Mr Aamot was Chief Executive Officer of Schibsted ASA, the Norwegian publisher, from 1989 to 2009, transforming it from a family owned business to an international multi media company. He continues to serve as a Non-Executive Member of the Board of 20Minutes (a publisher of free papers in France) in which Schibsted has a 50% interest. He is also a Non-Executive Member of the Board of PubliGroupe, a Swiss based listed marketing and sales organisation, and an advisor to FSN Capital, an Oslo based private equity firm. Previously he served as a Member of the Board of Nordea Bank AB, stepping down in the Spring of 2008.
Ian Russell, Chairman of Johnston Press, commented: "Kjell will be a tremendous asset to Johnston Press and I am delighted to welcome him to our Board. He brings an excellent track record in managing change in the media sector which will be of immense value to us."
