Based in Oslo, Trine Haaland Danjalsson is active in several of Egon Zehnder’s practices, including the Professional Services Practice, the Consumer Practice and Industrial Practice and leads the Legal Practice Group in Norway. She works across industries helping companies find and develop talented people for top management positions and boards. Her passion for building winning teams and leadership development is at the core of her client work.
I am passionate about helping people and teams grow and develop into being the best versions of themselves, and seeing the trickle-effect across the organisation is incredibly exciting and deeply meaningful to me.
Before coming to work for Egon Zehnder, Trine was a Managing Associate in the corporate practice of the law firm Thommessen in Oslo, where she counselled clients on cross-border public and private M&A transactions, IPOs, securities law and corporate governance. She has also been the M&A and Corporate Legal Director in the listed EdTech company, Kahoot! ASA, advising on a wide range of legal matters across the group.
Trine earned a Masters in Law from the University of Oslo, in Norway, spent a year at London School of Economics with courses in law and economics, and an MSc in Management from Imperial College in London. In her private life, she enjoys spending time with her two daughters and husband, playing tennis and travelling.
