Board of Directors

Year of birth
1952

Citizenship
Norwegian

Position
Owner of Graff Consulting

Education
Master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Experience and skills
Mr. Graff joined Aker in 1980. Since 2000 he has been instrumental in the development of carbon capture technology to reduce carbon emissions. Mr. Graff was appointed as Chief Technology Officer for Aker Clean Carbon in 2008 and has up to 2020 been responsible for Carbon Capture in Aker Solutions. Mr. Graff has held several positions in CO2 and climate related technical boards and advisory committees in Norway, UK and the EU, including ZEP (Zero Emissions Platform). Coach and board member in local football clubs. Member of Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals (TEKNA).

Key external assignments
No

First elected
2020

Term of office
2023-2025

Shares owned at year-end 2022
0

Audit Committee member
No

Year of birth
1961

Citizenship
Norwegian

Position
Partner in Norwegian law firm Selmer

Education
Cand. jur. degree from the University of Oslo

Experience and skills
Ms. Stubholt has more than 20 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer and has held several top executive positions in Aker ASA and has been State Secretary both at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Ms. Stubholt is especially qualified within governance and compliance and has valuable understanding of political processes. She holds several nonexecutive board positions in the energy and seafood sectors and she is a council member of the Department for Energy Law at the Faculty of Law in Oslo. She serves as member of the international board of World Ocean Council.

Key external assignments
Chair of the board of Green Ammonia Berlevåg AS, Silex Gas Norway AS and as director of the board of Gigante Salmon ASA, Vår Energy AS, Mjölnir Invest AS, Andrevind AS, Aquaship AS and SINTEF Energi AS.

First elected
2021

Term of office
2023-2025

Shares owned at year-end 2022
0

Audit Committee member
Yes (Chair of Audit Committee)

Year of birth
1976

Citizenship
Norwegian

Position
CEO of Aker Horizons ASA

Education
Cand.jur. degree from the University of Bergen

Experience and skills
Lars Peder Sørvaag Sperre (born 1976) started in the role as the Chief Executive Officer of Aker Horizons 1^st October 2024.

Prior to joining Aker Horizons, he had a 17 years career with the international publication paper producer Norske Skog ASA in various management positions at the group’s head office in Oslo where he started in the role as VP Legal back in 2007. He held the position as SVP Corporate Strategy for the period 2019 to 2023 and prior to that held the role as the group CEO in 2017 through 2018. Lars has extensive experience from management and industrial business development activities and corporate financing and international M&A projects within process industry and the renewables sector. He has also served as director in various green technology development companies.

As of 1st October 2024, Sperre has no shares in Aker Horizons ASA, and has no stock options.

First elected
2025

Shares owned at year-end 2024
0

Audit Committee member
No