Change in Anora Group's Executive Management Team: Stein Eriksen appointed as CFO of Anora. Stein Eriksen (49), M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed as CFO and a member of the Executive Management Team of Anora Group from the beginning of August 2024.

He will report to Jacek Pastuszka, CEO. Stein Eriksen's latest position has been CFO of the Norwegian stock-listed company XXL ASA, the largest sports retailer in the Nordic countries. He has also acted in a combined role as the Interim CEO and CFO of XXL ASA.

Prior to that, he has had a long career at the Norwegian stock-listed blue-chip company Orkla, a leading industrial investment company focused on brands and consumer-oriented companies. At Orkla, Stein's most recent positions were CFO at Orkla Care and SVP Finance at Orkla ASA. He has also held several other CFO, controller and finance manager positions at Orkla Brands Nordic (Lilleborg, KiMs, Nidar) and RIMI (ICA).

In addition, Stein has experience of several Board positions in XXL and Orkla group of companies. He started his career as an auditor and consultant at Arthur Andersen in Oslo and Barcelona.