Knut M. Aasrud

KNUT M. AASRUD, aged 40, is the Managing Director of Provida ASA. Mr
Aasrud graduated from Oslo College of Engineering in cybernetics, from
the University of Oslo in information science and from the Norwegian
School of Management in business administration. He is CEO and has been
with Provida since 1997. He is Chairman of the Board of RS/2 and was
formerly divisional director of Siemens Nixdorf Informasjonssystemer.