store in Åsane, Bergen, and has been in the company since january 2009. He has held various positions in the company, from part time worker in store to substitute store- and sales manager in Norway. From 2016 has he also been responsible for education of all outdoor departments in new stores, both in Norway and Austria. Tor Andrin is educated nutritionist and also studies business economics at the University of Tromsø. He has been a employee representative in the Board since October 2021. He is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.

Kjell Arne Fikerud

Board member - employee representative

Kjell Arne Fikerud is working at the Central Warehouse facility in Norway with the fulfillment system Autostore. This is a position he has held since 2016. Kjell Arne has a long experience within logistics serving for several industrial and retail companies both within inbound and outbound flow of goods as well as warehouse manager roles. Kjell Arne Fikerud has been employee representative in the Board since September 2023. He is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.