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Board of Directors

Aker Solutions’ board has eleven directors. Seven are elected by shareholders and four by employees.

Leif-Arne Langøy
Chairman
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:159,426
Share options:0
Leif-Arne Langøy (born 1956) has gained senior executive experience from several companies, including as President and CEO of Aker Yards and Aker ASA. Langøy has extensive experience as the chairman of non-executive boards from a number of different industrial companies. He is also deputy chairman of both The Resource Group TRG AS and TRG Holding AS. From 2011 to 2020 he was chairman of the board for DNV GL Group AS. Langøy holds an MSc in economics from the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway. As of Dec 31, 2024, Langøy holds through a privately owned company 159,426 shares in Aker Solutions and has no share options. Langøy is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023 - 2025.
Øyvind Eriksen
Deputy Chairman
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:0*
Share options:0
Øyvind Eriksen (born 1964) is President & CEO of Aker ASA, the main shareholder of Aker Solutions. Eriksen holds a law degree from the University of Oslo. He is a former Partner, Director, and Chairman of the law firm BAHR. Eriksen currently chairs several of the boards of the Aker Group’s industrial and financial businesses. In addition, Eriksen is on the board of a number of non-profit organizations, including the Norwegian Cancer Society, and Accenture Global Energy Board. *While Eriksen holds no shares or share options in Aker Solutions directly, he has an ownership interest by holding 219,072 shares in Aker ASA. Through Erøy AS, he also holds 100,000 B-shares in TRG Holding AS. As of Dec 31, 2024, Eriksen holds no shares in Aker Solutions and has no share options. Eriksen is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023 - 2025.
Kjell Inge Røkke
Director
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:0
Shares:0
Kjell Inge Røkke (born 1958) is the main owner of Aker ASA and has been a driving force in the development of Aker since the 1990s. Røkke began his business career with the purchase of a 69-foot trawler in the United States in 1982, and gradually built a leading worldwide fisheries business. In 1996, the Røkke controlled company, RGI, purchased enough Aker shares to become Aker’s largest shareholder, and later merged RGI with Aker. Mr. Røkke is currently chair of The Resource Group TRG AS, TRG Holding AS, and Aker ASA, as well as director of several Aker companies. As of Dec 31, 2024, Røkke controls 50,673,577 shares (68.2 per cent) in Aker ASA through his investment company TRG AS and its subsidiaries, and has no stock options. As of Dec 31, 2024, Røkke holds no shares in Aker Solutions and has no share options. Røkke is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Switzerland. He has been elected for the period 2023 - 2025.
Birgit Aagaard-Svendsen
Director
Citizenship:Danish
Shares:90,000
Share options:0
Birgit Aagaard-Svendsen (born 1956) has more than 35 years of international business experience including several years within the shipping and offshore industries. She served as Chief Financial Officer of J. Lauritzen shipping company for 18 years and has been the chairperson of the Danish committee on corporate governance. She has a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Copenhagen Business School. Aagaard-Svendsen is a board professional with extensive board experience. Her current directorships include the boards of DNV, Prosafe, KommuneKredit (Denmark) and Copenhagen Malmø Port. For the three first-mentioned Aagaard-Svendsen serves as the chairperson of the audit committee and for the last-mentioned she serves as chairperson of the sustainability committee. As of Dec 31, 2024, Aagaard-Svendsen holds 90,000 shares in Aker Solutions and has no share options. Aagaard-Svendsen is a Danish citizen. She has been elected for the period 2023 - 2025.
Lone Fønss Schrøder
Director
Citizenship:Danish
Shares:0
Share options:0
Lone Fønss Schrøder (born 1960) is vice-chair of Volvo Cars AB and chair of its audit committee, as well as a director and audit committee chair at Aker Horizons ASA and Akastor ASA (Vice-chair). She also serves on the boards and audit committees of Geely Sweden Holdings AB and Ingka Holding B.V. (Ikea Group), and she is a global advisor of ServiceNow. Previously, Fønss Schrøder held senior management and CEO roles at A.P. Møller-Maersk, Wallenius Lines AB, and Concordium AG. She has significant digital and international board experience, including fintech development and advisory roles. Fønss Schrøder holds an MSc in law and economics from Copenhagen University and CBS, with further education at MIT. As of Dec 31, 2024, Fønss Schrøder holds no shares in Aker Solutions and has no share options. Fønss Schrøder is a Danish citizen. She has been elected for the period 2024 - 2026.
Elisabeth Tørstad
Director
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:2,000
Share options:0
Elisabeth Tørstad (born 1965) is a seasoned executive and non-executive Director with more than 25 years of experience in international energy business. Her latest CEO role was in Asplan Viak, a position she held from 2019-2024. Prior to this she has more than 15 years of experience from executive leadership positions in DNV, including establishing and serving as CEO for DNV Digital Solutions, 4 years as CEO for DNV GL Oil and Gas and 4 years as CEO for DNV Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa. She serves on several boards and committees, including UL Solutions (listed on NYSE) and the private companies Thorvald Klaveness, UL Research Institutes and NGI. Tørstad holds a cand.scient. degree in structural physics from the University of Oslo, and also degrees in civil engineering from Oslo Ingeniørhøyskole and business administration from the Norwegian School of Management (BI) as well as studies at Insead, IMD and Haas school of Business, Berkeley. As of Dec 31, 2024, she holds 2,000 shares in Aker Solutions and has no share options. Tørstad is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2024 - 2026. Photo: Nina Rangøy
Jan Arve Haugan
Director
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:136,527
Share options:0
Jan Arve Haugan (born 1957) has over 40 years of experience in project and operational management. He began his professional career at the Norwegian construction company F. Selmer (now Skanska) and later worked as a consultant at Terra Mar Project Management. In 1991, he joined Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian industrial conglomerate, as a chief engineer. During his tenure at Hydro, he held several leadership positions in the company's oil and gas projects and operations, as well as in its aluminum business, including serving as CEO of Qatalum in Qatar until 2011. From 2011 to 2018, Haugan was the President & CEO of Kværner ASA. He then became the CEO of Aker Energy AS, focusing on ultra-deep-water oil and gas exploration offshore Ghana. Between 2020 and 2021, he served as an advisor to the CEO of Aker Horizons. From early 2021 to March 2024, he was the COO of Freyr Batteries, a NYSE-listed startup. Currently, Haugan is an industrial advisor at Bulk Infrastructure and chairs the Board of Directors of Tensio AS, the DSO in Mid-Norway. Haugan holds an MSc in construction management from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. As of Dec 31, 2024, Haugan holds 136,527 shares in the company and has no share options. Haugan is a Norwegian citizen and has been elected for the period 2024 - 2026.
Hilde Karlsen
Director
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:29,849
Share options:0
Hilde Karlsen (born 1967) was elected by the employees of Aker Solutions to the board of directors in March 2011. She is a group union representative for Aker Solutions on a full-time basis and has been employed by Aker Solutions since 1992. Karlsen has held various positions at Aker Solutions and is now specialist engineer in the projects center. She was the employees representative of the Kværner Oil and Gas Board from 1993-2003. Karlsen has a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Norway’s Narvik University College. As of Dec 31, 2024, Karlsen and related parties hold 29,849 shares in Aker Solutions and has no share options. Karlsen is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2023 - 2025.
Line Småge Breidablikk
Director
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:1,755
Share options:0
Line Småge Breidablikk (born 1985) was elected by the employees of Aker Solutions to the board of directors in April 2021. She has been employed by Aker Solutions and Kvaerner since 2012. Breidablikk has worked in various projects and is currently a discipline lead. Since 2013, she has worked part-time as a union representative, holding various positions, and currently serves as the chief union representative. Breidablikk holds an MSc in marine technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. As of Dec 31, 2024, Småge Breidablikk holds 1,755 shares in Aker Solutions and has no share options. Småge Breidablikk is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2023 - 2025.
Stian Pettersen Sagvold
Director
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:515
Share options:0
Stian Pettersen Sagvold (born 1984) holds a scaffolder’s certification and has been an employee of Aker Solutions at Verdal since 2012. Sagvold has been a fulltime employee representative since 2017 at Aker Solutions Verdal. As of December 31, 2024, Sagvold holds 515 shares in Aker Solutions ASA and has no share options. Sagvold is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023-2025.
Arne Christian Rødby
Director
Citizenship:Norwegian
Shares:2,090
Share options:0
Arne Christian Rødby (born 1973) was elected to the board of directors by the employees of Aker Solutions, and he's the trade unions' full-time Group representative. He started his employment with us in 1990 and has held board positions in Aker Subsea and Aker Solutions, as well as with non-profit organizations. A Norwegian citizen and Reserve officer of the Norwegian Armed Forces, Rødby has held employment inside and outside Aker Solutions. On Dec 31, 2024, Rødby held 2,090 shares in Aker Solutions and and no share options. Rødby is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023 - 2025.