Stine Halla Stav (36) is the new CFO in VG, following Ann Mari Ågotnes who moves to a new position in Schibsted Norge. For the past year Stav has been CFO of Bergens Tidende, and before that she worked as Compliance Officer in Schibsted ASA. Stine Halla Spell is holds an MBA and is a certified public accountant, and prior to joining Schibsted in 2010 she worked for eight years at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Ola E. Stenberg (33) has been appointed digital editor of VG, after Espen Egil Hansen earlier this winter took over as editor-in-chief of Aftenposten. Stenberg has for the last three years been editorial manager of VGTV, and before that he held various editorial positions at VG Multimedia. Ola E. Stenberg is a qualified journalist and has worked in VG for almost 10 years. Before that, he worked at NTB, Avisenes nyhetsbyrå (Newspapers’ News Agency) and in Hamar Arbeiderblad.
Espen Sundve (31) will be the new development and technology officer in VG. He follows Christian Oterhals who since the beginning of 2014 been the new CEO and editor in VGTV AS. Sundve joined Schibsted Media Group as a management trainee in 2008 and has experience from several Schibsted companies – and in recent years from Schibsted Classified Media. He comes to VG from the position as Senior Project Manager & Head of Innovation at Schibsted ASA. Sundve holds an MSc / MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU.
Stav, Stenberg and Sundve will all be part of VG’s executive team.
“I’m very pleased with the recruitment of three young, highly qualified executives to VG,” says Torry Pedersen , Publisher of VG.
“Each of them has in her or his field made impressive careers. Luckily, it’s not a daily problem that we have to recruit three new members of the executive team at the same time. However, the good thing is that this brings renewal, rejuvenation and new knowledge and inspiration to the executive team. We now have three talented executives who will be key in bringing VG into the digital future,” says Torry Pedersen.