BA, Oslo Business School; MBA, Henley Management College, UK. 1993-99, Chief Operating Officer, Telenor Mobile, Managing Director, Telenor Privat and other management positions, Telenor Group; 1999-2003, Chief Executive Officer and General Director, OSJC VimpelCom; 2005-07, Chief Executive Officer, Atea; 2007-11, President, Ferd Capital; 2002-10, Member of the Board of Directors, VimpelCom; 2010-11, Chairman of the Board of Directors, VimpelCom; since 2011, current position.