About

NorgesGruppen’s history goes back over 150 years and the company today is one of the largest players in the Norwegian grocery retail market earning close to $10bn in 2016. Ragna Bergholt Rom is currently general counsel and helps the company maintain its desired position of being a leading trading company within the in Scandinavian consumer goods market with a primary focus in Norway. Since taking her current position in early 2016, Rom has been involved in the company’s most significant developments. In January 2017, NorgesGruppen reached an agreement to purchase a 49% stake in Eurocash, the second-largest food retailer along Sweden’s border with Norway. Two months later the company sold its domestic pizza business, Dolly Dimple’s, to Domino’s Pizza Group. Away from negotiating commercial deals, Rom is also involved ensuring the company complies with the latest regulations affecting NorgesGruppen such as those that relate to greenhouse gas emissions and salt content in its foods products. Before joining NorgesGruppen, Rom worked at the law firm Raeder for five years between 2011 and 2016. Immediately prior to her successful time at Raeder, Rom obtained her Master’s degree in law from the University of Oslo in 2011.