Management team

Gunnar Hovland is the CEO of Aneo. He has extensive experience as a top executive, most recently as CEO of TINE SA. Hovland has also worked in finance and the energy sector, including as CEO of BN Bank, Deputy Managing Director of Fjordkraft, and CEO of Trondheim Kraft AS. He holds a master's degree from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics.

Olav Sem Austmo is the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO at Aneo. Austmo has experience from roles such as Group Director at Sparebank 1 Midt-Norge and Director of Personal Banking at BN Bank. He is educated as an economist, a certified financial analyst, and holds an MBA with a specialization in finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Kari Skeidsvoll Moe is the Head of Asset management and Growth Renewables, responsible for the group's development and investment in new wind and solar power production. Moe joined TrønderEnergi in 2015, initially as Legal Director and Head of Legal/Administrative Staff. Prior to this, she spent 10 years at Norsk Hydro, initially as Corporate Counsel in Norway and later as Vice President and Head of Hydro's legal department in Brazil.

Moe holds a law degree from the University of Oslo, a master's degree from Humboldt-Universität in Berlin, and a post-graduate degree from King's College in London. She has extensive experience in board work in both group companies and external listed companies, including serving as a member of Equinor's corporate assembly since 2016.

Gøril Forbord leads the Technology and Development department, overseeing asset management of existing facilities, operator services, and digitalization/AI initiatives. Forbord joined TrønderEnergi in 2016 as a project manager for the New Renewable business area and transitioned to the role of Technology and Development leader in 2019. With extensive experience in technology and development, Forbord holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) from NTNU.

Hilde Landsem is the Head of Energy Management, responsible for monitoring and control, physical and financial power trading, flexibility services, and forecasting and optimization. Landsem joined TrønderEnergi in 2019 after many years at Powel. She has a background in the software industry and associated services for energy companies. Landsem holds a Master of Science degree from NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).

Jon Holstad is the Head of Strategy and Business Support, responsible for group strategy, legal affairs, risk management, HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment), quality, procurement, HR and organizational matters, and administrative support services.

Holstad comes from the position of Head of Strategy at TrønderEnergi. He joined TrønderEnergi in 2016 after a period as a consultant from PwC, and has extensive experience in management and strategy both as a consultant and within various industrial sectors. He holds a degree in Business Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).