Executive Vice President (EVP) Trond Delbekk (47) will shift responsibility from Private to Commercial. Hege Yli Melhus (36) will join the senior management as EVP Private.

EVP Trond Delbekk has hitherto been in charge of business area Private, and will shift to Commercial.  Bjørn Walle (60) leaves the senior management, and will assume other responsibilities in the company.
-Bjørn Walle has deciced to leave the senior management, and I am grateful that he will remain in vital positions in the company, CEO Helge Leiro Baastad says.

Hege Yli Melhus comes from a position as CEO of the manning company Agito Nordic. She has also been Executive Vice President of the publicly listed energy company Hafslund, where she was responsible for the business area Markets. She holds a Master’s degree in Business from Université Paris IX Dauphine, France, and has been a member of several boards.
-Hege Yli Melhus’ achievements are impressive, and I am confident that she will contribute to a further strengthening of our company, Helge Leiro Baastad says.
-Gjensidige is one of the most exciting companies in Norway, with an ambition to be among the leading insurance companies in the Nordic region. I look forward to taking part in the development of this company, Melhus says.

Information director Øystein Thoresen Tlf: +47 952 33 382

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA is Norway’s largest general insurance company with a market share of 28.4 percent in 2009. The group also offers banking, pension and saving products and health care services in Norway and general insurance in Denmark, Sweden and the Baltic countries. The company has approximately 3,800 employees, whereof 2,900 work in Norway. Operating income in 2009 was NOK 16.7 billion, while total assets constituted NOK 75 billion.