Knut Buraas-Kristiansen

Knut Buraas-Kristiansen has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Knut started their career in 1978 as a Technician at Helnessund Mekaniske Verksted AS and worked there until 1984. Knut then joined Aker Solutions and held various roles including CAD Coordinator, System Manager, and IT Coordinator from 1988 to 1996. Knut then moved on to NOR Forsikring AS and served as an IT Manager from 1996 to 1999. After that, they worked as an IT Director at Gjensidige NOR Spareforsikring from 1999 to 2001, and later at Ringnes AS from 2001 to 2003. From 2003 to 2007, they worked as the IT Director Europe Business Support at Esselte. Knut then joined Coca-Cola Drikker AS as the Nordic CIO from 2007 to 2011. Following that, they served as the Director of IT and Head of Global ERP Systems at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (formerly Nycomed) from 2011 to 2015. Currently, they work as the Head of IT at Active Brands AS since 2015.

Knut Buraas-Kristiansen attended Saltdal Vocational School from 1979 to 1981, where they obtained a degree in Shipbuilding. From 1985 to 1987, they furthered their education at Rana Technical Institute and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Knut later pursued a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Oslo College of Naval Engineering from 1987 to 1988.