Vibeke Fürst Haugen (born 20 May 1968) is a Norwegian media executive. From 2022 she serves as
Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
Career
Born in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
on 20 May 1968, Fürst Haugen graduated as
cand.mag. from the
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...
in 1994, and has later had further education from the
Norwegian School of Economics
The Norwegian School of Economics () or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is the leading teaching and research institution in Norway for the fields of management and ...
and
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
.
Working for the broadcasting company
NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company.
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
from 1994, she eventually assumed various administrative positions. She was appointed
Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 2022, succeeding
Thor Gjermund Eriksen.
Association of Norwegian Editors The Association of Norwegian Editors (, NR) is a Norwegian interest group for editors and middle managers in the news media
The news media or news industry are forms of mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public. These inc ...
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References
1968 births
Living people
People from Oslo
University of Oslo alumni
Norwegian School of Economics alumni
Harvard University alumni
Norwegian chief executives
NRK people
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