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ASA – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Øyvind Eriksen Chairman

Øyvind Eriksen is President & CEO of Aker ASA. He gained a law degree from University and, in 1990, joined Norwegian law firm BA-HR. In 1996 he became a partner there and, in 2003, a board member and chairman. At BA-HR, Eriksen worked closely with Aker and Aker‘s main shareholder, Kjell Inge Røkke. Eriksen is chairman of the board of AS and a board member of Reitangruppen AS, Aker Clean Carbon AS, The Resource Group TRG AS, TRG Holding AS and other companies. As of 31 December 2009 he holds no shares in the company and has no stock options. Eriksen is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2009-2011.

Lone Fønss Schrøder Deputy Chairman

Lone Fønss Schrøder is president of Sweden’s Wallenius Lines AB. She has a law degree from the University of Copenhagen and a Master of Economics from Handelshøjskolen, Copenhagen. Fønss Schrøder has broad international experience acquired during 21 years in senior management, including board positions at A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S. She is currently a nonexecutive director and member of the audit committee at ASA and Sweden’s Vattenfall AB, as well as non-executive director of Svenska Handelsbanken AB in Sweden. As of 31 December 2009 she holds no shares in the company and has no stock options. Fønss Schrøder is a Danish citizen. She has been elected for the period 2009-2011.

Mikael Lilius Board member

Mikael Lilius was President and CEO of Fortum Corporation from 2000 to May 2009. This Finnish company is one of the largest energy enterprises in the Nordic region, with substantial operations in Russia and the Baltic states. From 1990, Lilius was chief executive of Sweden’s Incentive AB, a pharmaceuticals company which changed its name to Gambro AB in 1998. Gambro is owned by Swedish the investment company Investor AB. Lilius is chairman of the board of Finnish Huhtamaki Corporation and a member of the board of Hafslund ASA, a Norwegian energy utility. He is a graduate of the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration in Helsinki. As of 31 December 2009 he holds no shares in the company and has no stock options. Lilius is a Finnish citizen. He has been elected for the period 2009 - 2011. enterprises. She currently chairs the Board of Sandefjord Airport and is a member of the Boards of ASA, Nordea AB, Songa Floating Production ASA and Noreco ASA among others. She holds an MSc from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Petersen is a Norwegian citizen.

Vibeke Hammer Madsen Board member

Vibeke Hammer Madsen has been CEO of HSH (The Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises) since 2002. Prior to this, she was a partner in the PA Consulting Group. From 1993 to 1999 Hammer Madsen was a vice president holding various positions in Statoil. Today Hammer Madsen, a graduate of the Norwegian School of Radiography, holds a range of board positions. As of 31 December 2009, she holds no shares in the company, and has no stock options. Hammer Madsen is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2009–2011.

Ida Helliesen Board member

Ida Helliesen joined Norsk Hydro in 1980, where she held a number of leading positions including, for the last eight years before her retirement in 2007, chief financial officer. From 2007 until the spring of 2009, she assisted Hydro on a number of issues including the completion of the merger between Hydro’s oil and energy business and Statoil. Helliesen is a director of the executive board of ’s Central Bank, Statistics Norway and Skagerak Energi AS. She has an MSc in business economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. As of 31 December 2009, she holds no shares in the company, and has no stock options. Helliesen is a Norwegian citizen. She has been elected for the period 2009-2011.

Kjell Inge Røkke Board member

Entrepreneur and industrialist Kjell Inge Røkke, Aker ASA’s main owner, has been a driving force in the development of Aker since the 1990s. Røkke launched his business career with the purchase of a 69-foot trawler in the United States in 1982 and gradually built a leading worldwide fisheries business, harvesting white fish and processing it at sea. In 1996, Røkke purchased enough Aker shares to become Aker’s largest shareholder. As of 31 December 2009 he holds no shares in the company and has no stock options. Røkke is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2009-2011.

Atle Teigland Board member Elected by the employees

Atle Teigland was elected by the employees of Aker Solutions to the Board of Directors in October 2004. He also served on the boards of Aker and Aker RGI for several years. Teigland is a group union representative for Aker Solutions on a full-time basis and has been employed by Aker Elektro AS since 1978. Teigland is a certified electrician. As of 31 December 2009 he holds 1 806 shares in the company, and has no stock options. Teigland is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2009–2011.

Åsmund Knutsen Board member Elected by the employees

Åsmund Knutsen was elected by the employees of Aker Solutions to the Board of Directors in October 2004. Since 1991 he has held various positions in Aker Engineering & Technology AS and is now a group union representative for white-collar employees on a full-time basis. Knutsen holds an MSc in hydrodynamics. As of 31 December 2009, he holds 3 111 shares in the company, and has no stock options. Knutsen is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2009–2011.

Arild Håvik Board member Elected by the employees

Arild Håvik was elected by the employees of Aker Solutions to the Board of Directors in March 2009. Håvik has been employed by Aker Solutions since 1990 and has been a local union representative for Aker Offshore Partner AS on a full-time basis for the last 2 years. Håvik is a scaffolder and sheet metal worker and holds a certificate of apprenticeship in the two disciplines. As of 31 December 2009, he holds 206 shares in the company, and has no stock options. Håvik is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2009-2011.

Arve Toft Board member Elected by the employees

Arve Toft was elected by the employees of Aker Solutions to the Board of Directors in March 2007. Toft is a group union representative for Aker Solutions on a full-time basis and has been employed by the company since 1983. Toft is a certified mechanic and scaffolder and has been a main safety delegate at Aker Stord AS for 5 years. As of 31 December 2009, he holds 206 shares in the company, and has no stock options. Toft is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2009-2011.