Bjarne Berg
Bergen, Norway, May 10, 2010, Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)
Vizrt today announced, with great sadness, the sudden death of its Chief Executive Officer, Bjarne Berg. Mr. Berg passed away this week end. The company extends its deepest condolences to his family.
"Bjarne was a most valued colleague and dear friend. His intelligence, diligence, commitment and strategic capabilities were at the heart of Vizrt's establishment and successful growth, building the company from within the news and sports division of TV2 in Norway into a multinational operator and leader in its field with a management team of unusual excellence. He will be greatly missed by all of us." said Svein Ove Strømmen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vizrt, adding: "He leaves a legacy of successful achievements behind him which the company will continue to build on."
It has been decided to nominate Martin Burkhalter, the company's Chief Operations Officer, to act as Chief Executive Officer of the company until further resolution.