Board of Directors

Frank O. Reite joined Aker in 1995 and served as CFO in Aker ASA from 2015 until 2019. He is currently working as an advisor. He holds a B.A. in business administration from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo. Prior to his role as Aker’s CFO, Mr. Reite held the position as President & CEO of Akastor, and has previously also held a variety of executive positions in the Aker group, including overseeing and developing Aker’s investments in Converto Capital Fund AS, Havfisk ASA, Norway Seafoods AS and Aker Yards ASA. Mr. Reite also has experience from banking and served as Operating Director at Paine & Partners, a New York-based private equity firm. Mr. Reite has been the Aker ASA’s deputy chair and head of the Audit Committee since April 2021. Mr. Reite is also currently chair of Solstad Maritime Holding AS, Converto AS, Norron AB, and, among others, director of AMSC ASA, Solstad Offshore ASA and Aker BioMarine ASA.

As of March 19, 2024, Mr. Reite holds, through a privately owned company, 200,000 shares in Akastor ASA and has no stock options. He is a Norwegian citizen and has been elected for the period 2024-2026.

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. She also serves on the boards and audit committees of AKSO ASA, Geely Sweden Holdings AB and Ingka Holding B.V. (Ikea Group). She is a global advisor of ServiceNow. Previously, she 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. She holds no shares and is elected for 2024-2026.

As of March 19, 2024, she holds 4,400 shares in the company and has no stock options. She is a Danish citizen and has been elected for the period 2024-2026.

Svein Oskar Stoknes has been the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Aker ASA since 2019. Prior to this, he served as CFO of Aker Solutions ASA, where he joined in 2007 and was named CFO in 2014. Stoknes has also held a range of senior positions within finance and advisory for organizations like Tandberg, Citigroup, Norwegian Trade Council and ABB. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Management with a master’s degree in business and economics, and has an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York. Stoknes is a director of Aker Capital AS and several other companies where Aker is the largest shareholder.

As of March 19, 2024, Mr. Stoknes owns 1,297 shares and no stock options in the company. He is a Norwegian citizen and has been elected for the period 2024-2026.

Kathryn M. Baker has over 30 years of experience in a broad range of industries and roles. She is currently Chairwoman of Terra Mater Investment Management and is a Board member of MPC Energy Solutions and InoBat. In addition, Ms. Baker serves on the investment committee of the DFI Norfund. Ms. Baker was previously a member of the Executive Board of the Central Bank of Norway (Norges Bank), the European Advisory Board of the Tuck School of Business and she led the Ethics Committee of the Norwegian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (NVCA) where she was also Chairwoman. Ms. Baker was a partner at the Norwegian private equity firm Reiten & Co for 15 years. Prior to that she was a management consultant with McKinsey & Co in Oslo and a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York. Ms. Baker holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wellesley College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

As of March 19, 2024, Ms. Baker holds 45,683 shares in the company. Ms. Baker is an American and Norwegian citizen and has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

Luis Antonio G. Araujo has over 38 years of experience in the energy and oil & gas industries. He was CEO of Aker Solutions from July 2014 to August 2020. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Araujo held the position as Regional President and Executive Vice-President for Aker Solutions in Brazil since November 2011 where he led a major turn-around of the local operations. Prior to his period with Aker Solutions, he was CEO of Wellstream in Brazil (currently part of Baker Hughes GE), and held several senior positions within ABB, FMC Technologies, Vetco Gray and Technip Coflexip. Mr. Araujo is currently an independent director and member of the board of Magseis Fairfield ASA listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and Chairman of the board of OceanPact, a Brazilian company. Mr. Araujo holds a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gama Filho University and an MBA from Edinburgh University.

As of March 19, 2024, Mr. Araujo holds no shares and no stock options in the company. Mr. Araujo has triple citizenship; Brazilian, British and Portuguese and has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

Henning Jensen currently works as a Service Account Manager in DLS department at HMH. Mr. Jensen joined MHWirth in 2005. He has since then held various positions in the company. Mr. Jensen holds a bachelor degree in Marine Technology and a Master in Industrial Economy and Technology from Agder University College in Grimstad.

As of March 19, 2024, Mr. Jensen holds no shares or stock options in the company. Mr. Jensen is a Norwegian citizen and has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

Asle Christian Halvorsen currently works as Sales Manager in the Global Sales dept at HMH. He began his career with the Aker group in 2011 when he joined STEP Offshore. Mr. Halvorsen holds an Executive Master of Management from BI Norwegian Business School.

As of March 19, 2024, he holds 10,000 shares in the company. Mr. Halvorsen is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023-2025.

Stian Sjølund currently works as Performance Optimization Engineer at HMH. Mr. Sjølund joined the Company in 1998 as an Engineer in Drilling Lifecycle Services department. He has since then held various positions in the company in Norway and abroad. Mr. Sjølund holds a technical college degree in electrical engineering from Grimstad Technical College.

As of March 19, 2024, he holds 10,000 shares in the company. Mr. Sjølund is a Norwegian citizen and has been elected for the period 2023-2025.