BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
SVEIN OSKAR STOKNES
Svein Oskar Stoknes (born 1970) has been CFO at Aker ASA since August 2019. Prior to this, Stoknes served as CFO at Aker Solutions, where he joined in 2007 and was named CFO in 2014. Stoknes has also held a range of senior positions within finance and advisory for organizations like Tandberg, Citigroup, Norwegian Trade Council and ABB. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Management with a master’s degree in business and economics, and has an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York. Stoknes is a director of Akastor ASA, Aker Capital AS and several other companies where Aker is the largest shareholder.
Per 31 December 2023, Stoknes owns 10 000 shares in Aker ASA and has no stock options. Stoknes is a Norwegian citizen
Board Member
KJELL INGE RØKKE
Kjell Inge Røkke (born 1958) is the main owner of Aker ASA and has been a driving force in the development of Aker since the 1990s. Mr. Røkke began 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. In 1996, the Røkke controlled company, RGI, purchased enough Aker shares to become Aker’s largest shareholder, and later merged RGI with Aker.
In 2022, Røkke was formally endorsed as Patron of the Ocean Decade Alliance, and as the UN Ocean Decade Special Emissary for Industrial Ocean. Mr. Røkke is currently chair of The Resource Group TRG AS, TRG Holding AS, and Aker ASA, as well as director of several Aker companies.
As of 31 December 2023, Mr. Røkke holds 50 673 577 shares (68.2 per cent) in Aker ASA through his investment company TRG AS and its subsidiaries, and has no stock options. Mr. Røkke is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2022-2024.
Board Member
ØYVIND ERIKSEN
Øyvind Eriksen (born 1964) joined Aker ASA in January 2009. Mr. Eriksen holds a law degree from the University of Oslo. He is a former Partner, Director, and Chairman of the law firm BAHR.
Mr. Eriksen currently chairs several of the boards of the Aker Group’s industrial and financial businesses. In addition, Mr. Eriksen is on the board of a number of non-profit organizations, including the Norwegian Cancer Society, and Accenture Global Energy Board.
As of 31 December 2023, Mr. Eriksen holds 219,072 shares in Aker ASA through the company Erøy AS. He has no stock options. Through Erøy AS, Mr. Eriksen also holds 100,000 B-shares in TRG Holding AS. Mr. Eriksen is a Norwegian citizen