Per Høiby joins FIRST HOUSE as managing director - FIRSTHOUSE - STRATEGY &amp; EXECUTION THROUGH INFLUENCE

Partners

Jan Erik Larsen has been State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister for Jens Stoltenberg’s first and second governments (2000-2001 and 2008-2009).

Bjørn Richard Johansen

Bjørn Richard Johansen is one of Norway’s most experienced advisors within strategic management, Norwegian and international media relations, strategic positioning, governmental affairs and corporate communication.

Kari Holm Hejna

Kari Holm Hejna is a communication advisor with particular focus on corporate communication, investor relations and financial market communication.

Leif Monsen

Leif Monsen is partner/chairman of the board and advisor in FIRST HOUSE. Leif Monsen is one of the industry’s most experienced strategic communication advisors.

Per Bjørkum

Per Bjørkum has experience from all aspects of financial communication, as a journalist and editor, financial analyst and as director of communication in NetCom.
He founded Trolltind Kommunikasjon in 2003.

Ketil Lindseth

Ketil Lindseth is a former State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Care Services.

Bjarne Håkon Hanssen

Bjarne Håkon Hanssen is former Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services and Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion

Per Høiby

Per Høiby has been managing director of JKL in Oslo, advisor to two Ministers of Defence and press contact for the Royal Army. He is currently in his quarantine period from JKL and will take up his position as managing director in FIRST HOUSE in May 2010.

Tor Mikkel Wara
Senior Advisor and partner
Tor Mikkel Wara has many years’ experience as communications advisor in his own company Wara Consulting, and has previously been partner in Geelmuyden.Kiese and Madland & Wara.

Per Høiby joins FIRST HOUSE as managing director

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 00:00

Oslo, 4 November 2009: - Per Høiby (47) will be the managing director of the consultancy company FIRST HOUSE. He comes from the position as managing director of JKL Oslo. Høiby has led the Oslo office of Swedish owned JKL for three years, and contributed to JKL’s positive growth and development. The Norwegian consultancy company FIRST HOUSE is currently under establishment, and will provide advisory on financial communication, political communication and business development.

- We are looking forward to welcoming Per Høiby to the team. Through the positive results in JKL he has proved that he is capable of managing this type of companies and create sound and efficient organisational structures, says Chairman of the Board in FIRST HOUSE, Bjørn Richard Johansen.

- I am looking forward to commencing the task of leading this team of highly competent people in a newly established company, says Per Høiby. I have had four good years in JKL, where I also worked with many good people. I will, as in JKL, also work as an advisor to our clients.

The date of Per Høiby’s commencement is yet to be decided in close co-operation with his current employer.

Per Høiby’s Bio
Per Høiby (born in Kristiansand, county Vest-Agder, currently living in Oslo) has been managing director of JKL in Oslo since 2006. He has also been partner in the Scandinavian management group of JKL since January 2008. Per Høiby has an extensive network and broad professional experience from various leading positions within corporate communication and politics. He has been an advisor within crisis communication and strategic communication. He was military advisor to the Ministers of Defence Kristin Krohn Devold (the Conservative Party) and Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (the Labour Party). He was press contact for the Headquarters Defence Command Norway and the Royal Army Service Corps for four years. His education includes studies in strategy, management, finance and logistics from The Royal Norwegian Naval Academy and the Royal Army Staff College etc. His military rank is Captain.