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Renewal of the Board at the NWC Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the Norwegian Wood Cluster, Chairman Jan Tore Meren and Vice Chairman Magne Vikøren were unanimously reelected. At the same time, the board will see some new faces with the addition of new board members Line Brynhildsen Løvli, Lone Ross, and Katrine Gilje Aalstad.

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The Board of Norwegian Wood Cluster 2026–2027, from left: Board Member Øyvind Moshagen, Chair Jan Tore Meren, Board Members Line B. Løvli, Lone Ross, and Glenn André Jensen, Vice Chair Magne Vikøren, and Board Members Tarje Braaten and Kristian Hanssen. Photo: Emil Nyeng. Board member Katrine Gilje Aalstad was not present when the photo was taken.

The Norwegian Wood Cluster held its annual meeting and subsequent shareholders’ meeting at Prøysenhuset on April 28, 2026. There was unanimous support for all items on the agenda and a positive atmosphere among the delegates.

Following the elections, the Norwegian Wood Cluster has the following elected representatives:

Board of Directors

Chair of the Board: Jan Tore Meren (independent)

Vice Chair Magne Vikøren (Moelven Industrier ASA)
Alternate: Vera Flatebø (Moelven Industrier ASA)

Board Member Tarje Braaten (Dynea AS)
Personal Representative: Hans Olav Wedvik (SpareBank1 Østlandet)

Board Member Kristian Hanssen (Forestia AS)
Personal representative: Jan Helge Nordby (Statskog SF)

Board Member Glenn André Jensen (Bergene Holm AS)
Personal representative: Marthe Lie (ARE Treindustrier AS)

Board Member Line Brynhildsen Løvli (Stangeskovene AS)
Personal representative: Jørn Nørstelien (Gausdal Treindustrier SA)

Board Member Øyvind Moshagen (Norconsult Innlandet Region)
Personal representative: Jørn Reiner (Kontur Arkitekter AS)

Board Member Lone Ross (NIBIO)
Personal representative: Audun Øvrum (Treteknisk)

Board Member Katrine Gilje Aalstad (Innsikt)
Alternate: Vibeke Tronrud Teslo-Andersen (Viken Skog SA)

Nominating Committee

Chair Mads S. Lo (DNB Bank ASA)
Personal representative: Lars Storslett (Moelven Industrier ASA)

Vice Chair Anita Ihle (Glommen Mjøsen Skog SA)
Personal representative: Per Morten Wangen (Stangeskovene AS)

Member Morten L. Johansen (Splitkon AS)
Personal Representative: Eva Skagestad (Skogkurs)

A lively get-together during the breaks at Prøysenhuset. Photo by Emil Nyeng
Mads Severin Lo, chair of the Nominating Committee, presented a unanimous recommendation, which received full support at the annual meeting. Photo: Emil Nyeng
Participants at the annual meeting and subsequent owners' meeting of the Norwegian Wood Cluster at Prøysenhuset on April 28, 2026. Photo: Emil Nyeng
The cluster administration was, of course, present at Prøysenhuset, from left to right: Communications Advisor/Project Manager Mari Blokhus Nordtun, incoming Cluster Director Ona Flindall, Contract Project Manager Knut Amund Skatvedt, Cluster Director Berit Sanness, and Project Manager Julie Gedde-Dahl. Photo by Emil Nyeng