The Summit for Retail Excellence
Erik Marcus Torkildsen
Head of Identity and Payments
Rema 1000
Erik started off as a Communication Officer in the RNOAF, before moving on to the POS and payment business.
For the last 20 years, through roles as Nordic Product Manager in Nets, Senior Global Product Manager in Verifone and Vice President of Product Platform in Aera, he's been product owner of the largest payment solution in the Nordics and Baltics of with the responsibility of product development and integration of them. This included inventing and building innovative solutions in the area of identity, loyalty, identification and payment for many of the major merchants in Northern Europe.
He is currently responsible for Identity and payment in REMA 1000 in Norway, which is the leading company in the REitanGroup containing well- known brands as Pressbyrån, 7-Eleven, UnoX, Narvesen and R-Kioski.
Erik has in-depth knowledge about the merchant needs, and through his engagement in the Nordic Initiative, he plays a crucial role in defining which demands the merchant of the region will set for their suppliers for the future.