Siri Lill Mannes (1970), was appointed to the Board by the annual general meeting on 23 May 2018. She has studied history at second degree level, Russian at intermediate level and Russian-Soviet studies at one-year foundation level. She has also completed the Armed Forces’ course in Russian and officer's training school and studies in political science in Georgia, USA (1-year grant from Rotary). Siri Lill Mannes has an extensive background from journalism, has worked as a TV host and entrepreneur. She started working for TV2 when the TV channel was founded in 1992. Since 2010, she has been the Director of the communications company SpeakLab AS, where she is also a partner and founder. Siri Lill Mannes owns no shares in the company at 31 December 2019.