New Managing Director at Norske Skog Skogn AS
Norske Skog ASA announces that Mads Eikeland has been appointed Managing Director of Norske Skog Skogn AS, effective 1 September 2026.
Eikeland currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Norske Skog Skogn AS, a position he has held since 2022, following his previous role as Finance Manager at the same mill. He therefore brings extensive experience from the business and strong insight into both operations and the organisation. During his time with the company, Eikeland has demonstrated strong professional competence and solid leadership skills, delivering documented results in close collaboration with the organisation.
“It is important for Norske Skog to develop internal leaders and give talented employees the opportunity to take on greater responsibility. Mads Eikeland has built solid experience and commands strong respect within the organisation. I am confident that he is the right person to lead Norske Skog Skogn forward,” says Geir Drangsland, CEO of Norske Skog.
“I am proud and humbled by the trust placed in me and look forward to leading Norske Skog Skogn together with skilled and dedicated colleagues. We have a strong organisation and a solid foundation, and I am motivated to further develop the business and deliver good results going forward,” says Mads Eikeland.
Mads has a strong academic background, holding a Master’s degree in financial economics and a Master’s degree in Accounting and Auditing from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School. He has previous experience as an auditor, consultant, and finance manager, among others from Deloitte and KPMG.
About Norske Skog Norske Skog is a producer of packaging paper and publication paper across four mills in Europe. Packaging paper includes testliner and fluting and publication paper includes newsprint and magazine paper. The annual production capacity of packaging paper is 0.8 million tonnes, and the annual production capacity of publication paper is 1.2 million tonnes. Packaging paper and publication paper are sold through sales offices and agents. Norske Skog has approximately 1 650 employees and the parent company, Norske Skog ASA, a public limited liability company, is incorporated in Norway and has its head office in Oslo. The company is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange with the ticker NSKOG. Norske Skog Communications and Public Affairs