CEO of Schibsted Media, Siv Juvik Tveitnes (left), and chair Kjersti Løken Stavrum.
Schibsted Media’s Board of Directors was announced in April 2024. Kjersti Løken Stavrum is its first chairman. She is also managing director of the Tinius Trust which is the owner of Schibsted Media.
In June 2024 Schibsted was separated into two companies. Schibsted Media was sold to the Tinius Trust and became a separate company, with a new Board of Directors. As the board was announced Kjersti Løken Stavrum, declared its ambition:
“I look forward to leading the board of directors in the Nordics’ most important media group. Development and renewal will be keywords for the new board’s work. Together, we have a unique expertise in media understanding, digitalization and scaling. It will contribute to the continued strong development of Schibsted Media”, says Løken Stavrum in a press release.
Members of the Board
The new board members are as follows.
Kjersti Løken Stavrum is the CEO of the Tinius Trust. She is educated in political science, holds a master’s degree in management, and has a background as a journalist and editor. Løken Stavrum has held various positions, including Secretary-General of the Norwegian Press Association and chairperson of Norwegian PEN, and she led the government’s Freedom of Expression Commission. She lives in Oslo.
André Christensen is an entrepreneur in digital media and technology. He has started several companies, including Quickplay, where he is CEO today. He also has experience from Yahoo and AT&T among others, and lives in Toronto.
Ingrid Bojner is an angel investor, professional board member and business advisor. She has been a member of the management team at Storytel and has been central to the development of the company. Bojner also has management experience from Stockholm School of Economics and Telia. She lives in Stockholm.
Michael Hallén is CEO of Vizrt. He has turned Vizrt into a global software company, providing graphics and live video production to the digital media industry. He has 25 years experience as a top manager in various software companies and has held several board positions in technology companies. He lives in Gothenburg.
Sondre Gravir is CEO of SATS. He has a background as a consultant and has previously held a number of management positions in Schibsted, including CEO of Bergens Tidende, Aftenposten and Schibsted Marketplaces. He lives in Oslo.
Employee representatives
Hans K. Mjelva is a political commentator at Bergens Tidende. He has been with the newspaper since 2002 and has also worked for Gula Tidend, Klassekampen, and NRK. Mjelva lives in Bergen.
Maria Carling works at Svenska Dagbladet, where she is the deputy head of the division SvD Livet. Prior to joining Svenska Dagbladet in 1992, she held positions at Dagens Nyheter, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, and Trelleborgs Allehanda. Carling lives in Stockholm.
Marita E. Valvik has worked at Aftenposten since 1998, as a financial journalist, front page editor and desk editor. After four years serving as a full-time Group Employee Representative at Schibsted, she returned to Aftenposten in 2023. Prior to joining Aftenposten, she worked as a journalist at Kapital Data. Valvik lives in Oslo.
