Mugaas new member of Schibsted management team, Skogen Lund new managing director of Aftenposten

Schibsted ASA (SCH) , Published 27/04/2007 12:33:21

The managing director of Aftenposten, Olav Mugaas, has been appointed director of Schibsted. Mugaas will enter the Schibsted management team and will report to Executive Vice President of Norway, Birger Magnus. He will work with the regional newspapers and the establishment of Media Norge. Under the management of Mugaas, Aftenposten has established its strong market position within print newspapers and become a dominant player in new channels. Mugaas will take up his new position on 1 August.
 
Kristin Skogen Lund (40) will become the new managing director of Aftenposten. Skogen Lund has since 2004 been the commercial director of Aftenposten, with responsibility for advertising and circulation revenues. She was previously the CEO of Scanpix Scandinavia and the managing director/responsible editor of Scandinavia Online (SOL). Skogen Lund holds an MBA from INSEAD in France.
 
Contact persons:
Chairman of the board of Aftenposten, Birger Magnus, tel. +47 900 30 093
Managing director of Aftenposten, Olav M. Mugaas, tel. +47 911 39 570
Commercial director of Aftenposten, Kristin Skogen Lund, tel. +47 905 58 003
 
 
Oslo, 27 April 2007
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