Gunn Wærsted

Gunn Wærsted (born 16 March 1955) is a Norwegian businessperson, with prominent positions in finance and banking.

She was born in Vråliosen as a daughter of power plant manager Atle W. Wærsted and Ester Helgerud (1920–).

[1] In 2007 she resigned in Sparebank 1 Gruppen, and one month later she was hired in the Group Executive Management of multinational company Nordea.

[4] In October 2000, when the Norwegian State Railways had been rocked by turmoil for a while, Wærsted was installed as deputy chair in the board.

[9] Her tenure as chairman of the board at Telenor ASA has been characterized by a bitter personality conflict with the CEO, Sigve Brekke.