Mantena has hired Vidar Hauan as the new Executive Vice President Operations Norway.
Hauan comes from the role of Chief Operating and Business Development Officer at Vy Buss, where he has been responsible for operational management, traffic control, and business development. He has also held key roles in the TINE Group, with responsibility for logistics, transport, and large-scale operational improvement.
Now he is looking forward to moving from bus to train.
Mantena has an important role in the railway sector, and I look forward to becoming part of a company with high professional expertise and clear ambitions. I am excited to get to know the organization and contribute to further developing the operations.
Vidar Hauan
Group CEO Arne Roland is very pleased to have Vidar join the team.
I am very happy to have Vidar join the team. He has solid experience from complex operational organizations and has a strong focus on improvement and development. At the same time, he is an inclusive and unifying leader who is committed to bringing out the best in the people around him. I am confident that he will be an important contribution to the work of further developing Mantena.
Arne Roland.
Vidar assumed the position on April 1st 2026.