New board and committee members in TONO

The nomination committee's recommendation was approved at TONO's annual meeting at the Popsenteret in Oslo on May 30. The proposed amendments to TONO's statutes as part of the transition to the cooperative form were also adopted. This means, among other things, that board members are elected for different periods in an overlapping arrangement. The purpose is to create continuity in the board's work. TONO's new board members have been elected for 1 and 2 years respectively and consist of: Ragnar Bjerkreim (1 year) and Bjørn Eidsvåg (2 years). Åse Hedstrøm (2 years) and Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred (1 year). Philip Kruse (2 years) and Unni Boretti (1 year). Bendik Hofseth (NOPA, 2 years), Rita Engedalen (1 year) and Ine Kristine Hoem (2 years). Håvard Offer-Ohlsen and Torunn Elstein (elected in advance of the annual meeting by TONO employees) Ingrid Kindem (1st alternate, 2 years) and Hanne Hukkelberg (2nd alternate, 1 year) Glenn Erik Haugland (1st alternate, 2 years) and Synne Skouen (2nd alternate, 1 year) Lisbeth Frøystadvåg (1st alternate, 2 years) and Steinar Fjeld (2nd alternate, 1 year). Bugge Wesseltoft (alternate, 2 years, NOPA), Stian Westerhus (alternate, 1 year) and Knut Schreiner (alternate, 2 years) Bjørn Gabrielsen (1st alternate), Hege D Harstad (2nd alternate), Herman Foss (3rd alternate) and Ingrid Østgård (4th alternate). (Elected in advance of the annual meeting by TONO employees)

The control committee is elected for two years at a time, and consists, according to the decision of the annual meeting, of Stein Eide (NOPA), Asbjørn Schaathun (NKF), Odd Steenberg (NMFF), Benedicte Maurseth (vacant seat) and Elin Prøysen (heir). Morten Halle (NOPA), Magnar Åm (NKF), Øyvind Broch (NMFF), Jenny Hval (vacant seat) and Elisabeth Sønstevold (heir). TONO's scholarship committee consists of 2 members from NOPA, 2 members from the Norwegian Composers' Association, 1 member from the Norwegian Music Publishers' Association and 2 vacant seats. The associations' representatives are appointed by the associations, while TONO's annual meeting elects representatives for the vacant seats. The representatives elected for two years were Solveig Slettahjell (NOPA), Alexander Rishaug, Hanne Kolstø (alternate) and Thomas Dybdahl (alternate).

The representatives to the election committee were nominated by the board, cf. § 24 (1) of the articles of association, and were approved by TONO's annual meeting. The committee's representatives are Jon‐Willy Rydningen (NOPA), Nils Henrik Asheim (NKF), Steinar Fjeld from NMFF and Unni Løvlid (vacant seat). Tonje Unstad (NOPA), Helge Sunde (NKF), Jan Paulsen (NMFF) and Kristoffer Lo (vacant seat). The candidates for the board and the various committees were nominated by the election committee in advance of the annual meeting. Here is the committee's justification:

In light of TONO's transition to the organizational form "Cooperative" as of January 1, 2013, the annual meeting asked TONO's board to conduct a legal investigation of TONO's articles of association provisions on cultural funds and the composition of the board in relation to the principle of equality in the Cooperatives Act.