Vidar Lødrup joins Habberstad as a senior advisor on 1 September. He comes from the position of division director at Statped, and strengthens Habberstad’s capability in recruitment and advisory services to boards and senior management in both the private and public sectors.
Vidar has broad and substantial leadership experience. Among other things, he has been HR director at Borregaard and Nordea, deputy managing director for organisation and development at Sykehuset Østfold, and HR director at Helse Sør-Øst RHF. He has also been a senior advisor at PA Consulting, director of knowledge management at Abelia, and director of HR and administration as well as division director at the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
He has also been division director for organisational development and shared services at the Education Agency in the City of Oslo, before spending the last four years as a division director at Statped.
Vidar brings with him a considerable network that benefits both clients and candidates.
Vidar also has experience from board work and has, among other things, served on the board of HR Norge and, for the past 12 years, on the board of Lean Forum Norge.
Vidar holds a Cand. Paed. degree from the University of Oslo with an emphasis on organisation and leadership. In addition, he has supplementary education in organisation, leadership, testing, strategy development, HR, negotiation, marketing, sales, finance and logistics.
“Vidar strengthens our capability in recruitment and advisory services to boards and senior management, in the private and public sectors. His extensive knowledge of value-creating leadership gives Habberstad significantly greater strength when facing complex transformations among our clients. We are proud and delighted to have Vidar on the Habberstad team,” says managing partner Rune Frøyslie at Habberstad recruitment and development.