Five are elected by the shareholders, and three are elected by and among the employees.
Kjell Inge Røkke, Chairman
Kjell Inge Røkke is an entrepreneur and industrialist, and has been a driving force in the development of Aker since the 1990s. Mr Røkke owns 67.8 percent of Aker ASA through The Resource Group TRG AS and subsidiaries which he co-owns with his wife. He is chairman of Aker ASA and Aker BioMarine ASA; board member of Aker Solutions ASA and deputy board member of Det norske Oljeselskap ASA. He holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Røkke is a Norwegian citizen.He has been elected for the period 2011-2013.
Tore Torvund, Deputy Chairmain
Tore Torvund holds the position as Executive Vice President of the solar technology company REC Silicon Renewable Energy Corporation since 2009. Mr Torvund has senior executive experience of more than twenty years in the oil and gas industry, including as Executive Vice President of Exploration & Production Norway at the oil company StatoilHydro, and Executive Vice President of Oil and Energy at Norsk Hydro. He has held several management positions related to drilling operations, field development and technology projects. Mr Torvund holds an M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Torvund is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2011-2013.
Bruno Weymuller, Director
Bruno Weymuller served as Strategy Director of the oil company Total Group from 2000 to 2008. He started his career with positions within the French Ministry of Industry, the Energy Directorate as well as serving in key positions at the Prime Minister's office. Mr Weymuller has held various executive positions in Elf Aquitaine (Total) from 1981 to 2008. Mr Weymuller is an alumnus of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines (Paris) and also holds an M.Sc. from MIT. He holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Weymuller is a French citizen. He has been elected for the period 2011-2013.
Lone Fønss Schrøder, Director
Lone Fønss Schrøder has broad international experience acquired during 21 years in senior management positions, including board positions at the industrial conglomerate A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S. She is a non-executive director and chairing the audit committee of Volvo PV, non-executive director and member of the audit committee of Aker Solutions ASA, Vattenfall AB and Svenska Handelsbanken AB in Sweden and non–executive director of NKT A/S (Denmark). Ms Fønss Schrøder holds a law degree from the University of Copenhagen, and a M.Econ. from Copenhagen Business School. She holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Ms Fønss Schrøder is a Danish citizen. She has been elected for the period 2011-2013.
Vibeke Hammer Madsen, Director
Vibeke Hammer Madsen is the CEO of Virke (The federation of Norwegian enterprises) since 2002. Prior to this, she was a partner in the PA Consulting Group working also for international companies. From 1993 to 1999 she was a vice president, holding various positions in Statoil. Ms Madsen holds a number of board positions, and she is among others chairperson of the board of innovation and board member of the Research Council of Norway, as well as chair of Junior Achievement Young Enterprise. She was board member of Aker Floating Production from 2006 to 2010 and a board member of Aker Solutions ASA from 2008 until May 2011. Ms Madsen is a graduate of the Norwegian School of Radiography. She holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Ms Madsen is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2011-2013.
Rune Rafdal, Director
Rune Rafdal was elected by the employees of Kvaerner to the Board of Directors in June 2011. Mr Rafdal has been employed by Kvaerner since 1980 and has been a local union representative for Aker Stord AS on a full-time basis since 1996, a group union leader since 2005 and served several periods at the boards of Aker Stord AS and Aker Kværner Stord AS in the period 2000 to 2011. Mr Rafdal is a sheet metal worker and holds a certificate of apprenticeship in the sheet metal discipline. He holds 195 shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Rafdal is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2011-2013.
Ståle Knoff Johansen, Director
Ståle K. Johansen was elected by the employees of Kvaerner to the board of directors in Julne 2011. Mr Johansen has been employed by Kvaerner since 1986 and has been a local union representative for Aker Verdal AS on a full-time basis since 2010 and served at the board of Aker Verdal AS and Kvaerner Verdal AS. Mr Johansen is a welder and sheet metal worker and holds a certificate of apprenticeship in the welding discipline. He holds 31 shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Johansen is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2011-2013.
Bernt Harald Kilnes, Director
Bernt Harald Kilnes was elected by the employees of Kvaerner to the board of directors in June 2011. Mr Kilnes has been employed by Kvaerner since 1989 and is a group union representative for white-collar employees on a half-time basis and has served at the boards of Kværner ASA, Aker Kværner ASA and Aker Verdal AS. Mr Kilnes is educated as an engineer and business administrator. He holds 447 shares in Kværner AS, and has no stock options. Mr Kilnes is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2011 - 2013.