Norske Skog ASA

OB:NSKOG Stock Report

Market Cap: NOK 1.4b

Norske Skog Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Norske Skog's CEO is Geir Drangsland, appointed in Sep 2023, has a tenure of 2.17 years. total yearly compensation is NOK6.36M, comprised of 79.8% salary and 20.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.032% of the company’s shares, worth NOK455.88K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 2.6 years respectively.

Key information

Geir Drangsland

Chief executive officer

NOK 6.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage79.79%
CEO tenure2.2yrs
CEO ownership0.03%
Management average tenure2yrs
Board average tenure2.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Soft Earnings

Nov 01
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Soft Earnings

Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Weak Earnings May Only Reveal A Part Of The Whole Picture

Apr 29
Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Weak Earnings May Only Reveal A Part Of The Whole Picture
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New Recycled Containerboard Capacity Will Secure Market Position

Norske Skog's expansion in packaging paper and strategic machine operations will boost market share and revenue growth, especially in Europe.

Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Norske Skog ASA (OB:NSKOG) Following 25% Share Price Slump

Apr 17
Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Norske Skog ASA (OB:NSKOG) Following 25% Share Price Slump

Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On Norske Skog ASA (OB:NSKOG) Even After 26% Share Price Boost

Feb 26
Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On Norske Skog ASA (OB:NSKOG) Even After 26% Share Price Boost

Analyst Forecasts Just Became More Bearish On Norske Skog ASA (OB:NSKOG)

Feb 10
Analyst Forecasts Just Became More Bearish On Norske Skog ASA (OB:NSKOG)

Norske Skog (OB:NSKOG) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Feb 02
Norske Skog (OB:NSKOG) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Market Cool On Norske Skog ASA's (OB:NSKOG) Earnings Pushing Shares 25% Lower

Nov 19
Market Cool On Norske Skog ASA's (OB:NSKOG) Earnings Pushing Shares 25% Lower

Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

Oct 28
Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Geir Drangsland's remuneration changed compared to Norske Skog's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

NOK 122m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-NOK 180m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

NOK 14m

Dec 31 2024NOK 6mNOK 5m

-NOK 661m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

NOK 430m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

NOK 705m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

NOK 477m

Dec 31 2023NOK 3mNOK 2m

NOK 535m

Compensation vs Market: Geir's total compensation ($USD623.42K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Norwegian market ($USD337.09K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Geir's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Geir Drangsland (63 yo)

2.2yrs
Tenure
NOK 6,359,000
Compensation

Mr. Geir Olav Drangsland serves as Chief Executive Officer at Norske Skog ASA since September 01, 2023. He was Chairperson at Norske Skog ASA since March 9, 2023 until September 01, 2023. He served as the...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Geir Drangsland
Chief Executive Officer2.2yrsNOK 6.36m0.032%
NOK 455.9k
Tord Torvund
Chief Financial Officer1.7yrsNOK 1.22m0.013%
NOK 182.4k
Even Lund
Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance1.8yrsNOK 1.05m0.029%
NOK 414.5k
Einar Blaauw
Senior VP & General Counsel1.8yrsNOK 2.70mno data
Robert Wood
Senior Vice President of Commercial7.8yrsNOK 2.29m0.0062%
NOK 87.2k
Carsten Dybevig
Vice President of Corporate Communication & Public Affairsno datano datano data
Mari Mogen
Head of Sustainability3.8yrsno datano data
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
45yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: NSKOG's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Eva Berg
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Arvid Grundekjon
Independent Chair of the Board7.1yrsNOK 570.00k0.12%
NOK 1.7m
Christoffer Bull
Independent Director2.6yrsno datano data
Terje Sagbakken
Director1.6yrsno data0.019%
NOK 263.6k
Tore Oestensvig
Board Observer3.8yrsno datano data
Asbjorn Dypdahl
Board Observer2.8yrsno datano data
Trude Ulven
Directorless than a yearno datano data
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: NSKOG's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/26 02:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/26 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Norske Skog ASA is covered by 4 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullABG Sundal Collier
Johannes GrunseliusDNB Carnegie
Kenneth SivertsenPareto Securities