About

Orkla Group is a leading supplier of branded consumer goods that operates mainly in the Nordic, Baltic and Central European regions. Away from consumer goods, Orkla Group also has significant investments in hydro power and financial assets. Since 1992, Karl Otto Tveter has held a number of roles within Orkla Group, including as its senior vice president, legal affairs from 2000 and, from 2012, executive vice president, group functions and legal affairs. In that same year he became a member of the Orkla Executive board, taking on responsibility for the Group Secretariat and acting as secretary to the Board of Directors. Tveter played a key role in selling Orkla Group’s 50% interest in Sapa, the world’s leading manufacturer of extruded aluminium profiles, to Norsk Hydro in 2017. Before joining Orkla, Tveter worked in the tax law department for the Ministry of Finance and Customs between 1989 and 1992.