Hilde Merete Aasheim

Norwegian business executive (born 1958)

Hilde Merete Aasheim (born 1958) is a Norwegian business executive. She was chief executive officer of aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro from May 2019 to May 2024.²

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Born Sep 20, 1958.¹

Companies

Norsk HydroChief executive officer 2018 to May 13, 2023¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedNorwegian School of Economics³

Career

Occupation: statutory auditor, manager.⁶

2018 to 2023Chief executive, Norsk Hydro⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Elkem⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Norsk Hydro⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Equinor ASA⁴

Personal life

BornSep 20, 1958, Tønsberg⁷
CitizenshipNorway⁸

Born in Larvik in 1958, Aasheim is married to Tom Erling Mikkelsen. She is mother of comedian and program host Christian Mikkelsen.

Aasheim was educated as an economist from the Norwegian School of Economics, as well as a statutory auditor.

She worked for the company Elkem from 1986 to 2005, assuming various administrative positions. She was assigned with Norsk Hydro from 2005 to 2024. In 2019 she was appointed chief executive officer of Norsk Hydro, succeeding Svein Richard Brandtzæg. In May 2024, she stepped down as CEO of Hydro, succeeded by Eivind Kallevik.

Aasheim has also chaired the board of the Federation of Norwegian Industries.

She was ranked 60th on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hilde Merete Aasheim (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2020^{9 10}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2021^{9 13}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2022^{9 11}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2023^{9 12}

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WikidataHilde Merete Aasheim: Chief executive, Norsk Hydro, on Wikidata
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