Group management

Executive Vice President, CFO

Jostein Amdal (1965) has been CFO since 1 October 2016. Amdal joined Gjensidige as director of finance in 2002, and has since served as Chief Risk Officer and Head of Capital Management and M&A. Before joining Gjensidige, he held various management positions with If, Storebrand and Kværner. 

Amdal holds an MSc EBA degree (siviløkonom) as well as a graduate programme in economics and business administration (høyere avdeling), both from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 24,653

Executive Vice President, Commercial

Lars G Bjerklund (1971) has been Executive Vice President of the Commercial division since 1 September 2018. Bjerklund holds directorships in subsidiaries of Gjensidige.

He joined Gjensidige in 2003 and has held various senior management positions in the Group. In the last few years, he has been COO of General Insurance Sweden, claims director with responsibility for motor and travel claims, and managed the SME and agriculture segment of the Commercial division for several years.

Bjerklund holds a Master of Marketing and Management from the Norwegian School of Marketing (NMH), and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 2,997

Executive Vice President, Sweden and  Baltics

Aysegül Cin (1981) has been Executive Vice President of the Swedish segment since 1 September 2018.

Cin is Chair of the Board of ADB Gjensidige.

Cin joined Gjensidige in 2006 as a trainee. She has previously held several senior positions in the Group in the Private, Corporate Development, Strategy and M&A and Claims divisions, and most recently as Director of CRM and Digital Channels in the Commercial division.

Cin is a member of the board of Norsk Tipping. She holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management (sivilingeniør) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Karlsruhe University in Germany.

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 3,917

Executive Vice President, People, strategy and communication

Berit Nilsen (1973) has been Executive Vice President of People, Strategy and Communication since 17 January 2022.

Nilsen joined Gjensidige in 2012, and has held several management positions at group level, including in Risk Management, Finance and Group Performance Management, and Corporate Strategy. She has previously held a number of management positions at Tryg and also worked as an engineer for Aker.

Nilsen holds an MSc in Marine Engineering (sivilingeniør) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and a Master of Arts from the University of Oslo and Université Strasbourg in France.

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 1,603

Executive Vice President, Analytics, Product and Price

Janne Flessum (1971) has been Executive Vice President of Analysis, Product and Price since 17 January 2022.

Flessum joined Gjensidige as Head of Investor Relations in 2011, and took over responsibility for M&A and Capital Management in 2016. She was EVP Communication and Shared Services from 2018 to 2021, and then EVP People, Strategy and Communication from 2021 to January 2022. She has previously served as an investment analyst and portfolio manager with Orkla, corporate finance adviser with Kreditkassen, and as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand.

Flessum holds an MBA degree (siviløkonom) from BI Norwegian Business School.

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 8,251

Executive Vice President, Private

René Fløystøl (1981) has been Executive Vice President of the Private division since 1 June 2020.

Fløystøl is a member of the board of MyCar Group, and holds directorships in subsidiaries of Gjensidige.

He joined Gjensidige in 2011 and has held several senior management positions in the Group. In the Private division, he has held positions such as Executive Vice President of Group Performance Management, the Customer Centre and, most recently, Digitalisation and Development.

Fløystøl holds an MBA degree (siviløkonom) from BI Norwegian Business School.

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 4,506

Executive Vice President, Denmark

Mats C Gottschalk (1977) has been Executive Vice President of the Danish division since 1 September 2018. Gottschalk is a member of the board of the industry association Forsikring & Pension in Denmark.

Gottschalk joined Gjensidige in 2011 as EVP with responsibility for strategy and M&A. He has also been EVP Commercial.

Gottschalk was previously executive director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs International, and has held various positions with J.P. Morgan in London.

Gottschalk holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management (sivilingeniør) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the University of St. Gallen.

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 24,469

Executive Vice President, Technology and Insight

Tor Erik Silset (1976) has been Executive Vice President of Technology and Insight (called Technology and Infrastructure until September 2022) since 1 June 2020.

Silset joined Gjensidige in 2005 from Deloitte Consulting. He has previously held a range of different roles and management positions in the Private and Commercial divisions and in Finance and Group Performance Management at group level, most recently as head of property/liability insurance in the Nordic region and national manager for Analysis, Product and Price in Denmark.

Silset holds an MBA degree (siviløkonom) from BI Norwegian Business School.

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 4,659

Chief Risk Officer

Catharina Hellerud (1968) has been Chief Risk Officer since 17 January 2022.

Hellerud joined Gjensidige in 2007 as Head of IR and served as CFO from 2011 to 2016. She has previously held positions at Oslo Børs and as an accountant with Ernst & Young.

Hellerud is a state authorised public accountant from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and holds an MBA degree (siviløkonom) from BI Norwegian Business School. Hellerud is a member of the board of Mesta AS.

Number of shares in Gjensidige: 27,265