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Inside information: Morten Thorsrud to succeed Torbjörn Magnusson as CEO of Sampo Group
Sampo plc, inside information, 18 June 2025 at 9:20 am EEST Inside information: Morten Thorsrud to succeed Torbjörn Magnusson as CEO of Sampo Group Torbjörn Magnusson, the CEO of Sampo Group, has informed the Sampo Board of his intention to retire from his role. Morten Thorsrud, the CEO of Sampo’s largest operating entity, If P&C, has today been appointed as his successor. The change in Group CEO will become effective on 1 October 2025, after which Magnusson will stay within the group as a Senio
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