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The Supervisory Board of Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Name Office Born Lives in Occupation/position Education/background Organisational experience Bjørn Iversen Member 1948 Reinsvoll Farmer Degree in agricultural economics, Head of the Oppland county branch of the the Agricultural University of Norwegian Farmers' Union 1986–1989, Norway in 1972. Landbrukets head of the Norwegian Farmers' Union sentralforbund 1972–1974, Norges 1991–1997, chair of the supervisory board Kjøtt- og Fleskesentral 1974–1981, of Hed-Opp 1985–89, chair/member of the state secretary in the Ministry of board of several companies. Agriculture 1989–1990. Chair of the Supervisory Board and Chair of the Nomination Committee of Gjensidige Forsikring ASA. Hilde Myrberg Member 1957 Oslo MBA Insead, law degree. Deputy chair of the board of Petoro AS, member of the board of CGGVeritas SA, deputy member of Stålhammar Pro Logo AS, member of the nomination committee of Det Norske ASA, member of the nomination committee of NBT AS. Randi Dille Member 1962 Namsos Self-employed, and Economics subjects. Case Chair of the boards of Namsskogan general manager of officer/executive officer in the Familiepark, Nesset fiskemottak and Namdal Bomveiselskap, agricultural department of the Namdal Skogselskap, member of the board Namsos County Governor of Nord- of several other companies. Sits on Nord- Industribyggeselskap and Trøndelag, national recruitment Trøndelag County Council and the municipal Nordisk Reinskinn project manager for the council/municipal executive board of Compagnie DA. Norwegian Fur Breeders' Namsos municipality. Association, own company NTN AS from 1999. Benedikte Bettina Member 1963 Krokkleiva Company secretary and Law degree from the University of Deputy member of the corporate assembly Bjørn (Danish) advocate for Statoil ASA. Copenhagen, qualified to work as of Orkla ASA. Represents the Confederation an advocate in Denmark and of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) on the Norway. Has previously worked in Equity Markets Commission. Has previously the legal department of Norsk been a member of the board of Oslo Børs Hydro ASA and as company VPS Holding ASA, Oslo Børs and Biomar secretary and deputy director, as Holding ASA, which is listed on the well as for the Danish Ministry of Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Energy, the University of Copenhagen and a Danish law firm. Competence overview Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Page 1 of 5 Supervisory Board Christina Stray Member 1968 Oslo General Counsel of Examen philosophicum and 2001–2003: Employee representative on the Folketrygdfondet degree in mathematics (MA 001) board of directors of Oslo Børs Holding ASA; from the University of Oslo, law from 2004 member of the board of the degree, Master of Laws – master Finance Market Fund; 2008–2013 secretary studies with a major in EU law at of the Norwegian Corporate Governance the London School of Economics Board. Nomination committee of TGS- and Political Science. Assistant Nopec ASA. The Supervisory Board of advocate in the law firm Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Wiersholm Mellbye & Bech. Advocate in the legal department at Oslo Børs. Head of the prospects and transaction department at Oslo Børs. Stephan Adler Member 1952 Skive, Independent consultant Teaching degree from Århus Petersen Denmark Seminarium John Ove Ottestad Member 1949 Hamar Executive chair of the Master's degree in physics Broad management experience from Norsk board of Herøya (sivilingeniør ) from the Norwegian Hydro. Previous directorships in listed Industripark AS, Herøya Institute of Technology (NTH). companies: Securus Industrier ASA, Dyno Nett AS and Grenland Industrier ASA, GTB Invest ASA, Meridien Industriutvikling AS Technologies Inc. (Toronto) , Adubos Trevo SA (Rio de Janeiro), Biomar A/S (Copenhagen)/chair of the board, Terra Mining AB (Stockholm) /chair of the board. Other previous external directorships: SINTEF /chair of the board, the Federation of Norwegian Industries. Knud Peder Member 1950 Ålgård Senior adviser for business Master's degree in business Chair or member of the boards of many Daugaard development and economics (siviløkonom ) from companies wholly and partly owned by portfolio companies in Aarhus School of Business, Nortura in Norway, Denmark, the UK and Nortura management development Namibia. Former CEO and deputy CEO of programme at Solstrand, internal Nortura, managing director of Agro courses and development Fellesslakteri/Gilde Vest and various programmes in Gilde Norsk Kjøtt. positions in Norsk Kjøttsamvirke. Competence overview Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Page 2 of 5 Supervisory Board Marit Frogner Member 1957 Oslo Head of HR at Oslo Radiographer degree, business Head of the Norwegian Society of University Hospital economist, labour law from the Radiographers for nine years. Worked for University of Oslo, master's degree employer associations for nine years, with in management from BI responsibility for different types of Norwegian Business School. organisations. Deputy member of the board of the Gjensidige Foundation. Member of the owners' committee and steering committee Eastern Norway and member of the Supervisory Board of Gjensidige Forsikring ASA. Geir Holtet Member 1957 Hurdal General manager of Flaen Upper secondary education in Chair of the boards of Orbit Arena AS and sag og høvleri AS, and business studies, accounting and Norgeshusgruppen AS, various offices in general manager of the organisation, the Norwegian clubs and associations, deputy chair of the subsidiary Flaen Bygg Og College of Banking, various steering committee of the owners' Handel AS courses/management courses. committee for the Innlandet region of the Gjensidige Foundation, personal deputy board member of the Gjensidige Foundation. Lilly Tønnevold Member 1955 Grimstad Chair of the board and Master of Management BI 2003, Chair of the board of Grimstad business Stakkeland owner of Olaf Tønnevold cand.mag. degree comprising board. Former first deputy member of the & Sønner AS psychology, sociology and law Storting for the Norwegian Conservative from the University of Oslo 2000. Party's Aust-Agder branch, member of the Former co-owner of one of executive committee of the Grimstad Norway's oldest shipping branch of the Conservative Party, member companies, experience of of the boards of the National Association of management, shopping centre Directors Agder and Grimstad chamber of management, marketing, financial commerce, deputy member of the boards of management and investment. Grimstad Port and Grimstad Adressetidende, deputy chair of Grimstad Min By AS, Odden Butikksenter AS and Tønnevold Forretningsbygg AS. Competence overview Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Page 3 of 5 Supervisory Board Even Søfteland Member 1965 Nesttun General manager of University college degree in Directorships of enterprises involved in fish CapMare AS economics and administration, farming, fish processing, sales and one-year foundation level subject distribution, feed production, oil spill control and intermediate level etc. Member of the Norwegian supplement in sports, and human Biotechnology Advisory Board. ecology. Establishment, running and further development of enterprises, manager of municipal undertaking, project manager, regional manager of a business association etc. Terje Wold Member 1963 Tromsø Managing director Invenia Cand.scient. degree in computer Current external offices: AS science, University of Tromsø, -Abelia (chair of the board) 1990. Master of Management, BI -Posten Norge AS Norwegian Business School 2000. -The Research Council of Norway's ICT programme VERDIKT -Tromsø International Film Festival Jan Skaug Member 1955 Andebu Department manager in Elementary school, management Long experience of holding offices and Gilde and packaging courses. Served in committee work in Andebu municipality, of Lebanon. which 12 years on the municipal council. Member of the board of Andebu Bondelag. Member of the supervisory board of Vestfold og Buskerud Slakteri A/L. Deputies for shareholder- elected members Ivar Kvinlaug First deputy 1956 Kvinesdal Farmer Agronomist. Chair of the boards of Bondevennen member agricultural journal and Kvinesdal Vekst, member of the boards of Norilia AS, Norsk Hundefor AS and Norsk Dyremat AS. Regional manager in Agder and Dalane, member of the group council and deputy member of the group board of directors in Nortura. Former local politician. Inger Tone Second deputy 1960 Stavanger Director of strategy, Teacher training college 1984, Present offices: the Gjensidige Foundation, Ødegård member Stavanger Region education in insurance, business Det Norske Handelskammerforbund, Chamber of Commerce economics and management Stavanger Forum AS, Rosenkildehuset AS. 1984–2001, self-employed 2001–2006. Chamber of Commerce since 2006. Competence overview Gjensidige Forsikring ASA Page 4 of 5 Supervisory Board Hanne Solheim Third deputy 1962 Steinkjer Prorector at Nord- Dr. Sci. degree in livestock Member of the board of Innovation Norway, Hansen member Trøndelag University nutrition and Cand. Agric. in Nord-Trøndelag, board member of the College livestock nutrition from the Trøndelag R&D Institute, board member of Agricultural University of Norway. Kunnskapsparken Nord-Trøndelag One-year foundation level subject Previous offices: at Nord-Trøndelag in chemistry and mathematics at University College: research and the Royal Veterinary and development manager at the department Agricultural University in for society, business and nature. Member of Copenhagen, Denmark. the university college board; member of the Management
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