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Kari Ekelund Thørud

Executive Vice President, Hydro Energy

Position: Executive Vice President for Hydro Energy since July 1, 2024 

Year of birth and nationality: 1975, Norwegian citizen
 
Number of shares in Norsk Hydro ASA: 4 766

Key experience:

  • July 2024 EVP President & CEO of Hydro.
  • January 2022 – June 2024 Vice President Ownership Governance for Hydro Energy
  • June 2018 – December 2022 Group CEO Nord Pool AS
  • September 2009 – March 2018 Deputy CEO Hafslund ASA and SVP Hafslund Markets
  • September 2006 – September 2009 Managing Director Hafslund Strøm

Other memberships:

  • Board Member of Hafslund Oslo Celsio (since May 2022)

Education:

  • Master of Business and Economics (siviløkonom), BI Norwegian Business School (2001)