Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> July 5, 1999
THOR BJARNE BORE has been the CEO of Stavanger Aftenblad since 1991.
He also has been Editor-in-Chief of Stavenger Aftenblad (newspaper)
since 1983. Prior to that, Mr. Bore held the following posts: From 1974
to 1983, Editor-in-Chief of Vart Land; From 1970 to 1974, Managing
Editor Vart Land, Oslo; From 1966 to 1970, Editor-in-Chief of Romsdals
Budstikke, Molde. Mr. Bore attended the University of Oslo where he
studied reading, mathematics, astronomy, and history. He has numerous
past and present memberships: 1994, Member of the board of Ecumenical
News International, Geneva; 1996-1999, member of the Norwegian
Government's commission on a new Freedom of Speech -oparagrahh in the
Norwegian Constitution; 1983-85, Chairman of the Norwegian Government's
commission regarding a new TV-channel in Norway; In Autumn 1997,
Norwegian press representative U.N. general assembly. 1993-97,
Norwegian member in ENPAs legal Framework Committee (European newspaper
association); 199-97, member of the board Norwegian Newspapers
Organisation; 1984 -90, member of the board of Norwegian press
Association, and from 1991-96 was the chairman; 1978-87, member of the
board of IPI Norway (International Press Institute), and from 1988-92,
was the chairman; 1981-95, member of the board of Norwegian Editor
Association; and 1980-92, member of the Norwegian Press Council. Profile
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