Svein Tore Holsether

President and Chief Executive Officer

Svein Tore Holsether (born 1972) is President and Chief Executive Officer of Yara International since 2015.

Mr. Holsether is passionate about promoting the Sustainable Development Goals and the drive towards a net-zero future in the global business arena. He is member of the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) and also co-chair of WEF CEO Alliance for Food, Water & Health. He is also in the steering committee of the Food Collective and was a Commissioner of the Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC). He was elected President of NHO, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. Previously, Mr. Holsether has held a range of executive and senior position in large industrial companies.

Mr. Holsether has a BSc degree, specializing in Finance & Management, from the University of Utah, USA.

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