Former oil fund CEO poaches seven past colleagues for new asset management venture

Yngve Slyngstad has raided his previous employer for staff to help him in his new asset management role, where he aims to get NOK 1trn (EUR 98bn) under management.
Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Aker Asset Management | Photo: HEIKO JUNGE
Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Aker Asset Management | Photo: HEIKO JUNGE
by magnus eidem, translated by catherine brett

Yngve Slyngstad was CEO of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, the oil fund, for 12 years, and now has an executive role at the Aker group’s asset management arm.

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