Torry Pedersen was CEO/Editor in Chief of Verdens Gang AS, Norway’s most read news-site/newspaper. He has been chairman or member of the board at several leading publishers in Scandinavia. He is at present a special adviser to the Schibsted group.

He has more than 35 years of experience in journalism and publishing. Pedersen has been Managing Editor in VG, Editor in Chief/Publisher in VG Mulitmedia AS, CEO of Verdens Gang AS and from 2011 both CEO and Editor in Chief of Verdens Gang AS.

He was educated at the Norwegian School of Management (former Bedriftsøkonomisk Institutt), Oslo 1979 and he holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration. He has been awarded the “Chief Editor of the Year Award”, and during his time as Editor in Chief and CEO, Verdens Gang has won a multitude of prices.