The Board
The Board has 10 members, three of whom are employee representatives.
The Board has established three working committees:
A remuneration committee, an audit committee and a risk committee.
Board members elected by the shareholders are elected for one year at a time by the Annual General Meeting, based on recommendations made by the nomination committee and in accordance with the Articles of Association's requirements to the composition of the board of directors related to expertise, gender and location. Employee representatives are elected for two years at a time by the employees.
The work of the Board follows an established annual plan and is in accordance with established instructions for the Board. Instructions have also been issued for the general manager and an annual self-evaluation.
Dag Mejdell
Dag Mejdell (born 1957) was elected Chair of the Board of Gjensidige for the first time in 2025.
He holds an MSc EBA degree (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen from 1981.
Dag Mejdell is chair of the board of Elopak ASA and Mestergruppen. He is also deputy chair of the board of Nordic Ferry Infrastructure AS.
Mejdell is a very experienced and highly respected chair. He has built his career as a board member alongside two substantial and successful CEO roles in Dyno Nobel and Posten. His broad background and significant leadership experience includes areas such as process industries, the financial sector, logistics, consumer retail, IT services, public transport and aviation. Mejdell also has broad expertise in sustainable development from several different sectors.
Dag Mejdell has extensive experience as a manager and board member in Norwegian and international businesses. He has previously been chair of Norsk Hydro and Sparebank 1 SR-Bank (now Sparebank 1 Sør-Norge ASA). Mejdell has also held directorships in EVRY, Visolit, VY and SAS.
Dag Mejdell is independent of key employees, main business partners and the principal shareholder. He is elected as Chair of the Board for one year.
Number of shares in Gjensidige: 700
Ellen Kristin Enger
Board member
Ellen Kristin Enger (born 1963) joined Gjensidige’s Board as an employee representative in 2020 and is also a member of the Organisation and Remuneration Committee.
Enger works as a certified insurance adviser in accident and health insurance at Gjensidige Forsikring. She has been employed in Gjensidige Forsikring since 1986 and is the Group’s chief union representative.
Enger is a member of the board of Gjensidige Pensjonskasse and the Finance Sector Union of Norway’s Vestfold and Telemark branch, and a member of the Finance Sector Union’s central executive committee.
She completed Gjensidige’s sustainability seminar in 2023.
Enger attended all the board meetings in 2025.
Enger is up for re-election to the Board in 2026.
Number of shares in Gjensidige 31.12.2024: 2,327
Eivind Elnan
Board member
Eivind Elnan (born 1974) has been a member of Gjensidige’s Board since 2017 and is also a member of the Audit Committee.
He holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management (sivilingeniør) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Elnan is chair of the board of AX Innovasjon AS, Industrivegen 10 Verdal AS, FPS Holding AS and Boligbyggelaget Midt. Elnan has also been a member of the board of Gjensidigestiftelsen.
Elnan has founded and built up several technology companies, including Securo AS and Hypoxic Technologies AS, which in 2017 become part of the German Wagner Group GmbH, and where he is now the general manager. Elnan has previous work experience from Securo AS, Innherred Vekst AS and Accenture and other firms.
Eivind Elnan is nominated as a member of the board of Gjensidigestiftelsen and is independent of key employees and main business partners.
Elnan was absent from one board meeting in 2024.
Elnan is nominated as a board member for one year.
Number of shares in Gjensidige 31.12.2024: 3,200
Simona Trombetta
Simona Trombetta (born 1976) has been a member of Gjensidige’s Board since 2025.
Trombetta holds a Master in Economics from Luiss ‘Guido Carli’ University in Rome.
She is the EVP of KIA, a part of Bertel O. Steen AS. She is a board member of Gjensidigestiftelsen and Baneservice AS.
Trombetta has previously worked at Boston Consulting Group, DNB Consulting and Breganza AS.
She has extensive experience in mobility, digital transformation, M&A, customer journey and strategy.
Simona Trombetta was nominated as a member of the board of Gjensidigestiftelsen and is independent of key employees and main business partners. She is elected as a board member for one year.
Number of shares in Gjensidige: 0
Sebastian Buur Gabe Kristiansen
Board member
Sebastian Buur Gabe Kristiansen (born 1987) joined Gjensidige’s Board as an employee representative in 2020 and is also a member of the Risk Committee.
Gabe Kristiansen has a financial degree in insurance, pension and secured credit from Niels Brock in Copenhagen, and supplementary education from the Danish Insurance Academy.
He is the union representative for Forsikringsforbundet at Gjensidige Forsikring in Denmark.
Gabe Kristiansen has held various positions at both Alka Forsikring and If. At Gjensidige, he has worked on claims handling and system development.
He completed Gjensidige’s sustainability seminar in 2023.
Gabe Kristiansen has attended all the board meetings in 2024.
Gabe Kristiansen is up for re-election to the Board in 2027.
Number of shares in Gjensidige 31.12.2024: 1,756
Tor Magne Lønnum
Board member
Tor Magne Lønnum (born 1967) has been a member of Gjensidige’s Board since 2020 and is also a member of the Risk Committee.
Lønnum is a registered public accountant from BI Norwegian Business School, and holds the exam for state-authorised public accountants from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), as well as an Executive Master of Business and Administration from the University of Bristol and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. Lønnum is a member of the board of Remedy Bidco. He is currently CEO of Kverva AS.
He has previous experience as chair of the board of Lindorff, and as board member of TGS Nopec Geophysical Company ASA, Bakkafrost and SR Bank. He has previous experience as CFO of Kverva, Aimia Inc., Tryg AS, Tryg Forsikring AS and Falck A/S. Lønnum has also previously been manager at KPMG AS, CFO and EVP for Strategy and Group Development at Gjensidige NOR Forsikring and CFO at Gjensidige Forsikring ASA.
He has worked on sustainability in connection with reporting and financing in his previous role as CFO at Falck AS.
Tor Magne Lønnum is independent of key employees and the principal shareholder.
He was absent from one board meeting in 2024.
Lønnum is nominated as a board member for one year.
Number of shares in Gjensidige 31.12 2024: 13,000
Mari Thjømøe
Mari Thjømøe (born 1963) has been a member of Gjensidige’s Board since 2025.
Thjømøe holds a degree in business economics (siviløkonom) from BI Norwegian Business School, and is a certified Financial Analyst from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). Thjømøe has also completed further education programmes at London Business School and Harvard Business School.
Mari Thjømøe currently runs her own consultancy company. She is also a board member and chair of the audit committee of Deezer SA, deputy chair and chair of the audit committee of Norconsult ASA, board member of FCG Fonder AB, board member of Sintef Eiendom Holding, and board member of VB Gruppen AS.
Thjømøe’s previous experience includes several senior positions in Norsk Hydro, Senior Vice President – Investor Relations in Statoil/Equinor, CFO in KLP, CFO and acting CEO in Norwegian Property. She also has experience as a board member of Tryg, Hafslund, ICE Group, TF Bank, Billington Process Technology and Scatec Solar.
Mari Thjømøe is independent of key employees, main business partners and the principal shareholder. She is elected as a board member for one year.
Number of shares in Gjensidige: 2,800
Ruben Pettersen
Board member
Ruben Pettersen (born 1988) joined Gjensidige’s Board as an employee representative in 2020 and is also a member of the Audit Committee.
Pettersen holds a bachelor’s degree in business and administration (specialisation in economics) from Trondheim Økonomiske Høgskole.
He has worked at Gjensidige Forsikring since 2013. He is the chief employee representative for the Private Division of Gjensidige Forsikring.
He completed Gjensidige’s sustainability seminar in 2023.
Pettersen attended all the board meetings in 2024.
Pettersen is up for re-election to the Board in 2026.
Number of shares in Gjensidige 31.12 2024: 2,311
Gyrid Skalleberg Ingerø
Board member
Gyrid Skalleberg Ingerø (1967) has been a member of Gjensidige’s Board since 2024 and is also a member of the Audit Committee.
She is a state authorised public accountant from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Ingerø is currently deputy chair of the board, and member of the audit committee and the remuneration committee at Telenor ASA.
She is also a board member and member of the audit committee at Höegh Autoliners ASA, board member and chair of the audit committee at Kitron ASA, board member of KID ASA, and member of the board and chair of the audit committee at Itera ASA.
Ingerø has extensive management experience in banking and finance, auditing, turnarounds and as CFO in listed companies. She has more than 30 years’ experience from various listed and PE-related companies. Until 2023, she was CFO of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, a leading global technology company.
In addition to the role as CFO in Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, Ingerø has banking experience from Nordea, worked for 8 years in KPMG, and experience as CFO / Investor Relations in Komplett Group ASA, CFO in Telenor Norge AS and CFO in Telenor Digital Businesses AS.
Ingerø has previously been a board member of Storebrand.
She is independent of key employees, main business partners and the principal shareholder.
Ingerø was absent from one board meeting in 2024.
Gyrid Skalleberg Ingerø is nominated as a member of the Board for one year.
Number of shares in Gjensidige 31.12 2024: 2,000
Gunnar Robert Sellæg
Board member
Gunnar Robert Sellæg (born 1973) has been a member of Gjensidige’s Board since 2020 and is also a member of the Organisation and Remuneration Committee.
Sellæg holds an MSc degree (sivilingeniør) from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) / the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH).
Sellæg is chair of the board of Disruptive Technologies AS and Dogu SalesScreen AS, and a member of the board of Amedia AS and Mimiro AS. Sellæg is Founding Partner and CEO at Core Equity AS and has broad experience of startups, digital initiatives, innovation and internationalisation, including services such as WiMP/Tidal, E24, Min Sky and Appear.in/Whereby.
He has held various positions at Schibsted, including as CEO of Aftenposten Multimedia AS and Aspiro AB, and Chief Product Officer and EVP Markets at Telenor Group ASA. In 2017, he was one of three founders of Spring Capital Polaris, and in 2023, one of two founders of Core Equity AS.
Sellæg attended all the board meetings in 2024.
He is nominated as a board member for one year.
Number of shares in Gjensidige 31.12 2024: 1,000