Gunnar Holt

Chairman of the Board of Directors at VEON

Mr. Holt held a Group Finance Director position at Telenor ASA from 2000 to 2017. From 2006 to 2017 he was a Senior Advisor in Telenor ASA. From 1995 to 1999 he served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Aker ASA and Aker RGI ASA. Prior to this Mr. Holt held various leadership positions in the Aker Group, including Deputy President of Norwegian Contractors AS, Executive Vice President and CFO of Aker Oil and Gas Technology AS, President of Aker Real Estate AS, and Finance and Accounting Director of Aker Norcem AS. From 1978 to 1986 he served as Executive Officer and Special Advisor in the Negotiation Department in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

Mr. Holt holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree (DBA from Henley Management College/Brunel University in the UK, an MBA from the University of Queensland in Australia, and an MBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin in the US. He has also studied at Northwestern University and the Wharton School/University of Pennsylvania in the US and IMD in Switzerland. Mr. Holt has served on a number of corporate boards.

Timeline

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors

    Current role

  • Director