The organisation of Norges Vel
Norges Vel has 29 employees in Norway, primarily based at our main office at Hellerud Farm in Lillestrøm municipality, with additional staff at our regional office in Bergen. We also have country offices in Tanzania and MoZambique with a total of 13 local employees.
Board of Representatives, the supreme body
The board of representatives is our supreme body and meets once a year.
The board of representatives consists of one representative from each of the organisational members, 18 representatives for the personal members, the board of directors and 4 representatives chosen by, and among Norges Vel's employees.
It is the chairman that calls the board of representatives to meet and chairs the meeting.
Leadership
Norges Vel is organised as an association, and is a membership organisation where the board of representatives is the supreme body.
The board of directors is lead by the Praeses. The board of directors and Praeses is chosen by the board of representatives. The board of directors appoints the managing director
The Board of Directors of Norges Vel, from left to right: Bente Gro Slettebø, Sveinung Halbjørhus, Gunn Jorunn Sørum, Christoffer Grønstad, Randi Ledaal Gjertsen, Roar Bjånesøy, Jorunn Tønnesen.
Board of Directors as of June 2025
Gunn Jorunn Sørum
Preses
Head of Organization at Gartnerhallen.
Preses since 2025. Vice Preses from 2022. Member of the Board since 2018.
Sveinung Halbjørhus
Vice Preses
Farmer and property developer; former associate lawyer and municipal chief executive in Hemsedal municipality.
Vice Preses since 2025. Chair of the Representative Council since 2022.
Roar Bjånesøy
Board Member
Head of Communications and Strategy at Norges Sildesalgslag.
Board member since 2023.
Randi Ledaal Gjertsen
Board Member
General Manager of Bondens Marked.
Board member since 2022.
Jorunn Tønnesen
Board Member
Senior Advisor, International Department at Norges Vel.
Employee-elected board member since 2023.
Christoffer Grønstad
1st Deputy, Attending Member
Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA).
1st Deputy since 2024.
Bente Gro Slettebø
Chair of the Representative Council
Farmer, nurse, and politician from Rogaland.
Chair of the Representative Council since 2025.
Economy
As a nonprofit organisation, we work to achieve an operation in economic balance where any profit gets reinvested into development projects that contribute to our goal for thriving local communities.