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We believe that people are more important than models in counseling. We also believe that there is a big difference between advice based on learned theories, and advice based on personal experiences. Therefore, we employ people who have stood in the middle of controversy and place great emphasis on providing a high degree of seniority.
Managing partner Per Høiby has a widespread network and vast experience from various positions in communications and politics, as well as significant management experience. He has broad and extensive experience as a consultant in both crisis and strategic communications.
+47 994 55 225
ph@firsthouse.no
Chairman of the board and partner Leif Monsen is one of the industry’s most experienced consultants in financial communications and crisis management. He has served as an advisor in numerous IPO’s, partial privatization and distribution sales, as well as mergers and acquisitions.
+47 908 77 022
lm@firsthouse.no
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen is a former Minister of Health and Care Services, Labour and Social Inclusion, and Agriculture and Food. He has also been a Member of Parliament for several periods.
+47 916 73 500
bhh@firsthouse.no
Bjørn Richard Johansen is one of Norway’s most experienced advisors within strategic positioning and management, operational crisis management, national and international media relations, governmental affairs and corporate communication.
+47 478 00 100
brj@firsthouse.no
Christine Eiken has worked as a consultant for IT companies, consumer-oriented businesses and companies within banking and finance, with emphasis on communication strategies, media management and operational communications.
+47 416 91 716
ce@firsthouse.no
Hans-Christian Vadseth has a background as one of the most experienced and versatile media executives, with experience as both an editor and director of major media companies.
+47 915 59 619
hcv@firsthouse.no
Henno Grenness has extensive and broad experience from investment banking and capital markets, with expertise in finance.
+47 911 44 658
hg@firsthouse.no
Jan-Erik Larsen is a former State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister in Jens Stoltenberg’s first and second governments (2000-2001 and 2008-2009), and also served as a special advisor to the Labour Party Government Group. He is a former member of both the Kristiansund City Council and the Møre and Romsdal County Council. He has held several posts within the Norwegian Labour Party and its youth organization, AUF.
+47 995 41 967
jel@firsthouse.no
jel@firsthouse.no
Kristin Ebbesen has extensive experience as a project manager in the communications industry in addition to diverse industry experience within product development, brand and marketing communication, as well as management, accounting and finance.
+47 911 64 566
kde@firsthouse.no
Per Bjørkum has worked with all aspects of financial communications: as a reporter and editor at Reuters; as a financial analyst for the Credit Fund and Norse Securities; and, as vice president in the listed company NetCom.
+47 922 55 777
pb@firsthouse.no
Steinar Flaa has more than ten years experience as a communications advisor with emphasis on strategic business-based communication and media studies. His journalistic experience includes dn.no.
+47 920 55 744
sf@firsthouse.no
Tor Mikkel Wara has many years experience as a communications advisor in his own company, Wara Consulting. He also has served as a partner in the PR agency Geelmuyden.Kiese, and the consulting company Madland & Wara.
+47 917 02 191
tmw@firsthouse.no
Kari Holm Hejna has extensive experience as an advisor from a number of IPO’s, as well as from mergers and acquisitions. She has also worked as CFO and IR manager in a listed company and has many years of management experience in economics, administration and IR/finance.
+47 906 69 284
khh@firsthouse.no
Ketil Lindseth is a former State Secretary of Health and Care Services. He has experience from both parliamentary and governmental work, and has been a key member of the AF and county council representative to the Labour Party in Nord-Trondelag.
+47 419 00 286
kl@firsthouse.no
Diane Dahl has varied international experience from various management positions in both the private and public sectors.
+47 478 36 212
dd@firsthouse.no
Einar Lunde began his career in 1966 as a temporary, summer employee and freelancer with NRK radio. His final television broadcast of the daily news was Monday, September 27th, 2010 – 40 years after the day of his debut as the first permanent broadcaster in the NRK flagship’s history.
+47 920 12 405
el@firsthouse.no
Geir Helljesen worked in the political department of the BBC, and is particularly known as an expert commentator and analyst in local and parliamentary elections.
+47 905 51 386
geir@helljesen.no
gh@firsthouse.no
geir@helljesen.no
Per Terje Vold, former CEO of the Norwegian Oil Industry Association, OLF (2004-2010), is associated with First House as a senior advisor.
+47 916 17 726
ptv@firsthouse.no
Henriette is the Director of our Public Affairs unit. She has many years experience as Manager Government Affairs in Microsoft. She also has experience from several government positions in Norway, giving her a unique understanding of the combination of policy and business. Henriette has an MBA and a law degree.
+47 93 08 49 89
hmg@firsthouse.no
Torbjørn S. Andersen has held positions as director of communications, both nationally and internationally, in such organizations as the Aker Group, ABB and Ericsson Mobile Communications. He has extensive experience in both strategic processes and implementation.
+47 928 85 542
ta@firsthouse.no
Torbjørn Sølsnæs is a former political advisor to the Conservative Party’s parliamentary group, where he was responsible for employment and social policy. He has worked, among other things, with shaping the Party’s policies and messages in the welfare debate and was an advisor during negotiations on pension reform in 2007.
+47 48 86 79 25
ts@firsthouse.no
Al-Samarai is a student trainee, with broad experience in youth and local politics. In addition to Norwegian and English, AL-Samarai is fluent in Arabic. She was born in 1987 in Bagdad.
Nils M. Apeland is a senior communications advisor with analysis, reputation and media management as specialties. In 2007, he wrote “The Good Company”, Norway’s first book on reputation management. In 2007 Apeland received The Norwegian Public Relations Consultancies Associations first ever “Honorary Award” for his contribution to the development of the communications discipline in Norway.
+916 44 266
na@firsthouse.no
Merete Haugli is active as a board member of several companies and self employed as a coach and advisor. She serves on the boards of RS Platou Markets AS, CaM AS, Europa Infrastruktur AS, Floatel International Ltd, Acta Holding ASA, Comrod ASA. Haugli also sits on the board of Global Infrastructure and Renewable Energy Funds under the auspices of First Securities and Swedbank. She sits on the committee in Marine Harvest ASA, is a deputy for the National Insurance Fund and sits on the board of the Conservative Party Women’s Forum. She has been director of Private Banking at SEB Private Bank and leader of the Oslo office of Wealth Management. Merete was Chief Inspector / Head of Organized Crime for the Oslo Police District from 2002 to 2005.
+47 996 07 000
mh@firsthouse.no
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Johanna Ellefsen Rostad is a former employee of the Ministry of Trade and Industry where she has worked for nearly three years. For 18 months, she was an advisor and speechwriter for the Minister as well as for the whole political leadership of the Ministry.
+ 47 936 26 056
jer@firsthouse.no
Sigrid Hagerup Melhuus has worked as an analyst with the consultancy company Econ Pöyry in the department of climate and environment. She has a master’s degree in public management and governance from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in comparative politics and economics from the University of Bergen. She has previously held the position of leader of the Norwegian Student Union in Bergen, and has held several political offices in the Left Socialistic party.
+47 938 04 730
shm@firsthouse.no
Even Nordstrom has 20 years experience in the media industry. He has been CEO of A-pressen, and prior to that was CFO and member of corporate management. He has many years management experience at TV2, including a period as chairman. Nordstrøm has played a central role in the development of A-pressen as the country’s second largest media group.
He also has 10 years of experience as a management consultant in Nexia Consulting with clients in both private and public sectors.
+47 411 89 012
en@firsthouse.no
Sylvi Listhaug has many years experience in Norwegian politics, both nationally and locally. She has been active in Oslo politics for over five years, and was partly responsible for municipal nursing and care services, social services, substance abuse and child welfare. She served on City Council from 2009 – 2011. Sylvi has also been an advisor to parliament for Church, Education and Research issues. She has held several positions in the Progress party. Sylvi was born in 1977 and is originally from Ørskog Sunnmøre. She now lives in Oslo.
+47 916 31 670
sl@firsthouse.no
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Erlend is an experienced EU affairs adviser to Norwegian companies and organizations. He has several years of experience in providing strategic advice and public affairs consultancy services for leading companies in their interactions with EU institutions, and frequently gives lectures on effective and constructive advocacy in Brussels. He has professional media experience from several Norwegian media outlets, and has previously worked at the Mission of Norway to the European Union. He is fluent in English and Norwegian and has a working knowledge of French and Spanish.
+47 908 44 607
eeb@firsthouse.no