Helge Leiro Baastad (born 1960) is a Norwegian businessperson.

He graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration with the siv.øk. degree. He was hired as a director in Gjensidige in 1998; the company became Gjensidige NOR through a merger. He became executive of insurance in the company in 2002.[1] When DnB NOR was created via a merger in 2003, a merger which included parts of Gjensidige NOR, Baastad became a board member of the new company.[2] He resigned in 2005.[3] He continued as the chief executive officer of Gjensidige.

He is also the deputy chair of the Norwegian Financial Services Association and a board member of Finance Norway.[4]

He resides in Vollen.

References

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  1. ^ "Ny konsernsjef i Gjensidige NOR Forsikring" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 19 September 2002.
  2. ^ "Olav Hytta ny styreleder for DnB NOR" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 16 October 2003.
  3. ^ "Gjensidige trekker seg fra DnB NOR" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 24 June 2005.
  4. ^ "Executive Board" (in Norwegian). Finance Norway. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.