Telcos power our digital world while independent media cultivate trust and transparency. Supporting their growth through tech shifts, geopolitics and sustainability challenges is deeply meaningful to me.

Knut Ivar Solnes

Partner, Consulting, Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT), EY Norway

Impactful problem solver, orchestrator, leader. Bringing the best of global expertise to Nordic TMT clients. Former roles at leading media, telecom and consulting firms. Striving for balance in life and business.

Knut Ivar is a partner in Business Consulting, specializing in the Media & Telecom sectors. He brings extensive experience in driving strategic growth, digital transformation and performance optimization across the value chain.

Prior to joining EY, he held senior roles in media, telecom and a leading management consulting firm, focusing on corporate strategy, product development, performance management and innovation. He has also held various board positions, including that of board chair. 

He holds an M.Sc. in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Duke University.

How Knut is building a better working world

Knut Ivar strives to achieve impactful change by helping media and telco companies better navigate the fast-changing world of consumer preferences, tech shifts, geopolitics and sustainability imperatives for innovation, growth and profit.

He seeks to cut through complexity, manage uncertainty and secure balanced outcomes. His approach emphasizes collaboration, transparency and objectivity

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