Hilde Merete Aasheim, President & CEO of Norsk Hydro

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. Episode 12 – Show Notes21st Century Industrialists is produced by ERT and presented by Robert O'Meara. Interview recorded in Brussels by Ian Clement.  Production by Janne Joris,  Shalini  van den Langenbergh at Uitgesproken and Stijn Vandeputte  at House of Media. Editing & mixing by Xavier De Clercq & Jordan Hudson at House of Media. Special thanks to Wouter Van Driessche. © ERT

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A series of one-to-one interviews with leaders of some of Europe’s best known industrial and technology companies. We ask these CEOs and Chairs about their careers, experiences and leadership lessons. We talk about the challenges of the sectors they are working in, the opportunities they see on the horizon and gauge their views on some of the burning topics of our time.