OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian budget airline Norwegian Air has appointed its chief financial officer Geir Karlsen as new chief executive with immediate effect, succeeding Jacob Schram, it announced on Monday.
“Karlsen has successfully led the financial reconstruction of Norwegian and has the competencies, focus, trust and dedication that makes him the best choice as CEO of Norwegian,” said Svein Harald Oeygard, chair of Norwegian’s board of directors.
(Reporting by Nora Buli, editing by Terje Solsvik)
