[1] Øvre Richter Frich held the position from 1910 to 1911,[2] and Axel Otto Normann from 1915 to 1922.
In addition to turning it into a daily newspaper, he consolidated its ties with the Liberal Party (founded 1884), giving Verdens Gang a strong position in the political scene.
When Thommessen left in 1910, Verdens Gang declined rapidly, as he brought much of the staff with him, immediately forming a competitor Tidens Tegn.
The background was a conflict between Thommessen and Olaf Madsen, an important shareholder and member of the board of directors.
[4] Thommessen won widespread support in the conflict, and Tidens Tegn quickly became Norway's largest newspaper, and attracted a variety of known writers, including Sven Elvestad, Olaf Bull, Herman Wildenvey and Selma Lagerlöf.