Stein Erik Hagen

Chairman of the Board

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b. 1956

  • First elected as a board member in 2004
  • First elected as Chairman of the Board in 2006
  • Member of Orkla’s Compensation Committee
  • Co-owner, together with his children, Canica AS and affiliated companies
  • Born in 1956

Career
2004–Present
Active Owner, Canica Companies

1999–2004
Grocer and Co-founder, ICA AB

1976–1999
Grocer and Founder, RIMI Norge AS and Hakon Gruppen AS

Education
1975–1976
Merchant Institute (Norwegian College of Retailing)

1973–1975
Wang Commercial High School

Other Appointments

  • Chairman and board member in various companies where the S.E. Hagen family holds direct or indirect ownership interests.
  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee at Anora Group Plc.

Shareholding:
Hagen and his close associates own 250,386,411 shares in Orkla (as of 31 December 2023).