Schibsted Media’s Management Team consists of experienced leaders representing the biggest brands, important revenue streams and functions, and the important focus on technology. The current team was formed in February 2024 as a part of the process of setting Schibsted Media up as a separate company.
The Executive Management Team of Schibsted Media consists of the following members:
Siv Juvik Tveitnes
CEO
Siv Juvik Tveitnes, held the position as EVP Schibsted News Media, before the separation into two companies. Before that she was COO. Siv is chairman of the Board of Directors of Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet. Previous positions include CEO Bergens Tidende and Stavanger Aftenblad, finance and staff director at Bergens Tidende. She has worked as a managing consultant at Bekk Consulting AS and has been a board member of Sparebank 1 SR-Bank. Siv lives in Oslo.
Stine Halla
EVP Finance
Stine Halla has been part of Schibsted since 2010 and has held several positions within finance, e.g CFO in the news publications VG and Bergens Tidende. Most recently she has served as SVP Finance for Schibsted Nordic Marketplaces. Halla holds an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics and started her career in PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has experience serving as a Board member in both private and public companies. Currently, she sits on the board of Kahoot. Stine lives in Oslo.
Markus Rudberg
EVP Data & Technology
Markus Rudberg is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in building and running engineering and platform organisations. Markus has held tech management positions within Tele2, Telia. He has a Master of Science degree from Royal Institute of Technology. Markus lives in Stockholm.
Grethe Malkmus
EVP People & Communication
Grethe Malkmus has held several positions within Schibsted. Before the separation into two companies, she was EVP People in Schibsted. She has also been SVP Organisational Development for Schibsted News Media, and Director of HR and Organisational Development for VG. Before joining Schibsted, Malkmus worked for Amedia, holding several positions including Director of HR and Communications. She has also worked as a business strategy consultant and has been board member of the Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association. Grethe lives in Oslo.
Tor Jacobsen
EVP Product & Consumer
Tor Jacobsen has had several positions within Schibsted during the years, he has worked especially within growth, commercial development and product development. He also has a background as a consultant from Deloitte and Nielsen and from Telenor. His degree is from NHH in Bergen. Tor lives in Oslo
Per Håkon Fasting
EVP Advertising & Sales
Per-Håkon Fasting has extensive experience from the media industry from several management and board positions, both in Norway and internationally. He has been CEO of Egmont Interactive in Germany, CEO of Schibsted Mobile, Commercial Director in VG and since 2014 he has been a part of Schibsted News Media management team heading up advertising sales across all platforms, geographies and brands. Per Håkon lives in Oslo.
Gard Steiro
Publisher VG
Gard Steiro is the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of VG, Norway’s largest news website. He has extensive experience as an editor and media leader in Schibsted, including serving as the editor-in-chief of Bergens Tidende. Steiro is the chairman of VGTV AS and a board member of Polaris Media and Faktisk. Gard lives in Oslo.
Trine Eilertsen
Publisher Aftenposten
Trine Eilertsen is Editor in Chief and CEO of Aftenposten. She has been Editor in Chief in Bergens Tidende and Political Editor in both Bergens Tidende and Aftenposten. Eilertsen has also worked as a political commentator for the national broadcaster NRK. Trine lives in Oslo.
Lotta Folcker
Publisher Aftonbladet
Lotta Folcker is Editor in Chief and CEO of Aftonbladet. She began her journalistic journey as a young reporter at Folkbladet in Norrköping, where she developed a deep-rooted appreciation for the power of journalism. Since then, she has hold different positions in leading Swedish media companies, as news reporter, researcher, and producer. She has been head of Nyhetsmorgon TV4 and Aftonbladet TV. Before returning to Aftonbladet she was VP at Viaplay Sports Sweden. Lotta lives in Stockholm
Fredric Karén
EVP Sweden
Fredric Karén has worked in journalism since 1989 in various Swedish news outlets such as regional papers, TT and Aftonbladet. He spent 15 years in Svenska Dagbladet, seven of them as editor-in-chief. Karén also worked 1,5 years in Toronto as SVP Editorial at the Toronto Star. He is currently vice chair in Tidningsutgivarna (TU) and TT. Fredric lives in Stockholm.
Øyulf Hjertenes
EVP Norway
Øyulf Hjertenes started as a journalist at the age of 16. He came to Bergens Tidende as a journalist in 2003, and served as editor-in-chief in BT from 2015 to 2019. From 2019 to 2024 he served as director for Schibsted’s portfolio of regional and local brands. Hjertenes is chairman of The Board of Directors at Bergens Tidende, Stavanger Aftenblad, Schibsted Trykk, NTB and Media Cluster Norway. He is educated as an economist from the Norwegian School of Economics. Øyulf lives in Bergen.
