Svein Holsether

President and CEO

Yara International ASA

CEOI MEMBER SINCE 2019

Svein Tore Holsether has served as president and CEO of Yara International since 2015. He is passionate about promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in the global business arena. To contribute to a thriving future and drive inclusive growth, he is member of the steering committee of Food Collective and a nature champion and member of the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders at the World Economic Forum. He was a co-founder (with Agnes Kalibata and Strive Masiyiwa) of the GoGettaz agripreneur prize, and was also a commissioner of the Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC). He is elected president of NHO, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. Mr. Holsether has a BSc degree, specializing in finance and management, from the University of Utah.