Mari Velsand
Mari Velsand (born 1968) is a Norwegian government official and journalist, and the current director of the Norwegian Media Authority.
Career
[edit]Velsand graduated in journalism at the Norwegian Journalist College in 1992, studied Spanish at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and earned a master's degree from BI Norwegian Business School in 2011. She worked as a journalist with Oppland Arbeiderblad and as a journalist and manager with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, as editor-in-chief of Nationen from 2008 to 2013 and as CEO of Tun Media from 2012 from 2013. From 2014 to 2017 she was a director at Amedia. In 2017 she was appointed by the Norwegian government as the director of the Norwegian Media Authority, succeeding Tom Thoresen.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mari Velsand blir ny direktør for Medietilsynet". Government.no. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Mari Velsand". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Mari Velsand blir ny direktør for Medietilsynet". Journalisten. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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