Mads Eikeland
June 29, 2026 - Norske Skog ASA announced 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. As a result, Eikeland brings extensive experience from the business and strong insight into both operations and the organisation.
Norske Skog noted that 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.
"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," said Geir Drangsland, CEO of Norske Skog.
Eikeland commented, "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."
Eikeland holds 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.
Norske Skog Skogn is one of the largest newsprint mills in Europe. The mill has three paper machines with the combined capacity to produce 480,000 tonnes per year of newsprint. The operation employs 360 people.
Based in Oslo, Norway, 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.
SOURCE: Norske Skog