Board/Management Information • Sep 6, 2018
Board/Management Information
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Kid ASA appoints new CEO
Lier, 06 September 2018: Kid ASA announces today that Anders Fjeld is appointed
new Chief Executive Officer of the company.
Anders Fjeld (42) is a Norwegian citizen and has a bachelor's degree from BI
Norwegian Business School. Mr. Fjeld comes with extensive experience within
retail from senior and executive positions in Elkjøp and XXL. His former
position was Chief Operating Officer and Concept Development Director in XXL.
"Anders Fjeld has solid management experience from retail companies that have
been successful in both physical and online retail across the Nordic countries
and has shown strong financial performance and leadership capabilities in his
positions. The Board of Directors is pleased to present Mr. Fjeld as the new CEO
of Kid and look forward to working in close cooperation with him going forward",
says Mr. Henrik Schüssler, Chairman of the Board.
"I see Kid as a well driven company with a strong position in a highly
competitive retail market. I look forward to getting to know all the talented
employees in Kid, and together continue to strengthen and grow the omni channel
position", says Anders Fjeld.
The exact date of Mr. Fjeld's appointment as CEO will be confirmed at a later
date.
At 4 May 2018, Kid announced that its former CEO Kjersti Hobøl had resigned.
Mrs. Hobøl will remain as CEO until 30 September 2018. Kid's CFO Petter Schouw
-Hansen will continue as interim CEO until Mr. Fjeld takes up his position.
For more information, please contact:
Petter Schouw-Hansen, +47 48 22 45 34
Henrik Schüssler, +47 91 58 06 06
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5
-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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