The Ekornes Management Team
Ekornes is a matrix organisation. Our Group Management Team covers all aspects of Ekornes, from product development to HR, and includes key decision-makers from our strategic markets.
Coroporate Management
Fredrik Ø. Nilsen
- Interim CEO & CFO Ekornes Group
Janne Strømmen
- SVP Marketing
James Tate
- SVP IMG Business
Peter Bjerregaard
- SVP Commercial North America
James Thompson
- SVP Commercial Europe
Ole Bastian Emdal
- SVP PD Ekornes Group AS
Mark Kelsey
- SVP Commercial Apac
Lars Wittemann
- SVP Sourcing & Supply Chain
Ola Arne Ramstad
- SVP Production Stressless
Trond Veibust
- SVP IT, Strategic Projects & IMG Operations
Pål Aage Nordahl
- Managing Dir. Svane AS
The Board of Directors
Ruihai Zhao
- Chair and CEO of Qumei Group
Lars I. Røiri
- Vice-chair
Stian Ekornes
- Board Member
Sveinung Utgård
- Board Member - Employee-elected
Ove Skåre
- Board Member - Employee-elected
Atle Berntzen
- Board Member - Employee-elected