The surprise move is part of succession planning at Oslo based Skuld but Jacobsohn (61) has no plans to retire. He has signed a contract for his new full time role as executive director that runs to 2018.

Hansen (39) has been with Skuld for 11 years and is Jacobsohn’s deputy.  He was previously with the Accenture management consultancy and was an officer in the Norwegian army unit, the King’s Guard.

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