Senior VP of Corporate Communications leaves Aker Kvaerner
06 September 2007 - Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications in Aker Kvaerner, Torbjørn S. Andersen, has decided to leave Aker Kvaerner to join a consultancy partnership. A process to appoint his successor has started, and is expected to be concluded shortly. Andersen will remain in his position until the successor is in place and he has also agreed to provide communication consultancy services to Aker Kvaerner throughout 2008.
Andersen started his career in the Aker group as manager of PR and Information for Aker's engineering activities in 1989. Since then, he has held various management positions within communications and marketing in Aker and Aker Kvaerner. Andersen has held the position of Senior Vice President of Aker Kvaerner's Corporate Communications since 2004.
"Under Andersen's leadership, Aker Kvaerner has established a truly global communications organisation. Communication has been a vital instrument in conveying our capabilities, strengths and offering to both internal and external stakeholders. Over the last few years, we have been at the top of several national and international independent external ratings for being a preferred employer and an admired company. Towards the capital market, Aker Kvaerner has been able to communicate not only consistent improvement in our achieved results, but also our further potential and strategy," says Bjorn Erik Naess, Group EVP and CFO of Aker Kvaerner.
In his role as SVP of Corporate Communications, Andersen's primary responsibilities have been internal communication, external communication and investor relations, brand building and reputation management for Aker Kvaerner's global organisation.
"I have enjoyed working with great colleagues and being a part of the many exciting processes this company has been through. Since I joined the company, my positions, roles and responsibilities have continuously developed. I appreciate how this has enabled me to expand and enhance my skills within communications and management within many areas", says Torbjørn Andersen.
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For further information, please contact:
Media:
Torbjørn S. Andersen, SVP Group Communications, Aker Kvaerner. Tel: +47 67 51 30 36, Mob: +47 928 85 542
Torbjørn S. Andersen, SVP Group Communications, Aker Kvaerner. Tel: +47 67 51 30 36, Mob: +47 928 85 542
Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, VP Investor Relations, Aker Kvaerner. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39
Lasse Torkildsen, VP Investor Relations, Aker Kvaerner. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39
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AKER KVÆRNER ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Kvaerner"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Kvaerner comprises several industries, including Oil & Gas, Refining & Chemicals, Mining & Metals and Power Generation. The Aker Kvaerner group is organised in a number of separate legal entities. Aker Kvaerner is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities.
The parent company in the group is Aker Kværner ASA. Aker Kvaerner has aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 50 billion and employs approximately 23 000 people in about 30 countries.
Aker Kvaerner is part of Aker (www.akerasa.com), a group of premier companies with a focus on energy, maritime and marine-resources industries. The Aker companies share a common set of values and long traditions of industrial innovation. As an industrial owner with a 40.1 per cent holding in Aker Kvaerner, Aker ASA takes an active role in the development of its holdings.
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