Trond Johannessen appointed permanent CEO of Skygard
The Board of Directors of Skygard has appointed Trond Johannessen as Chief Executive Officer of Skygard. He has served as interim CEO since June 2026.Johannessen has been involved with Skygard since before the company was established and served on its Board from 2024 to 2026. He has broad leadership experience from finance, energy and infrastructure development.“Trond knows the company well and has helped shape Skygard’s direction from the very beginning. We are now working to develop our facilities commercially and take on new positions. The Board has great confidence that Trond will lead this work well,” says Grethe Viksaas, Chair of the Board of Skygard.Skygard is in a growth phase and plans to increase the capacity of its existing data centres while building a broader portfolio of projects.“I appreciate the Board’s confidence and look forward to developing Skygard further together with great colleagues, customers and partners. We are seeing significant demand for secure and robust digital infrastructure. We will meet that demand by expanding capacity at our existing facilities while developing new, energy-efficient data centres,” says Trond Johannessen, CEO of Skygard.
