On Wednesday, the elite series club celebrated its sixth series gold in a row. But on Thursday it is suddenly back to everyday life. In recent days, news has spoken to several sponsors and sources around the club. None of the sponsors will confirm that they are ending their cooperation with Vipers. But according to what news knows, this is the case with several of them. Sponsor: – This needs to mature a bit Two of the sponsors news has spoken to on Thursday will not say that they will cancel the contract with Vipers, but require a more detailed answer than they have received so far. – We do not want to make any hasty decisions about further cooperation with Vipers. This needs to mature a bit and we need time to discuss the matter internally, says sponsor manager Sonja Wåland in NorgesEnergi. The company had a meeting with Christer Paulsen where he laid low and apologized for both the Facebook comment and the lie afterwards. – We had a good meeting with Paulsen, she says. – Does that mean that he has regained trust? – That’s not what I said. I said we had a good meeting with Paulsen, she says. Have requested a meeting Bli Vakker will also meet with the club. – We have arranged a meeting next week to get more information in order to decide what to do next. We are on an expiring contract, and before this issue came up we were already in a discussion with Vipers about an extension, says Kolbjørn Ertzeid who is CEO of Brandsdal Group, which owns Bli Vakker. – We now have a new moment that we have to decide on, he says. – Do you make any demands on Vipers? – We have to ensure that the way they operate is something we can be proud of as a partner, and then we need more information than what came through a simple article or the media. – Is this case extra symbolic for Bli Vakker? – Most people find this hard to swallow anyway. The fact that we have a high proportion of women as both customers and employees does not make it any easier. Christer Paulsen has not responded to news’s inquiries. No one else in the club’s management will be interviewed either. Kolbjørn Ertzeid in Bli Vakker says the company will meet Vipers next week. Photo: Anna Rut Tørressen / news – All red lights are flashing here Sports commentator in news, Jan Petter Saltvedt, believes the club management in Vipers Kristiansand have to show their partners that they take this more seriously than they have done so far. – Sports sponsorship is necessarily value-based. All red lights are flashing here, says Saltvedt. He believes it is obvious that sponsors cannot live with Christer Paulsen continuing as sales and marketing manager in Vipers. – The person responsible for sponsor contact has “bodyshamed” on Facebook and followed it up by lying publicly. It is the simplest logic of all time that sponsors will not cooperate with Paulsen, which the Vipers legitimize by keeping him in that position. Have sent out a letter to the partners The management of Vipers sent out a joint letter to all the partners in the club on Thursday morning. Here it is assured that the club takes the matter seriously despite the fact that Christer Paulsen will be allowed to continue in his job as sales and marketing manager. Paulsen has received a written warning after the Facebook comment and the lie behind it. news had arranged an interview with Vipers’ chairman, Rune Nomeland, on Thursday. He later withdrew from the interview agreement. He will only respond to email. – The board finds it always sad to lose business partners for whatever reason, he writes. – How have the sponsors reacted to their handling of the case? – We receive positive feedback on our handling of the case, replies the chairman.
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Sponsors are considering ending the collaboration with Vipers – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio
