Ole Eirik Lerøy, Chairman of the Board
Born: 1959
Position: Chairman of the Norwegian Seafood Federation
Education: Educated at the Norwegian School of Management 1980-84. AFF management program 1992.
Background: Former CEO in Lerøy Seafood Group ASA 1991-2008. Mr. Lerøy has broad experience from the seafood industry. He is chairman of the board of the Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL) and former chairman of the board of the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC). He is member of the board of the International Groundfish Forum.
Number of shares: Ole Eirik Lerøy and affiliated holds in total 10,220,000 shares in Marine Harvest and have TRS agreements with exposure to further 30,000,000 shares.
Leif Frode Onarheim, Vice Chairman
Born: 1934
Position: Associate Partner, Norscan Partners AS
Education: MBA, Graduate from Norwegian School of Economics and business administration (NHH).
Background: Former President and CEO, Nora Industrier AS, President Norwegian School of Management 1993-1997, Member of Parliament 2001-2005, Chairman Løvenskiold Vækerø AS, Director of Private and Governmental Enterprises.
Number of shares: 300 000, owned through the controlled company Lonar AS.
Solveig Strand
Born: 1961
Position: General Manager
Education: IT/ Economic degree.
Background: Managing Director of companies within the Strand Group. Former Parliament secretary for the Ministry of Fisheries. Member of the county council of Møre og Romsdal.
Number of shares: 20 000
Celina Midelfart
Born: 1973
Position: CEO Midelfart Holding AS / Executive VAMI AS
Education: Finance at Stern School of Business, NYU. Bachelor of Science, London School of Economics.
Background: CEO of Midelfart AS, from 2004 - 2007. Midelfart AS is one of Norways leading sales- and marketing companies within Health & Beauty Care.
Number of shares: 1 000 000
Thorleif Enger
Born: 1943
Position: Previously President and CEO, Yara
Education: PhD, MSc and BSc in Structural Engineering from University of Colorado
Background: Various positions in Hydro since 1973: Executive Vice President of Hydro Agri from 1999 until appointed CEO in 2004. Executive Vice President of Oil & Energy from 1996 to 1999, President of Hydro’s Exploration & Production Division from 1987 to 1996, and Project Director of the Oseberg field from 1982 to 1986.
Number of shares: 0
Cecilie Fredriksen
Born: 1983
Position: Frontline Corporate Services Ltd
Education:Bachelor of Business and Science from London Metropolitan University
Background: Fredriksen is member of the board of Aktiv Kapital ASA.
Number of shares: 0
Hege Sjo
Born: 1968
Position: Senior advisor in Hermes Investment Management Ltd.
Education: Educated at Norges Handelshøyskole, specialising in corporate finance.
Background: Previously, CFO at Oslo Børs ASA. Furthermore, she holds several directorships in other companies, including Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, Odin Forvaltning ASA, Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA, Polarcus Ltd. and Odim ASA.
Number of shares: 0
Turid Lande Solheim
Born: 1970
Position: Production Manager, Marine Harvest Norway AS
Education: Studies in economics and aquaculture, Molde Regional College
Background: Started in the seafood business in 1993 in Mowi AS, a company later incorporated in Marine Harvest.
Number of shares: 38 000 owned by spouse
Geir-Elling Nygård
Born: 1966
Position: Technician (Operations), MH Norway Region South
Education: Certification in carpentry, certification and college studies in aquaculture, management training.
Background: Started in Mowi AS in 1990, a company later incorporated into Marine Harvest. Previous to this Nygård worked in 2 smaller aquaculture companies.
Number of shares: 0
Kolbjørn Jektvik
Born: 1963
Position: Plant manager, Marine Harvest Norway AS.
Education: Food technologist (Norconserv). Micro biology and food chemistry (NTH). AFF management program for young leaders.
Background: Started in the seafood industry in 1990 in Frøya Holding (secondary processing), a company later incorporated into Hydro Seafood and Marine Harvest. Position as dept. manager and plant manager. Project manager during the start-up period in Marine Harvest Poland (secondary processing). Plant manager at Marine Harvest Ulvan.
Number of shares: 0
Tor Olav Trøim, alternate director for the directors elected by the shareholders
Born: 1963
Position: VP and director of Frontline Ltd.
Education: Master of Science from NTH, the University of Technology in Trondheim, Norway in 1985.
Background: Extensive background as a Director in companies like Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd, Aktiv Kapital ASA and Golar LNG. He is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontline Management AS. Prior to his service with Frontline, Mr. Trøim served as Managing Director and a member of the Board of Directors of DNO AS, a Norwegian oil company.
Number of shares: 5000