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Tone Wille Appointed Chair of the Board at Norled

Norled is pleased to announce the appointment of Tone Wille as the new Chair of the Board. She succeeds Elisabeth Grieg, who has served in this role since 2019.

Tone brings a wealth of experience to Norled, having had a distinguished career as an executive. As the former CEO of Posten Bring, she successfully led the organization through a significant transformation, addressing the evolving challenges in the postal and logistics industry.
Prior to her role as CEO, she served as Executive Vice President and CFO from 2012.

Her extensive background includes roles such as Investment Director at Norfund and Senior Vice President and CFO at GE Energy (Norway) AS and Kværner Energy AS. Tone is also actively involved in the transport sector in Norway, currently serving as Chair of the Board at Avinor.

“Tone’s extensive experience and proven leadership in the transport and logistics sectors will be invaluable as we continue to drive innovation and growth,” said Rannveig Drengstig, Interim CEO of Norled. “We look forward to working with Tone and leveraging her operational excellence to guide our management team and the company towards achieving our strategic goals.”

“We thank Elisabeth for her leadership and commitment to sustainability,” commented Andreas Köttering, Head of Europe for Private Investments in Infrastructure at CBRE Investment Management, which manages the funds that own Norled. “We welcome Tone to the board and look forward to benefiting from her extensive operational experience and successful leadership of companies. Her strong track-record positions her well to guide Norled into its next phase of growth and development.”

“I’m looking forward to taking on the role of chairman of the board; meeting employees and getting to know the operations of an exciting company that plays such a central role in Norwegian infrastructure,” says Wille.

About Norled

Norled is one of Norway’s largest ferry and express boat companies. The company operates 25 contracts, and close to 80 vessels along the Norwegian coast. Norled was founded back in 1855 and has a history of innovation and is a pioneer when it comes to introducing sustainable maritime technology such as the world’s first electrical ferry and the world’s first ferry running on liquid hydrogen.

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