Tom Hugo Hermansen
Chairman of the board
Tom Hugo Hermansen is a songwriter, producer, artist and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the music industry. He has achieved international success as a composer and lyricist with several chart-topping hits in Asia, and is perhaps best known as the founder of the yoik-pop trio KEiiNO – which has reached a global audience through album releases and concerts in over 20 countries. In addition to his creative work, he has built and managed successful full-service music companies, and knows in depth the value creation that lies in a text and a melody. Tom Hugo is therefore passionate about strengthening the position of authors in a rapidly changing world. Today, he is deputy chairman of NOPA, board member of the Rights Alliance, member of the APCOA committee of the European Songwriters Alliance and chairman of the board of TONO. Hermansen is a member of NOPA.
Mia Hallesby
Vice manager
Mia Hallesby is the deputy chair of TONO's board, as well as the chair of Musikkforlaggerne. She has a background in both the music and film industries, and is the general manager of Norsk Musikforlag. She started in the music industry in 2015 and started her own music publishing company in 2017. Since then, the publishing house has grown into the independent music company GILT, which offers various types of artist services and consultation for film and TV. Hallesby will be the new chair of Musikkforlaggerne from spring 2023. She is also involved in other boards and positions in the music industry. Hallesby is a member of Musikkforlaggerne.
Ida Otterstad
Ida Otterstad has been employed by TONO since 2017. She is a legal advisor in the legal department and also has several years of experience from TONO's Media Department. Ida graduated with a Master of Laws from the University of Oslo in 2006, with a specialisation in copyright. She has extensive work experience from, among others, the Norwegian Consumer Authority, BONO (collective management organisation for visual works) and the law firm Graasvold & Stenvaag. Ida has a big heart for music and is very committed to TONO being an organisation that creates value for everyone who creates and uses music. Otterstad is an employee-elected board member.
Kristin Bolstad
Kristin Bolstad is a composer, vocalist and musician, with a broad field of work that ranges from contemporary music, experimental and cross-genre music, as well as improvisation. Her music has been performed by a number of leading ensembles and orchestras. Bolstad has broad experience from cultural policy work, application management and board work, through a number of positions in the Norwegian Composers' Association, the Composers' Remuneration Fund, VoxLAB, nyMusikk's composer group and as a former deputy member of TONO's board. She has also had part-time work in the administration of the Norwegian Arts Council (Kulturdirektoratet), where she worked with support schemes in the music field. Bolstad is a member of the Norwegian Composers' Association.
Asbjørn Myrvold
Asbjørn Skrede Myrvold (b. 1991) has worked in the Propeller system for a number of years and has broad experience in music publishing, rights management and artist development. Through his work in Propeller Music Publishing, he has gained solid expertise in copyright and commercial management of music rights. He has held several positions of trust in the industry, including as chairman of the Music Publishers Award, and is department manager at Sounds Like Gold (SLG). Myrvold is a member of the Music Publishers Association.
Kristin Marie Skolem
Kristin Marie is one of Norway's biggest songwriters in K-pop, with several #1 hits in Korea. Including artists such as IVE, NMIXX, PENTAGON, Lyodra, Tiara Andini, Ha Sung Woon, Chuu, JAMIE, Corsak mf Her big breakthrough came in 2023 with IVE's I AM, which sold over 1,8 million copies and was named one of the best K-pop songs of the year by Billboard. She followed up with IVE's WOW in 2024, which passed 1 million physical sales in 48 hours. In 2025, she co-wrote NMIXX' Know About Me, which has sold over 800.000. In Norway, she has had great success with the Broiler hit OMG, winner of "Song of the Year" at the Energy Awards in 2022. She has also written songs for Norwegian artists such as Victoria Nadine, Synne Vo, Ruben, Matoma, Marcus & Martinus, Hagle and Staysman.
Henrik Petersheim
Henrik Petersheim is an economist with a strong interest in development, efficiency and value-creating analysis work. Since 2020, he has been part of TONO's finance function, and in 2025 he was elected as an employee representative on the board - a role he also held in the period 2021–2023. Petersheim has broad experience in financial management, accounting reporting and payroll administration, and has actively contributed to several key improvement processes in the organization. With a bachelor's degree in economics and administration and a varied background that encompasses both commercial responsibility and entrepreneurial initiatives, he combines analytical precision with a practical understanding of operations and organizational development. Petersheim is an employee-elected board member.
Knut Olaf Sunde
Knut Olaf Sunde (b. 1976) is a composer and artistic researcher working with conceptual and place-oriented music, time as material, music-based films and immersive musical situations. His PhD project Site Awareness In Music – recontextualizing a sensation of another place (NMH 2020) is an investigation of different ways in which context and place influence our perception and interpretation of music. He was nominated for the Spellemannsprisen 2018 for Vertigo Room and nominated for the Edvardprisen 2019 for Himdalen. He runs the record label MERE records and has been a trustee in, among others, the Norwegian Composers' Association, TONO's distribution committee and the Norwegian Composers' Fund. Sunde is a member of the Norwegian Composers' Association.
Ida Carina Tengs
Ida Carina Tengs is a customer consultant and project employee in the marketing department at TONO, where she has been employed since 2014. She has a professional background in media studies from NTNU and project management in culture. Before joining TONO, Carina worked for several years with events and production, including at Hovefestivalen and Ravnedans. With broad experience in various customer areas and concert licensing, she has a particular commitment to creating good, effective processes and relationships. Tengs is an employee-elected board member.
Samsaya Sampda Sharma
Samsaya Sampda Sharma (b. 1979) Composer, lyricist and artist. Runs the record label 3 Millimeter. Makes music in a landscape between hip hop, r&b and pop. Her album “Bombay Calling” was launched internationally with tours in the USA. The song “Dodge it” is featured in the Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning film “The Wrestler”, and “Breaking Bad” in the Amanda-winning documentary “Light Fly, Fly High”. Strongly committed to the work for equality for all creators. Certified diversity leader, Keychange Ambassador, member of ECSA’s Diversity & Inclusion WG and leader of NOPA’s diversity work. Sharma is a member of NOPA.
Halvard Rundberg
Halvard Rundberg is a musician and songwriter. He is a songwriter in the Tromsø band Violet Road and has previously been an active songwriter and musician with the punk rock band Turdus Musicus and the folk music band Julietnorth. He has also served on the Sami Parliament's Youth Policy Committee, and has been an indigenous representative in the Barents Regional Youth Council. Halvard is a trained teacher with a bachelor's degree in history and sociology from the University of Tromsø, and has been a member of TONO since 2006.
