NHST Media Group AS has entered into an agreement for the sale of the business of Nautisk Forlag AS to Stormgeo AS. Completion of the transaction is subject to the fulfilment of certain standard conditions and closing is expected within the next month or a soon as is practical.
Part of NHST since its inception in 1896, Nautisk has in recent years invested in the development of new, innovative
Mynewsdesk, the leading provider of a SaaS all-in-one digital PR platform in the Nordics, today announced that it has acquired Mention, a Paris-based real-time web and social monitoring tool used by a global customer base. The addition creates a new global category leader within real-time web and social listening for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMBs).
After an extensive process, the Board has named Hege Yli Melhus Ask (44) as the new group CEO of NHST Media Group. She joins NHST from the position as Executive Vice President of the Norwegian stock exchange traded insurance company Gjensidige where she has been a member of the management group and responsible for the business area Private since 2011.
Gunnar Bjorkavag and the NHST Media Group board of directors have agreed that Gunnar Bjorkavag resigns from his position as Group CEO, effective from 1 February 2018.
NHST Media Group has today signed an agreement to purchase an additional 1,723,960 shares in Mynewsdesk AB, amounting to 30.52% of the total share capital of the company. After this NHST Media Group has an ownership share of 87.02% in Mynewsdesk AB. An offer is outstanding on the remaining shares in the company.
NHST Media Group is changing the structure of the organization and the corporate management to support future growth Group’s plans. Svein Thore Gran will assume the position as head of the division Global Publications and Andreas Emblem will assume the position as head of the new division Direct Relations. There are only minor changes to the other business areas and staff functions.
The Norwegian NHST Media Group expands its presence within PR services by acquiring the German company ddp direct GmbH. Since the acquisition of Stockholm based Mynewsdesk in 2008, the PR services business has become the fastest growing area within NHST Media Group.
