Daniel Skjeldam has been appointed CEO of Hurtigruten

5/31/2012 5:31 AM EST

Daniel Skjeldam has been appointed CEO of Hurtigruten 
ASA. He is presently commercial director of Norwegian 
Air Shuttle ASA, where he has been employed since 
2002.

Mr. Skjeldam is 36 years old and holds a Master of 
Science in Business degree from Norges 
Handelshøyskole where he graduated in 2001. He lives 
in Oslo and will be commuting weekly to the office in 
Narvik.

"We are very pleased having recruited a capacity like 
Daniel Skjeldam to lead Hurtigruten, going forward. 
Skjeldam has played an important role in the 
successful development of Norwegian, and brings most 
relevant experience to Hurtigruten", says Trygve 
Hegnar, Chairman of Hurtigruten non executive board 
of directors.

"I look forward to be involved in the further 
development of Hurtigruten, which is already a 
leading player in the Norwegian travel business. I 
know the company well and look forward to become more 
familiar with both the product and the employees, 
comments Mr.  Skjeldam

Mr. Skjeldam will take on his new position 1 October 
2012 at the latest.