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Group Management

Hafslund is led by CEO Finn Bjørn Ruyter, and is organized into two operational business areas and four business support units.

The Group Management's tasks are to facilitate, and actively participate in, the work of identifying and implementing measures that contribute to achieving strategic goals.

These are members of the corporate management team

  1. Finn Bjørn Ruyter

    Finn Bjørn Ruyter

    CEO

    Finn Bjørn Ruyter has been CEO of Hafslund since 2012. He was CFO in the company in 2010 and in 2011. In 2009-2010 he worked in the Philippine hydropower company SN Aboitiz Power. In the period 1999-2009 he managed the energy division at Elkem ASA, and before that the power trading business from 1996. In 1991-1996 he worked with oil and power trading at Norsk Hydro ASA.

    Ruyter holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and an MBA from BI School of Economics. He is board member of Equinor ASA and Cegal AS.

  2. Knut Ansten

    Knut Ansten

    CFO

    Knut Ansten took up the position of Executive Vice President for Finance, CFO, in September 2025. He then came from his job as Director of Portfolio Management at Hafslund, a position he had held since March 2024. Knut has a background as CFO from Crayon and Element Logic in addition to consulting experience from McKinsey.

    Ansten holds a Master of Science in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

  3. Elise Horn

    Elise Horn

    EVP Corporate Development

    Elise Horn joined Hafslund's group management in October 2022 with responsibility for strategy. In the first quarter of 2023, Horn's area of ​​responsibility was expanded and she is now Executive Vice President Group Development with responsibility for strategy, HR, sustainability and brand. Horn has worked in Hafslund since 2018 and since then has held many roles, as advisor to the CEO, head of strategy and development for the power market and head of group strategy. She has previously worked as a strategy consultant at Arkwright Consulting (2016-2018).

    Horn has a degree in industrial economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

  4. Anders Gulbrandsen

    Anders Gulbrandsen

    EVP Transactions and Growth Portfolio

    Anders Gulbrandsen took up the position of Executive Vice President, Transactions and Growth Portfolio in January 2026. He then came from the position of Investment Director at Hafslund. Gulbrandsen joined Hafslund in 2019 and has held various management positions within transactions and investments. Before joining Hafslund, Gulbrandsen has held positions within investment and consulting companies.

    Gulbrandsen graduated in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 2011.

  5. Kristin Lian

    Kristin Lian

    CEO Hafslund Kraft

    Kristin Lian took up the position of Executive Vice President Vannkraft and CEO Hafslund Kraft in September 2021. From 2019 to 2021 she was CEO of Elvia.

    Lian has a degree in electrical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and started in the energy industry in 1999.

    She has held various management positions in Hafslund Nett for 20 years, and was executive director and managing director of the company from 2013 to 2019. She is chairman of the board in BKK AS and board member in Arva AS.

  6. Martin S. Lundby

    Martin S. Lundby

    CEO, Hafslund Celsio

    Martin S. Lundby took over as CEO of Hafslund Celsio on 1 September 2024. Previously, he was executive vice president of Hafslund Vekst and has held several management roles in the company, including executive vice president for Growth and Investments, Development and Growth, Projects, and Finance and Finance.

    Lundby also has experience as head of finance and investor relations, business developer at Hafslund ASA, and transaction advisor at EY.

    He has a master's degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU.

  7. Berit Sande

    Berit Sande

    Executive Director of Projects

    Berit Sande took up the position of Executive Director of Projects in September 2025, after having been Executive Director of Economics and Finance, CFO, in August 2022. She came from the position as Director of Portfolio and Strategy at Norsk Hydro ASA, and also has experience from Hydro Energi. She has a long career at the Boston Consulting Group (2006 – 2017), where she largely focused on the energy industry and renewables.

    Sande holds a degree in industrial economics and technology management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).