Administration

Anne Karin Hamre, Director: akh@vestforsk.no, +47 979 86 511

Silje Vatlestad, Head of Finance

Monica Brugrand, Head of HR

Idun A. Husabø, Head of Communication

The leader group

Anne Karin Hamre, Director

Hilde G. Corneliussen: Head of Research, Technology and Society

Halvor Dannevig: Head of Research, Climate and Environment

Ida Tidemann-Andersen: Head of Group, Technology and Society

Hans-Jakob Walnum: Head of Group, Climate and Environment

The board

Western Norway Research Institute board has seven members. Five are appointed by Vestland County Administration, one by the Research Council of Norway, and one is elected by the employees.

Board members

Silja Ekeland Bjørkely, Chair

Kristin Rundsveen Bøtun, Deputy Chair

Erik Kyrkjebø

Arve Sandal

Synnøve Aabrekk 

Tone Fløtten

Svein Ølnes

Deputy members

Emil Gadolin

Svein Ove Slinde

Kathrine Jakobsen

Kristin Maurstad

Iselin Marstrander

Hilde G. Corneliussen (for Svein Ølnes)