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Marisa Ruiz Retamar will become the Executive Vice President for HR at Norconsult starting from October 1, 2024.

Marisa Ruiz Retamar Announced as EVP of HR at Norconsult

Norconsult has appointed Marisa Ruiz Retamar as a new Group Director of HR. This appointment strengthens the company’s efforts to attract, develop and retain the best talents within the consulting industry and it reflects Norconsult’s ambition to integrate HR as a key component of its strategic developmen

With 6,300 employees in a leading Nordic consulting company, Norconsult aims to further strengthen its HR function by having Marisa Ruiz Retamar join the executive management team. The change, effective from 1 October, will enhance the company's ability to meet future challenges and opportunities. 

-HR is a crucial function for ensuring that the Norconsult Group succeeds in attracting, developing and retaining the best talent. We have been highly impressed by the work Marisa has delivered over the past few years. To further advance this work, we have now decided that HR will be represented in the executive management team, says Egil Hogna, CEO of Norconsult. 

HR Director at Norconsult since 2022 
Ruiz Retamar has served as Norconsult’s HR Director since June 2022. Before joining Norconsult, Marisa was HR Director at the Education Agency of Oslo, and she also has several years of experience as Avinor’s HR leader. 

-I am looking forward to joining the executive management team at Norconsult and contributing strategically to HR. Norconsult is, according to Universum, the most attractive employer in the industry among both experienced engineers and students. This is a position we aim to maintain and defend, says Ruiz Retamar, Group Director of HR at Norconsult. 

Retamar has extensive experience in collaboration and negotiations with employee representatives. She is also a strategic HR leader who excels in transforming business needs into HR initiatives that improve performance, profitability and employee engagement in large, complex organisations. 

Following the announcement, Norconsult’s executive management consists of: 

  • President & CEO, Egil Hogna 
  • EVP & CFO, Dag Fladby 
  • EVP HR, Marisa Ruiz Retamar 
  • EVP Communications and Brand, Hege Njå Bjørkmann 
  • EVP Norway, Head office and Norconsult Digital, Bård Hernes 
  • EVP Norway, Regions, Vegard Jacobsen 
  • EVP Renewable Energy, Sten-Ole Nilsen 
  • EVP Sweden, Farah Al-Aieshy 
  • EVP Denmark, Thomas Bolding Rasmussen 
  • EVP Technogarden, Kathrine Duun Moen 

 

For further information, please contact: Henrik Charlesen, Senior Communication Advisor, Henrik.Charlesen@norconsult.com 

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About Norconsult 

Norconsult is a leading pan-Nordic interdisciplinary consulting firm combining engineering, architecture and digital expertise across projects of all sizes, for private and public customers in infrastructure, energy and industry, buildings and architecture. Headquartered in Sandvika, Norway, Norconsult’s delivery model is centred around knowledge hubs and local presence through approximately 6,300 employees across around 140 offices in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Poland and Finland.