Norautron Group CEO Appointed

The Board of Norautron Group AS has appointed Trond K. Johannessen as President and CEO of the Norautron Group AS, effective as of June 1st 2017.

Trond K. Johannessen comes from the position as CEO of Hatteland Display AS. He has also been part of the executive management team in Tomra Systems ASA for several years and worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company.

Norautron Group AS is a technology Group established in 1986, owned by J.C. Broch AS: Norautron Group is, through its subsidiaries, a professional technology partner for tier one technology companies globally. Key offerings include own branded products, traded products and solutions, as well as a wide range of services from R&D and Engineering to Manufacturing Services. With approx. 850 employees and 2016 revenues around. NOK 1,5 bn, the group serves customers all over the world and has operations in 9 countries. The main operating entities in the Norautron Group are Elektronix, Norautron, Hatteland Display and GuardREC.

“We are very pleased to have Trond K. Johannessen as the President & CEO of the Norautron Group, and we look forward to working closely with him to further grow and develop the Group in the time ahead”, says Jørgen C. Broch, Chairman and owner of Norautron Group AS.

“The Norautron Group consists of well established companies with strong market positions and brands. To be able to succeed in today’s rapidly changing technology environment, it is important for the Norautron Group to ensure that we utilize the resources of the group companies as forcefully as possible and have a coherent approach to market opportunities”, says Trond K. Johannessen, new President & CEO of Norautron Group AS.

In addition to his new role, Trond K. Johannessen will maintain his duties as CEO of Hatteland Display AS until further notice.