In
a
shake-up
that
may
soon
leave
REC
with
a
different
set
of
owners,
Orkla
chief
executive
Bjørn
Wiggen
–
who
took
the
reins
less
than
two
years
ago
–
has
stepped
down
with
immediate
effect.
Deputy
chairman
Åge
Korsvold
will
act
as
interim
chief
executive
while
a
permanent
replacement
is
found.
Orkla
chairman
Stein
Erik
Hagen
has
repeatedly
emphasised
his
desire
to
see
Orkla
shed
its
“non-core”
assets
like
REC,
and
focus
instead
on
becoming
a
“pure
branded-goods”
company,
with
everything
it
produces
available
in
grocery
stores.
A
divestment
of
REC
–
which
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