Group Management

Nils-Fredrik Drabløs (1944)
CEO

EDUCATION: Master of Science in Business.
EXPERIENCE: Has, among other things, been the managing director of Norsk
Profilforming AS (Europrofil Norge AS) and an independent business consultant.
Became deputy CEO of Ekornes ASA in 1991 and CEO in 1996.

Runar Haugen (1964)
GROUP MARKETING DIRECTOR

EDUCATION: Master of business administration.
EXPERIENCE: Hired as an export consultant by Ekornes ASA in 1991, marketing manager and member of the corporate management team since 1992, Group Marketing Director since 1998. Previous experience from export, sales and consultancy work.

Selma Kolsrud (1956)
DIRECTOR MATRESS DIVISION

EDUCATION: Graduate from Østfold University College.
EXPERIENCE: Started at Ekornes Fetsund in 1998 as the finance manager. Divisional director since 2003 and member of  the corporate management team. Previously had 18 years experience in IT and finance.

Gunnvald Rask Gjerde (1948)
DIRECTOR SOFA DIVISION

EDUCATION: Master of Science in Business.
EXPERIENCE: Took on the position in 1996 and became a member of the corporate management team.  20 years experience from management posts in the furniture sector before he started working for Ekornes.

Robert Svendsen (1954)
CFO

EDUCATION: Masters in BA and Economics from NHH, Bergen
EXPERIENCE: Started working for Ekornes in 1986 as Controller and became CFO in 1990. Previous to this he had seven years experience from research, reporting, consultancy work and teaching.

Svein Lunde (1961)
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING DIRECTOR

EDUCATION: Diploma, Management Studies
EXPERIENCE: Started working for Ekornes in 1994 as the managing director of Ekornes Ltd with responsibility for the UK/Ireland. Took on his present post in January 2003. Previous experience from banking and the travel industry.

Ola Arne Ramstad (1962)
DIRECTOR STRESSLESS® DIVISION

EDUCATION: Business administration
EXPERIENCE: Started in production at Ekornes in 1984. Various posts within factory production management. Member of the corporate management team since 2002.

Arve Ekornes (1966)
DIREKTOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION: Certified industrial mechanic
EXPERIENCE: Hired by Ekornes as an apprentice in 1983. Worked on the development of production equipment and the product  development of steel components until 1992. Product development manager from 1992-2002. Joined the corporate management team in 2002.