Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement sent1 September 2023 where it was stated thatGeir Drangsland would resign as CEO ofByggma and that a process of hiring a new CEO started. The process of hiring a new CEO is now completed.Conrad Lehne Drangsland is appointed as the new CEO ofByggma . He will assume the role as of1 April 2024 . He has worked inByggma sinceJune 2021 and functioned as CFO sinceOctober 2022 . "The Board of Directors inByggma is comfortable thatConrad Lehne Drangsland has the managerial and personal attributes required to lead and develop the Group going forward, and we are very happy that he has said yes to take on the job asByggma's next CEO. With Conrad Byggma will have a strong and well regarded leader that know the Group and the industry well", says Chairman of the Board,Terje Gunnulfsen . Before Byggma Conrad has experience as Director of Group Accounting inIDEX Biometrics ASA and Manager in PwC. He holds a Master of Science in Business with Major in Finance (with Honours) fromThe Norwegian Business School (BI) and Master of Professional Accountancy from The Norwegian school of economics (NHH) and was certified as a state authorised accountant. "I would like to thank the Board of Directors for its confidence in me.Byggma is a company with great culture and values that I personally believe in. I am very happy that Henry, who has been a very solid and loyal coworker for several years, assumes the role as CFO. So far in Byggma I have experienced historically good years to now that we find ourselves in maybe the toughest market conditions for the building industry in over 30 years.Byggma consist of fantastic colleagues that work hard every day, and going forward we must continue to improve our competitiveness and release the potential that the company has, particularly through development and increased sale of sustainable building materials from renewable raw materials", saysConrad Lehne Drangsland , upcoming new CEO ofByggma .Henry Gundersen is appointed as the new CFO inByggma . He will assume the role as of1 April 2024 . He has worked inByggma since 2007 as Head of Group Accounting and Finance Director inByggma's subsidiary Huntonit AS. Before Byggma Henry has experience as Accounting Director in Hunsfos Fabrikker and Ventelo. He is educated atCopenhagen Business School (CBS) and Siviløkonom from The Norwegian school of economics (NHH). "I am very happy thatByggma has appointed a new CEO and CFO. The fact that the two preferred candidates are internally sourced confirms the strong culture of continuity in the management thatByggma has", says outgoing CEO and major shareholderGeir Drangsland .
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