Today is a really, really special day because I have Albert Benny visiting Oslo from Switzerland.

And Albert, it was the first person I rang when I got the job in the fund, to ask him,

how do I approach a new job like this?

What do I do? And what is it that I shouldn't do? Because he is one of the most impressive

and knowledgeable CEOs I have ever met. And in the meantime, he's moved on to become chairman

of two of the finest Swiss companies, Gabrit and Lonsa. So, Albert, very welcome to Oslo.

Nikolai, thank you very much for inviting me.

It's a great pleasure to see you again after almost two years of physical absence of you.

And on top of that, I'm extremely happy for you, for what you are doing in this fantastic

Norges company.

Thank you.

So, Albert, when I rang you, I told

you that I had just gotten a new job and I was just wondering how to approach it. And you gave me

some fantastic advice and I have followed every single bit of it. It started by you telling me,

Nickla, the first thing you need to do is to sit down and talk to as many people in the company as you can.

Why is that important?

It's very important because you have to realize that the whole company wants to know you.

They want to feel you and they want to understand you.

And you can't avoid talking to the whole organization.

Too many people make the big mistake of starting at the top,

staying at the top and ignoring the rest of our organization.

So that must get a feeling about you.

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