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Ekornes appoints Henrik Bodekær Thomsen as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Henrik Bodekær Thomsen is named CCO at Ekornes AS. Thomsen will lead all Ekornes sales operations globally and be a part of the Executive Management Team. He will start his new role February 1st, 2025.
Thomsen comes from the role of Vice President of Expansion Markets at Anora Group, leading the group's key growth initiatives in international markets.
Henrik Bodekær Thomsen holds an HD Degre

Tine Hammernes Leopold

Ekornes appoints Tine Hammernes Leopold as new CEO

Ekornes, a leading furniture producer founded in Norway and renowned for brands like Ekornes®, Stressless®, Svane®, and IMG, has appointed Tine Hammernes Leopold, an experienced branded consumer goods leader, as the new chief executive officer.
Headquartered in Sykkylven, Norway, with more than 2,600 employees and production facilities in Norway, USA, Thailand and Lithuania, Ekornes provides q

DB Schenker and Ekornes start long-haul transport route on biogas

DB Schenker and Ekornes start long-haul transport route on biogas

DB Schenker and Ekornes have ambitious environmental strategies and are working together towards cleaner transport. They have now established a new long-haul transport route between the Ekornes warehouse in Sykkylven and The Port of Oslo.
It will be served by semi-trolleys with export goods from Ekornes and imported goods for the production in Sykkylven. This environmental initiative will ensur

Ekornes QM Holding – Operational update

Ekornes QM Holding – Operational update

Ekornes QM Holding today provides an operational update regarding group initiatives to adapt to the current market development and protect the group’s resilience to ensure competitiveness in markets across the world. The group is rightsizing operations in Norway, restructuring activities in Asia, and implementing further measures to manage cost and margin development.

Ekornes is the largest

DB Schenker plans to run Zero-emission Autonomous Coastal Container Feeder for Ekornes AS in Norway

DB Schenker plans to run Zero-emission Autonomous Coastal Container Feeder for Ekornes AS in Norway

The vessel will be first of its kind • Prestudy agreement signed • Strong partner network provides innovative solution for sustainable, cost-effective shipping.


Oslo, May 5th, 2022 – DB Schenker has revealed its plans to run an innovative, zero-emission coastal container feeder between Ikornnes quay and the Port of Ålesund in Norway. The fully electric vessel includes a unique design, m

New: Stressless® Rome - a redefined sitting experience

New: Stressless® Rome - a redefined sitting experience

Designed to fit the body and please the eye
The human body and its need for movement, variation and proper support while sitting is the inspiration behind the Stressless® Rome series by Norwegian furniture brand Stressless®. It speaks to a modern and design-conscious audience with its generous and invitingly soft design.
The Stressless® Rome series has been developed and designed in close c

Styropor® Ccycled™ for Stressless® packaging: proven material with reduced carbon footprint for high-end design furniture

Styropor® Ccycled™ for Stressless® packaging: proven material with reduced carbon footprint for high-end design furniture

First project in Scandinavia: contributing to the sustainability strategy of all companies by using protection packaging based on chemically recycled plastic waste High-quality EPS packaging for high-quality design furniture Styropor®Ccycled™ offers the same properties as virgin material whilst contributing to reduce the consumption of fossil raw materials
As of November 2021, Ekornes, a Norw

Ekornes receives award for diversity

Ekornes receives award for diversity

Ekornes may have set a Norwegian record in inclusive recruitment. The employees have backgrounds from more than 30 nations.
On Thursday 9 September it became clear that Ekornes has been awarded the regional Diversity Prize in Møre og Romsdal, for "their conscious work on exploiting the potential of diversity – for the benefit of both the business and employees with multicultural backgrounds" (

Welcome to Ekornes AS!

Ekornes is the Nordic region’s largest furniture producer. It is headquartered in Sykkylven, on the west coast of Norway. Ekornes has 19 sales offices in 13 countries and more than 4,000 retail outlets serving 48 markets worldwide.

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