Corporate management

Chief Executive Officer
Walter Qvam (54)
Telephone: ( 47) 32 28 95 10
E-mail:

Education:  Graduate Engineer from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (1979)
Other: Has held leading positions with several prominent Norwegian and international businesses that operate in the fields of oil/gas technology, shipping (DNV - Det Norske Veritas) , IT (Capgemini), transportation (the Norwegian State Railway) and consultancy (Gemini Consulting).
Number of years with the Group: 0
Number of shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA: 0
Directorships and other offices outside the Group: 0

Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Arne Solberg (55)
Telephone: ( 47) 32 28 95 75
E-mail:

Education: Economist, Norwegian School of Management BI, 1980. 
Other: Formerly in leading positions in finance/administration at Elektrisk Bureau.
Number of years with the Group: 21
Number of shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA: 7 284
Directorships and other offices outside the Group: Director, Kitron ASA, Navico Holding (Board member).

President Kongsberg Maritime AS
Torfinn Kildal (53)
Telephone: ( 47) 33 03 43 25
E-mail:

Education: Economist from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH, 1977).
Other: Began his professional career in AS Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk, then managerial positions in the SIMRAD Group.
Number of years with Group: 11
Number of shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA: 8 144
Directorships and other offices outside the Group: Argos Control AS (Board member).

President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS
Tom Gerhardsen (59)
Telephone: ( 47) 32 28 94 00
E-mail:

Education: Graduate Engineer from NTH Norwegian University of Science and Technology), 1971.
Other: Formerly employed by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment and AS Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk.
Joined Kongsberg Gruppen in 1987.
Number of years with Group: 21
Number of shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA: 6 592
Directorships and other offices outside the Group: 0

Executive Vice President Human Resources
Ellen Christine Orvin Raaholt (52)
Telephone: ( 47) 32 28 80 90
E-mail:

Education: Law degree, University of Oslo, 1988.
Other: Formerly executive director of ErgoGroup AS, where she was responsibly for HR and strategic development initiatives. Also worked for IBM as Project Manager, Client Executive Sales and Senior Consultants.
Years with Group: 3
Shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA: 1 022
Directorships and other offices outside the Group: 0

Executive Vice President Corporate Communications
Even Aas (46)
Telephone: ( 47) 32 28 73 10
Mobile: ( 47) 920 60 002
E-mail:

Education: Economist, University of Oslo, 1988.
Other: Formerly employed by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, political adviser and later state secretary for commerce and shipping in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Also worked for Telenor.
Years with Group: 10
Shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA: 2 186
Directorships outside the Group: Member of TBL's Executive Committee.

Executive Vice President Business Development
Stig Trondvold (54)
Telephone: ( 47) 32 28 64 07
E-mail:

Education: Graduate Engineer, Norwegian University of Science and Technology - 1976, and an MBA from IMD in Switzerland - 1984.
Other: Began his professional career in SINTEF, followed by severeal managerial posititions in the automotive component industry - including in AS Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk, Kongsberg Automotive AS and Kongsberg Techmatic AS.
Years with Group: 8
Shares in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA: 3 109
Directorships outside the Group: Kongsberg Innovasjon AS (Chair of the Board of Directors), the National Institure of Technology (Chair), The Research Board of Innovation, the Research Council of Norway (Board member).