Sverre Thornes is a Norwegian businessperson.

He was hired in Kommunal Landspensjonskasse

Kommunal Landspensjonskasse

Kommunal Landspensjonskasse Gjensidig Forsikringsselksap or KLP is a mutual insurance company responsible for the management of municipal and county pensions and insurance issues. The company has total assets of NOK 280 billion, with 337 municipal and county authorities, 31 health trusts and 2,300...

 to work with portfolios in 1995, and led the daughter company KLP Kapitalforvaltning from 2001 to 2006. He led the Kommunal Landspensjonskasse life insurance

Life insurance

Life insurance is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured person. Depending on the contract, other events such as terminal illness or critical illness may also trigger...

 branch until 3 January 2008, when he became CEO of Kommunal Landspensjonskasse. He is also a board member of the Norwegian Financial Services Association

Norwegian Financial Services Association

The Norwegian Financial Services Association is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was established in 2000 as a merger between the Norwegian Bankers' Association and the Association of Norwegian Insurance Companies....

 and Finance Norway

Finance Norway

Finance Norway is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was established on 1 January 2010 as a cooperation organization between the Norwegian Financial Services Association and the Norwegian Savings Banks Association...

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He resides in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

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