Atea's CEO is Steinar Sonsteby, appointed in Jan 2014, has a tenure of 12.5 years. total yearly compensation is NOK17.90M, comprised of 32.4% salary and 67.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.11% of the company’s shares, worth NOK20.25M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 11.9 years and 3.3 years respectively.
Key information
Steinar Sonsteby
Chief executive officer
NOK 17.9m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
32.40%
CEO tenure
12.5yrs
CEO ownership
0.1%
Management average tenure
11.9yrs
Board average tenure
3.3yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Steinar Sonsteby's remuneration changed compared to Atea's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
NOK 1b
Dec 31 2025
NOK 18m
NOK 6m
NOK 878m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
NOK 798m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
NOK 764m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
NOK 737m
Dec 31 2024
NOK 16m
NOK 6m
NOK 767m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
NOK 771m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
NOK 761m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
NOK 817m
Dec 31 2023
NOK 17m
NOK 6m
NOK 800m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
NOK 850m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
NOK 864m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
NOK 892m
Dec 31 2022
NOK 19m
NOK 5m
NOK 848m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
NOK 853m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
NOK 843m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
NOK 763m
Dec 31 2021
NOK 15m
NOK 5m
NOK 760m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
NOK 740m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
NOK 703m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
NOK 712m
Dec 31 2020
NOK 14m
NOK 4m
NOK 590m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
NOK 524m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
NOK 510m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
NOK 457m
Dec 31 2019
NOK 16m
NOK 4m
NOK 530m
Compensation vs Market: Steinar's total compensation ($USD1.83M) is about average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD2.45M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Steinar's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Steinar Sonsteby (64 yo)
12.5yrs
Tenure
NOK 17,900,000
Compensation
Mr. Steinar Sønsteby was Interim Managing Director of Atea A/S (also known as Atea Denmark) from February 2025 to March 2, 2026. Mr. Sonsteby has been the Chief Executive Officer of Atea ASA since February...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Steinar Sonsteby
Chief Executive Officer
12.5yrs
NOK 17.90m
0.11% NOK 20.2m
Robert Giori
Chief Financial Officer
11.9yrs
NOK 9.40m
0.12% NOK 20.5m
Carl-Johan Hultenheim
Chief Operating Officer
15.5yrs
NOK 12.70m
0.013% NOK 2.3m
Juha Sihvonen
Managing Director of Atea Finland OY (Finland)
18.2yrs
NOK 9.10m
0.00027% NOK 48.1k
Arunas Bartusevicius
Managing Director of Atea Baltic UAB (the Baltics)
no data
NOK 6.20m
0.16% NOK 28.5m
Linus Wallin
Managing Director of Atea Sverige AB - Sweden
5.5yrs
NOK 9.00m
0.00023% NOK 41.0k
Ole Saxrud
Managing Director
4.8yrs
NOK 8.00m
0.0016% NOK 283.5k
Ole Fjellestad
Group Chief Accountant
no data
no data
no data
Silje Gabrielsen
CFO of Atea Norway
no data
no data
no data
Nicolai Moresco
Managing Director Atea Denmark
less than a year
no data
0.0036% NOK 647.2k
Christian Stangeland
Director of Business Control
no data
no data
no data
11.9yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ATEAO's management team is seasoned and experienced (11.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Marianne Johnsen
Deputy Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Carl Wollebekk
Director
3.3yrs
NOK 200.00k
no data
Morten Jurs
Independent Director
16.3yrs
NOK 350.00k
no data
Svein-Tore Andersen
Alternate Director
no data
no data
no data
Truls Berntsen
Deputy Director
less than a year
NOK 100.00k
0.00013% NOK 23.2k
Sven Madsen
Independent Chairman of the Board
18.3yrs
NOK 600.00k
no data
Saloume Djoudat
Independent Director
11.3yrs
NOK 200.00k
no data
Lone Kunøe
Director
3.3yrs
NOK 200.00k
no data
Marius Hole
Employee Elected Director
4.2yrs
NOK 150.00k
no data
Eugenie Bakous
Employee Representative Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Charlotte Dohm
Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Christoffer Hansen
Employee Representative Director
less than a year
no data
no data
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ATEAO's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/12 00:59
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/30 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Atea ASA is covered by 8 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.