Hilde Merete Aasheim

So there I was 29 years old and had to be 50 in a way, in how I had to deal with quite massive restructuring, in order to save the company.

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We talk with Hilde Aasheim Merete, the President and CEO of Norsk Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium and energy company, with operations worldwide.

She talks about how her first summer job in a bakery put her on the path to working in business, the career moves that followed – at some inopportune moments – and the opportunities and challenges she has faced on her way to the top of Norsk Hydro and indeed, in that role.

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