New leader of Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) Arctic

On Wednesday, Geir Håvard Hanssen was presented as the new regional director of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) Arctic, according to NRK. He will succeed Sigrid Ina Simonsen, who resigned in February.

Hanssen is now head of renewable development at Troms Kraft, and chairman of the board of the Troms Chamber of Commerce.

He has previously worked as a strategic advisor at the consultancy Ledelse i Nord, and has served as the head of communications at the Norwegian Seafood Council and Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge.

He will take up his position as regional director by September 1st, 2026.