Kristin Skogen Lund
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Kristin Skogen Lund (born 11 August 1966) is a Norwegian business leader. She was CEO of Schibsted ASA from 2018 to 2024.[1] She was the Director General of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) from 2012 to 2018. She currently serves as Board Chair for several companies and organisations, including INSEAD and Delivery Hero.
Kristin Skogen Lund grew up in Oslo. She attended University of Oregon in Eugene, where she obtained a B.A. with honours (Summa Cum Laude) in International Studies and Business Administration. She obtained her M.B.A. from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.[2] Kristin Skogen Lund graduated from the Norwegian Defence University College Executive Programme during fall 2018.[3]
Early career
From 1992 to 1995, Kristin Skogen Lund worked as a manager in Lever Europe. In 1995, she was hired in the Coca-Cola Company and was the director of Coca-Cola Beverages Sweden from 1997 to 1998. In 1998, she was hired by Scandinavia Online and became CEO before the turn of the year. From 2003 to 2004 she was the CEO of Scanpix. In 2004, she moved to Aftenposten AS—publisher of the newspaper Aftenposten—and in 2007 became CEO.[4] Aftenposten AS is owned 100% by Schibsted.[5] Lund has held various board memberships within the Schibsted Group and in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, and she has been a member of the board of the Orkla Group.
[4]Telenor (2009-2012)
In 2009, Kristin Skogen Lund left Aftenposten to become EVP (director) for Nordic activities within Telenor, in which capacity she served from February 2010 to November 2012. This included portfolio responsibility for Telenor Norway, Telenor Denmark, Telenor Sweden, Telenor Broadcast, Telenor Holding, Telenor Media and Content Services, and Telenor Digital Services, Her portfolio from September 2011 also included a global responsibility for development and digital services.
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (2012-2018)
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.