Berit Kjøll
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Berit Kjøll

Norwegian corporate officer and sports executive

Berit Kjøll (born 30 November 1955) is a Norwegian economist, corporate officer and sports administrator. She served as the president of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports from 2019 to 2023.2

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Born Nov 30, 1955.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
  • Date not recordedINSEAD3

Career

Occupation: manager, economist, sports official.6

Kjøll has held leading administrative positions in Universitetenes Reisebyrå, Norgesparken with Tusenfryd and Vikinglandet, Flytoget, Steen & Strøm and Telenor. She was appointed director of Huawei Norway in 2011, and assumed this position until 2019. She served as chairman of the board of the Norwegian Trekking Association from 2012 to 2018, and in SJ Norge AS. She has been board member of Hurtigruten and InterOil, as well as Norges Rytterforbund, DNB ASA, Scandinavian Airlines, Aker Holding, Norges Varemesse AS and Oslo University Hospital.

She was voted president of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports in 2019, edging out Sven Mollekleiv with a vote margin of two. She sought re-election in 2023, but lost to her opponent Zaineb Al-Samarai in a 138–29 vote.

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Personal life

  • BornNov 30, 1955, Horten Municipality7 8
  • CitizenshipNorway9

Born on 30 November 1955, Kjøll has studied market economy at Norges Markedshøyskole, and tourism at the Oppland Distriktshøgskole. She has further education in administration from Harvard Business School.

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