Tord Steinset Torvund
Norske Skog is expanding its corporate management with VP Corporate Finance, Even Lund, and SVP General Counsel, Einar Blaauw. Tord Steinset Torvund (33) has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Source: Timberbiz
Despite his young age, Mr Torvund has solid experience from various audit and finance positions both inside and outside Norske Skog. He is currently the finance director at Norske Skog Saugbrugs in Halden and was previously controller for the group’s operations.
He is currently also the general manager of Saugbrugs Bioenergi AS, and a board member of the Norske Skog companies Cebina AS and Cebico AS.
Before his employment at Norske Skog, Mr Torvund worked as an auditor at KPMG for five years with responsibility for large industrial clients.
Mr Torvund has three master’s degrees respectively in financial economics from the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen (NHH), CEMS international management at NHH and St. Petersburg University, and in accounting and auditing (NHH).
Even Lund (31) has been promoted to Vice President Corporate Finance and will now become part of corporate management.
Mr Lund has worked as Investor Relations Manager at Norske Skog since 2020.
Going forward, he will follow up group financing, business development and investor communication, and be part of corporate management. Mr Lund previously worked at ABG Sundal Collier and has a master’s degree in financial economics from Bergen School of Economics.
Einar Blaauw (43) has been promoted to Senior Vice President General Counsel and will now become part of corporate management.
Mr Blaauw was employed in the legal department in 2014 and has been the company’s head of legal since 2017. He has had key roles in connection with the group’s capital markets and financing transactions, restructuring and strategic projects.
Through his position as board secretary, he has participated in corporate management and board meetings since 2014, and now becomes part of corporate management.
Mr Blaauw has previously worked as a lawyer at Advokatfirmaet Thommessen, and for two periods at the international law firm Clifford Chance, in London and New York respectively. He has a master’s degree in law from the University of Bergen, and an attorney practising certificate.
