Ivar Vatne

Ivar Vatne (born 1978) is CEO of Billerud AB (since 2023), having previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company (2019–2023). Prior to joining Billerud, Mr. Vatne had senior finance roles in Arla Foods, including CFO for Sweden and the United Kingdom. Earlier in his career, he served as Vice President Finance Europe at Fiskars, and held various finance positions in Procter & Gamble. Mr. Vatne has board experience from Paboco AS and various Arla-companies. 
 
He has a Master of Science in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). 

He is independent of Yara's senior executives, Yara's main shareholders and Yara's significant business associates.