Egil Hogna

Egil Olav Hogna
Born (1971-03-12) 12 March 1971
Oslo, Norway
Residence Oslo
Nationality Norwegian
Education Master of Science degree from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, in Trondheim. MBA from INSEAD.
Alma mater Norwegian University of Science and Technology
INSEAD
Occupation CEO, Sapa Group
Spouse(s) Ann Karin Belsvik Hogna

Egil Olav Hogna (born 12 March 1971) is a Norwegian engineer and business executive. On 1 September 2015 he was appointed new CEO of Sapa Group.[1]

Career

From 1994 to 1999 Hogna was a consultant for McKinsey & Company. In 1999 he became the Corporate Controller of Norsk Hydro Agri.[2][3] Starting January 2002 he was the Vice President at Hydro Aluminium Metal Products responsible for Supply Chain & Performance Management.[4]

Starting in 2003 he held a range of different positions in Yara[5][6][7] until he was appointed CEO on 26 August 2015.[8][9][10] In April 2016 Egil Hogna opened Sapa's first North American automotive-focused R&D lab facility in Detroit, Michigan handling automotive customers like Jaguar Land Rover and Tesla.[11]

Sustainability

Hogna has stated that recycling and environmental technology is key area and that Sapa is behind a new range of transformable, aluminium-framed furniture developed for IKEA[12] to be launched in 2018.[13]

Following US President Donald Trumps withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, Hogna tweeted "Sometimes politicians are not able to make the right choices. All the more reason for business to step up."[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Norsk Hydro agrees $3.2bn deal for aluminium producer Sapa". Financial Times.
  2. ↑ "Oslo Børs: Egil Hogna appointed new Yara CFO". Newsweb Oslo Børs.
  3. ↑ "Turnaround achievement". Yara.com.
  4. ↑ "Bloomberg Executive Profile". Bloomberg.
  5. ↑ "- Børsen Ingen ledestjerne". Dagens Næringsliv.
  6. ↑ "Hogna ny Yara-topp". Dagens Næringsliv.
  7. ↑ "Yara Financial Report 2012" (PDF). Yara.com.
  8. ↑ "Den nye Sapa-sjefen: – Vi ligger godt foran planen". E24.no.
  9. ↑ "Sapa names Yara's Hogna as new ceo". Metal Bulletin.
  10. ↑ "Strength in Sapa". Aluminium International Today, page 19-20.
  11. ↑ "Sapa Opens Automotive-Focused Research Lab in Detroit". Light Metal Age.
  12. ↑ "We have local production for local markets". Metal Bulletin.
  13. ↑ "Ikea's hackable 'open platform' furniture will go on sale early next year". The Verge.
  14. ↑ "Twitter Profile Egil Hogna". Twitter.com.
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