Burckhard Bergmann, who is elected as a new shareholder representative of the board, is a German citizen and was until February 2008 Chairman of the Management Board of E.ON Ruhrgas AG. He holds board positions in several major international companies.
The board of Telenor ASA will then consist of:
Harald Norvik (chairman)
Bjørg Ven (deputy chairman)
Burckhard Bergmann (new)
Paul Bergqvist
John Giverholt
Liselott Kilaas
Kjersti Kleven
Olav Volldal
Bjørn André Anderssen (employee representative)
May Krosby (employee representative)
Harald Stavn (employee representative)
Further information:
Ingrid Schiefloe, Head of Media and PR, Telenor ASA. Tel: (+47) 951 56 977