Chris Topple, CEO Euronext London, Global Head of Sales Euronext, and Chairman of the Board at Nord Pool, said: “I wish to thank Kari for her significant contribution to the development of Nord Pool and for her commitment to the integration of Nord Pool within Euronext since the completion of the acquisition of Nord Pool by Euronext in January 2020. Having led the company through transitional times, Kari made Nord Pool consistently deliver excellent economic results, creating significant value for all its stakeholders. The Board of Nord Pool wishes her warm thanks for her hard work and commitment, and all the best for her future career steps”.
CEO Kari Ekelund Thørud stated: “After more than three years of leading Nord Pool, I am first of all very grateful to the Nord Pool teams for their hard work and inspiring dedication to continuously develop across both our established markets in the Nordic, Baltic and Great Britain, as well as the new Central European markets we have entered. Nord Pool is today in good shape with its integration within Euronext as a pan-european market infrastructure, and I trust that the Nord Pool team will continue on in making a wide variety of European markets benefit from their expertise”.
Fredrik Bomstad has been working with Nord Pool since 2018. Within Nord Pool he has successfully been Director of Strategy, and Chief Financial Officer since April 2020. Prior to joining Nord Pool, Fredrik Bomstad has worked for McKinsey & Company, and then within Hafslund as Head of Strategy and Business Development, before being appointed CEO of Hafslund Hedging AS in 2017.
Nord Pool is owned by Euronext (66%) and TSO Holding (34%).
About Nord Pool
Nord Pool, Europe’s leading power market, delivers efficient, simple and secure trading across Europe. The company offers day-ahead and intraday trading, clearing and settlement to customers regardless of size or location. Today 360 companies from 20 countries trade on Nord Pool’s markets.
Nord Pool operates markets in the Nordic and Baltic regions, Germany, Poland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and the UK. Nord Pool is a Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO) in 15 European countries, while also servicing power markets in Croatia and Bulgaria. In 2019 Nord Pool had a total turnover of 494 TWh traded power. The company has offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, London and Berlin.
Nord Pool has 25 years of power market experience built on offering flexibility, transparency, innovation, greater choice and participation to our customers.
Oslo, 11 October 2021
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Stina Johansen, +47 916 50 603 - stina.johansen@nordpoolgroup.com