Norsk Hydro
In 2005 he was appointed Head of Aluminium Metal at Norsk Hydro, where he led 5,000 employees in upstream aluminium operations – bauxite, alumina, aluminium smelters and cast houses, with 30 plants across 13 countries. From 2006 to 2008 he was also a member of the Corporate Management Board of Norsk Hydro as Executive Vice President, heading the upstream aluminium segment.