Vigdis Merete Almestad
Portfolio Manager-Equities at ODIN Forvaltning AS
Profile
Ms. Vigdis Merete Almestad is a Senior Portfolio Manager at ODIN Forvaltning AS.
She joined the firm in January 2016 and has a broad investment background with over 25 years of experience as a fund manager.
Ms. Almestad has worked as a Fund Manager for Avanse Forvaltning A/S and Folketrygdfondet (the government pension fund), and has been Investment Director for a private investment firm and Deputy Investment Director at Orkla ASA. She worked at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and was employed as a Portfolio Manager by Solsten AS.
She also served on the board at Orkla Eiendom AS.
Ms. Almestad has a degree in Economics and Business Administration and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics.
Vigdis Merete Almestad active positions
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ODIN Forvaltning AS
ODIN Forvaltning AS Investment ManagersFinance ODIN Forvaltning AS (ODIN) is the wholly-owned mutual fund management subsidiary of Sparebank 1 Forvaltning AS, which is owned by SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS in Norway. The firm was founded in 1990 as Independent Fund Management and changed their name to ODIN Forvaltning AS in 1992 to emphasize their Nordic heritage. Headquartered in Oslo, ODIN manages mutual funds for institutional clients, pension funds, corporates, family offices, high-net worth individuals and private investors. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principals for Responsible Investment which integrates social responsibility into their investment analysis and decision-making. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2015-12-31 |
Former positions of Vigdis Merete Almestad
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Orkla Eiendom AS
Orkla Eiendom AS Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Orkla Eiendom AS provides real estate services. It focuses on investment, development and sale of properties. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Director/Board Member | 2011-12-31 |
Folketrygdfondet
Folketrygdfondet Investment ManagersFinance Folketrygdfondet is the asset management subsidiary of State-owned Ministry of Finance in Norway. The firm was founded in 1967 to manage the surpluses in the National Insurance Scheme. Headquartered in Oslo, Folketrygdfondet received a mandate in 2007 to manage the Government Pension Fund Norway. The firm is a socially responsible investor which safeguards their financial interests by exercising ownership and creditor rights in an active, responsible manner. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2005-01-01 |
Solsten AS
Solsten AS Investment ManagersFinance Solsten AS is a management consulting Norwegian company founded in 2012. The private company is based in Oslo, Norway. The company provides business and other management consulting services. and has subsidiaries in Ireland. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
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Folketrygdfondet
Folketrygdfondet Investment ManagersFinance Folketrygdfondet is the asset management subsidiary of State-owned Ministry of Finance in Norway. The firm was founded in 1967 to manage the surpluses in the National Insurance Scheme. Headquartered in Oslo, Folketrygdfondet received a mandate in 2007 to manage the Government Pension Fund Norway. The firm is a socially responsible investor which safeguards their financial interests by exercising ownership and creditor rights in an active, responsible manner. | Finance |
Orkla Eiendom AS
Orkla Eiendom AS Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Orkla Eiendom AS provides real estate services. It focuses on investment, development and sale of properties. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Finance |
Solsten AS
Solsten AS Investment ManagersFinance Solsten AS is a management consulting Norwegian company founded in 2012. The private company is based in Oslo, Norway. The company provides business and other management consulting services. and has subsidiaries in Ireland. | Finance |
ODIN Forvaltning AS
ODIN Forvaltning AS Investment ManagersFinance ODIN Forvaltning AS (ODIN) is the wholly-owned mutual fund management subsidiary of Sparebank 1 Forvaltning AS, which is owned by SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS in Norway. The firm was founded in 1990 as Independent Fund Management and changed their name to ODIN Forvaltning AS in 1992 to emphasize their Nordic heritage. Headquartered in Oslo, ODIN manages mutual funds for institutional clients, pension funds, corporates, family offices, high-net worth individuals and private investors. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principals for Responsible Investment which integrates social responsibility into their investment analysis and decision-making. | Finance |
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