About

The Norwegian cooperative with over 1.3 million members is also Norway’s second largest daily retailer and operates approximately 1,100 grocery stores in the country. Knut B. Kjøsnes worked in the company legal department for six years until 2015 when he was promoted to legal director. In his previous role he impressed and excelled in providing commercial legal assistance to the Group and line management in connection with the day-to-day and operational activities of the Group’s various companies. He actively participated in important Group projects contributing to strategy and structural processes by working with senior managers and executives and was member of the Group’s corporate social responsibility group. Since Kjøsnes become legal director, Coop Norge entered into an agreement in 2017 to be the new title sponsor of the Eliteserien, Norway’s premier domestic football league as well the second tier OBOS league in a three year deal. Before joining Coop Norge in 2009, Kjøsnes worked as a prosecutor in the Nordre Buskerud Police District. He was a judge and acting magistrate in the Brønnøy District Court for two years. Kjøsnes was also an associate at law fi rm Advokatfirmaet Alver og Ringerud & Co. between 2004 and 2007.