Board of Directors
Pål Egil Rønn
Chairman of the Board (b. 1968)
CEO of AF Gruppen from 2007 to 2015. Has held various managerial posts at AF. Degree in Civil engineering from Norwegian Istitute of Technology. PhD from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD.
Arne Baumann
Board Member (b.1962)
Executive Vice President for residential development with OBOS. Baumann has extensive experience from both residential and commercial property. He has worked for OBOS since 2002 and headed the residential division from 2005 to 2011 before being appointed EVP of commercial property and managing director of OBOS Forretningsbygg AS in 2012. Graduate economist from the Norwegian Business School and holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Hege Bømark
Board Member (b. 1963)
Has worked as a financial analyst for Fearnley Finans AS and Orkla Finans AS. She has previously served on the boards of Norwegian Property ASA and Fornebu Utvikling ASA and BWG Homes ASA. She is now on the boards of Europris ASA and OBOS banken AS. Education: She has an advanced economics degree (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Kristian Holth
Board Member (b. 1984)
CFO of KB Gruppen Kongsvinger AS Former CFO and controller with Contiga AS. Experience from McKinsey & Company. Board memberships include Gunnar Holth Grusforretning AS and BRG Entrepenør AS. Education: Chartered engineer in Industrial Economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Saloume Djoudat
Board Member (b. 1977)
Djoudat has been a partner in Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS since 2013, coming from a previous position as a General Counsel in Uno-X Energi AS. Saloume Djoudat is Head of Corporate at Bull & Co. She specializes in corporate law including M&A and contract negotiations. Saloume is also a member of Board of Directors at Atea ASA. Djoudat is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo.
Hilde Kristin Herud
Board Member
General Manager for Tremco CPG (Construction Product Group) in Norway. She was previously managing director of Norgips and deputy chairman of the board of NHO Byggevareindustrien. Herud has a Master of Arts (MA) by education, and has completed the "Executive Board Program" at INSEAD.
Arne Sveen
Board Member (b. 1970)
Employee representative. Head employee representative and head safety delegate in AF. He has worked in AF since 1999, and has held the roles of head employee representative and head safety delegate for the past two years, with responsibility for the Collective Agreement for the Building Industry. Previously worked as a crane operator.
Espen Jahr
Board Member (b. 1972)
Employee representative. Head of HSE with AF Decom. Jahr played a part in establishing and has headed AF Gruppen’s internal occupational health service for 14 years. Jahr has experience as HSE manager on projects. He has former experience as an occupational nurse at the Institute for Occupational Health Services/Occupational Health Norway. He holds a Master’s degree in Health/Management.
Hilde Wikesland Flaen
Board Member (b.1983)
Employee representative. Has been with AF Gruppen since 2008 and has held various roles within the company, including project engineer, operations manager, construction manager and contract manager. Education: Chartered engineer in Building technology and architecture from UMB.