Board of Directors

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 December 31, 2023, he holds 159,426 shares in Aker Solutions through a privately owned company and has no share options. Langøy is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

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. Eriksen is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

Kjell Inge Røkke (born 1958) has been a driving force in the development of Aker since the 1990s. Røkke launched 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. Røkke is chairman of the board in Aker ASA, The Resource Group TRG AS and TRG Holding AS. He is also a board member of several companies in which Aker ASA holds a significant ownership stake, including Aker BP, Ocean Yield ASA, Aker BioMarine ASA, Aker Property Group AS, Aker Energy AS, Aker Horizons AS, Aker Offshore Wind AS, Aize Holding, Cognite AS, Seetee Topco AS, REV Ocean AS, and Rec Silicon ASA. *While Røkke holds no shares or stock options directly in Aker Solutions, he has an indirect ownership interest in the company through his investment company The Resource Group TRG AS and subsidiaries, and which holds approximately 68 percent of the shares in Aker ASA, Aker Solutions’ main owner. Røkke is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

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 GL, Prosafe and KommuneKredit (Denmark), for all of which she serves as the chairperson of the audit committee. As of Dec 31, 2023, she holds 90,000 shares in the company and has no share options. Aagaard-Svendsen is a Danish citizen. She has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

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, 2023, she holds no shares in the company and no share options. Fønss Schrøder is a Danish citizen. She has been elected for the period 2024-2026.

Elisabeth Tørstad (born 1965) is CEO of Asplan Viak AS since March 2019. Prior to this she has more than 15 years of experience from leadership positions in DNV, where she also was part of the Executive Board and Council in DNV from 2010 to 2019. 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). She has served on several boards and committees, including in Hexagon Composites, SINTEF and DigitalNorway. Tørstad is currently member of the board of trustees of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. As of Dec 31, 2023, she holds 2,000 shares in Aker Solutions ASA and has no stock options. Tørstad is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2024-2026. Photo: Nina Rangøy

Jan Arve Haugan (born 1957) started his professional career in the Norwegian construction company F. Selmer (now Skanska) and worked as project consultant in Terra Mar Project Management before he joined the Norwegian industrial conglomerate Norsk Hydro as chief engineer in 1991. He served in several leading positions in Hydro’s oil and gas projects and operations as well as in Hydro’s aluminium business. Haugan was President & CEO of Kvaerner ASA from 2011 to 2018, when he stepped down to assume the role as CEO of Aker Energy AS. Haugan holds an MSc in construction management from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. As of Dec 31, 2023, Haugan and related parties hold 136,527 shares in the company and have no share options. Haugan is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2024-2026.

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, 2023, Karlsen and related parties hold 32,774 shares in the company and have no share options. Karlsen is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

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, 2023, she holds 1,755 shares in Aker Solutions ASA and has no share options. Breidablikk is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

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. He is also Chair of the Federation of Trade Unions (Fellesforbundet) Section 108 and a director of the board of the Norwegian United Federation of Trade Unions. As of Devember 31, 2023, Sagvold holds 246 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 (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 December , 2023, Rødby held 1,822 shares in Aker Solutions. He is elected for the period 2023-2025.