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About Hafslund

The Board of Directors of Hafslund

Several changes were made to the Board of Directors during 2023. Jarle Roth and Maria Tallaksen were elected to the Board at the ordinary general meeting in spring 2023, while Bente Sollid Storehaug left her position on the Board Bård Vegard Solhjell was appointed Acting Board Chair after previous Chair Alexandra Beck Gjørv was appointed Board Chair at Statkraft in December.

The Board of Hafslund AS consisted of nine directors for most of 2023. Following Alexandra Bech Gjørv’s departure, the Board has consisted of eight directors, three of whom are elected by the employees. During 2023, the employee-elected directors were Ingvild R. Solberg, Håkon Rustad and Vegar Kjos Andersen. Since 1 January 2024, the employee-elected directors have been Halvor Halvorsen, Håkon Rustad and Hilde Veum-Wahlberg. On 1 March 2024, the general meeting elected Jarle Roth as the new Board Chair.

The Board has good representation of both genders. The composition of the Board provides the Group with extensive and in-depth expertise for being able to make important decisions. The Board has appointed a Risk and Audit Committee and Compensation Committee as subcommittees to the Board of Directors.

The Board’s work is intended to ensure that the Group develops in the best interests of its owners, employees and other stakeholders.

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Jarle Roth

Chair

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Jarle Roth

Chair

Jarle Roth is an independent adviser and professional director. Roth is a graduate of the Norwegian Business School (NHH) and has an extensive background from working as board chair and director at a multitude of companies. Roth is Chair of Equinor’s nominations committee and corporate assembly, as well as a director at Storebrand, Umoe Gruppen, Norfund and Frammuseet.

Roth has previously served as CEO of Umoe Gruppen, Arendals Fossekompani, Export Credit Norway and Unitor. He has also served as a director at companies such as Kongsberg Gruppen, Ekornes, Norske Skog, Enova, Aibel, Glamox and Umoe Bioenergy.

Bård Vegar Solhjell

Director

Bård Vegar Solhjell

Director

Bård Vegar Solhjell is Director General of Norad (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation). He is Deputy Chair of the Fritt Ord (Free Word) foundation, and a member of the Arendalsuka main programme committee. Solhjell was previously a politician at the national level. He was Minister for the Environment, Minister of Education and Research, and State Secretary in Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s “Red-Green” coalition government. From 2009 to 2017, he was Member of Parliament for Akershus, and between 2007 and 2015 served as Deputy Leader of Norway’s Socialist Left Party.

Solhjell is a regular columnist for two Norwegian newspapers, where he writes about the climate, energy, development and other social issues. He has published several books on key topical economic and political issues. Solhjell has a degree in Political Science from the University of Oslo.

Bjørn Erik Næss

Director

Bjørn Erik Næss

Director

Bjørn Erik Næss is a professional director. Næss stepped down as CFO of DNB ASA on 1 March 2017, a position he had held for nine years. He was previously EVP and CFO of Aker Kværner ASA, and held similar positions at Orkla and Carlsberg (Denmark).

He has gained extensive experience of management roles both in Norway and internationally over the past 25 years. Næss is a graduate of the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and has completed an executive programme at Darden Business School in the USA.

Mari Thjømøe

Director

Mari Thjømøe

Director

Mari Thjømøe is a professional director, investor and consultant. She has management experience from some of Norway’s largest companies, was formerly CFO and acting CEO of Norwegian Property, CFO of the life insurance company KLP, and has 17 years of experience from Equinor and Norsk Hydro.

Thjømøe is Chair of Billington Process Technology, Seilsport Maritimt Forlag and ThjømøeKranen, and a director of Norconsult, Ice, the Danish insurance company Tryg, and the Swedish companies TF Bank and FCG Fonder. Thjømøe has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School/American Graduate School of International Business, is a qualified CFA/Authorised Financial Analyst from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), and has completed executive management training at London Business School.

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg 3

Maria Tallaksen

Director

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg 3

Maria Tallaksen

Director

Maria Tallaksen was a partner at Altor Equity Partners until December 2023 – a company she had been with since 2007. Tallaksen has extensive experience in serving as a director in both Nordic and international companies and managing ownership positions.

Tallaksen has also worked at Morgan Stanley and Norges Bank Investment Management. She holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo.

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Halvor Kr. Halvorsen

Employee-Elected Director

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg 1

Halvor Kr. Halvorsen

Employee-Elected Director

Halvor Kr. Halvorsen joined E-CO Vannkraft AS in 2008. Halvorsen graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 1989 and received an Executive MBA in Financial Management and Governance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 2006. He is head of the Department of Watercourse Environment and Safety at Hafslund Eco Vannkraft AS and general manager at the Association for the Regulation of Hallingdal Watercourse. He has previously worked at NVE and Asplan Viak.

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg 2

Håkon Rustad

Employee-Elected Director

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg 2

Håkon Rustad

Employee-Elected Director

Håkon Rustad joined Eidsiva Vannkraft in 2006. Rustad has a Master’s degree in Energy and the Environment from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. He is currently responsible for the grid and also participates in the company’s offshore wind venture. Rustad has extensive experience of the physical management of power production, regulation of grid operations and development of hydro and wind power projects. Rustad is currently an employee representative for Tekna’s corporate group at Hafslund.

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg

Employee-Elected Director

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg

Employee-Elected Director

Hilde Veum-Wahlberg joined Hafslund Oslo Celsio AS in 2019 and works as a consultant to administration and HR.

She studied at the University of Stavanger Norwegian School of Hotel Management and worked in the tourism industry until 2019, the final 11 years having been spent at the Norwegian Hospitality Association. She is currently responsible for office operations and facility services at Celsio.

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