Born 1967. Faroese citizen. Mr. Hansen became Chairman of Bakkafrost in 2009, ahead of the company’s listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2010. Term of office expires in 2025. Mr. Hansen serves as Executive Chairman of Tjaldur, an industry holding company that was instrumental in the reconstruction of the Faroese salmon farming sector in 2005.

Education:

MSc. in Economics and Business Administration, Copenhagen Business School. Postgraduate, Lancaster University.

Number of shares held in Bakkafrost:

Holds 10,761 shares at year-end 2023.

Mr. Hansen brings extensive international leadership experience, with deep expertise in the seafood and energy industries and a broad understanding of global business dynamics. He spent several years at Equinor, a global energy company, where he served as a member of the Exploration Executive team, among other roles. Throughout his career, he has worked from London, Copenhagen, Oslo and The Faroe Islands. 

Mr Hansen is a member of The UN Global Compact´s Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business. 

He serves as Chairman of the Board at Mintra, a company specializing in digital learning and human capital management systems for safety-critical industries.

Born 1972. Faroese citizen. Joined the Board in 2016. Term of office expires in 2025. Is considered to be independent. Managing Director at P/F Eystur- og Sandoyartunlar. Member of the audit committee and the remuneration committee.

Education:

MSc. in Business Economics & Auditing, Copenhagen Business School.

Number of shares in Bakkafrost:

Holds 100 shares – no change in portfolio in 2023.

Mr. Samuelsen has an extensive experience from accounting and finance. He has worked at KMPG and Dong E/P in Denmark and has been CFO at Atlantic Petroleum (2005-2009) and Bakkafrost (2009-2014). Mr Samuelsen is presently a member of the Board of Directors at Betri Trygging and P/F Tunnil.

Born 1971. Faroese citizen. Joined the Board in 2008. Term of office expires in 2025. Is not considered to be independent. Sales Manager at Bakkafrost.

Education:

Basic Vocational Course, Commercial Line, Faroese Business School.

Number of shares in Bakkafrost:

Holds directly and indirectly 16,781 shares at year-end 2023 – change in portfolio in 2023: +638 shares.

Mrs. Frederiksberg has extensive experience in the salmon industry and sales. She has been part of Bakkafrost’s administration team and sales team for over 25 years.

Born 1948. Norwegian citizen. Joined the Board in 2013. Term of office expires in 2025. Is considered to be independent. Member of the audit committee and  the remuneration committee.

Education:

Bank Economist.

Number of shares in Bakkafrost:

Holds no shares at year-end 2023 – no change in portfolio in 2023.

Mr. Sandvik has extensive experience from the finance sector and seafood. He has held several positions at Nordea Bank Norge within fish farming and fishery. Mr. Sandvik is presently a member of the Board of Directors of Coldwater Prawns of Norway AS, Coldwater Prawns Production AS and in Drevik International AS.

Born 1961. Norwegian citizen. Joined the Board in 2019. Term of office expires in 2025. Is considered to be independent. Member of the remuneration committee.

Education:

Master in Animal Nutrition at NMBU. Ph.D. in Aquaculture, NMBU. MBA, Handelshøyskolen BI.

Number of shares in Bakkafrost:

Holds no shares at year-end 2023 – no change in portfolio in 2023.

Mr. Wathne has extensive experience from seafood business and has held positions as CEO in Cargill and EWOS.

Born 1972. Faroese citizen. Joined the board in 2022. Term of office expires in 2025. Is considered to be independent. She is currently CEO of Visit Faroe Islands and previously Marketing Director of Visit Stockholm.

Education:

MSc. in Business Administration & International Marketing, Copenhagen Business School and Stockholm University.

Number of shares held in Bakkafrost:

Holds no shares.

Mrs. Højgaard has extensive experience from international marketing and branding. She has worked in the travel and tourism industry in Sweden, Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Mrs. Højgaard is presently a member of the Board of Directors at P/F Postverk Føroya and The Faroese Business Development Fund (Framtak).

Born 1967. Norwegian citizen. Joined the board in 2024. Term of office expires in 2025. Is considered to be independent. 

Education:

Master in Aquaculture at NMBU. Additional leadership education from Harvard Business School

Number of shares held in Bakkafrost:

Holds 300 shares.

Mr Aarskog has extensive experience in the seafood business. Mr Aarskog has held positions as CEO in Lerøy Seafood Group and Marine Harvest/Mowi.