Aker Horizons develops green energy and green industry to accelerate the transition to net zero
About us
Aker Horizons was established in November 2020, as the Aker group’s spearhead to decarbonize industry on a global scale. We incubate and invest in companies that can meaningfully reduce CO2 emissions, and subsequently grow and develop them to create value for Aker Horizons’ shareholders.
Aker Horizons takes a diversified approach to decarbonization. Our core areas consist of renewable energy, carbon capture and hydrogen – three key levers to achieve net zero by 2050. We originate and develop industrial-scale hydrogen projects to meet growing demand for decarbonizing energy-intensive, hard-to-abate industries. Initial focus areas include green ammonia, green methanol and green iron.
Each portfolio company works to maximize value individually, with separate management teams and boards, but with strong support from Aker Horizons to ensure activities are optimized across the entire value chain and to capitalize on internal expertise in the broader Aker group.
Aker Horizons is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and headquartered in Fornebu, Norway. Across our portfolio, we employ approximately 1,100 people in 18 countries on five continents.
“Accelerating the transition to a renewables-based energy system is the answer to both the energy and climate crisis. This represents the world’s largest industrial challenge and opportunity, where speed and scale will be determining factors.”Lars Sperre
CEO
Management and Board of Directors
Kristian Røkke
Chair (non-independent)
Kristian Røkke
Chair (non-independent)
Kristian Røkke (born 1983) was the Chief Executive Officer of Aker Horizons since the Company was established in July 2020.
Prior to joining Aker Horizons, he was chief investment officer of Aker ASA, and CEO of Akastor ASA from August 2015 to December 2017. He spent several years in various operational and executive roles at Philly Shipyard ASA. He is currently chair of the board of several companies, including Mainstream Renewable Power, Aker Carbon Capture ASA, Philly Shipyard ASA, and a director on the boards of TRG Holding AS and HMH.
He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
As of 31 December 2021, Røkke holds shares in the Aker Horizons’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Aker Horizons Holding AS, which may be exchanged into 952,380 shares in Aker Horizons after expiry of a three-year lock-up period or sold to the Company for the corresponding cash value. Røkke has no stock options. He is a Norwegian citizen.
Lars Sperre
CEO
Lars Sperre
CEO
Lars Peder Sørvaag Sperre (born 1976) started in the role as the Chief Executive Officer of Aker Horizons 1st 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.
He holds holds a Cand.jur. degree from the University of Bergen.
As of 1st October 2024, Sperre has no shares in Aker Horizons ASA, and has no stock options. He is a Norwegian citizen.
Kristoffer Dahlberg
CFO
Kristoffer Dahlberg
CFO
Kristoffer Dahlberg (born 1982) took up the position as Chief Financial Officer in Aker Horizons on 1 February 2024. He came from the position of CFO and Director of BD/origination of Aker Horizons Asset Development.
Dahlberg has extensive experience throughout the Aker group, including as CFO of Aker Clean Hydrogen and VP Business Controlling at Aker BP. Dahlberg has more than twelve years of experience within the energy sector, including management consulting (Boston Consulting Group) and equity research (SpareBank 1 Markets and Platou Markets).
He holds an MSc in Finance from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
As of 31 October 2022, Dahlberg holds no shares in Aker Horizons ASA, and has no stock options. Dahlberg is a Norwegian citizen.
Holger Dilling
Director of Corporate Development
Holger Dilling
Director of Corporate Development
Holger Dilling (born 1971) joined Aker Horizons in July 2020 as Director of Corporate Development.
Before joining Aker, Dilling served primarily in strategy, business development and investor relations roles in companies including Statkraft AS, Dyno Nobel, Elkem and VARD (formerly Aker Yards). He started his career at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Dilling holds an MSc in Economics from University of Würzburg, Germany.
As of 31 October 2022, Dilling holds 17428 shares in Aker Horizons ASA and has no stock options. He is a German citizen.
Frode Strømø
General Counsel
Frode Strømø
General Counsel
Frode Strømø (born 1974) joined Aker Horizons as General Counsel in August 2020. Strømø came to Aker Horizons from Aker Solutions, where he also held the position as General Counsel.
Strømø has broad experience with advising on various types of contracts and transactions, including M&A, joint ventures and industrial projects, along with company law issues, corporate governance and compliance risk management.
Strømø holds a Cand.jur. degree from the University of Bergen.
As of 31 October 2022, Strømø holds 17,428 shares in Aker Horizons ASA, and has no stock options. He is a Norwegian citizen.
Stian Andreassen
Investment Manager and Investor Relations
Stian Andreassen
Investment Manager and Investor Relations
Stian Andreassen (born 1991) joined Aker Horizons in 2022. He came from the position as Head of Equity Capital Markets at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken. Andreassen has 8 years of experience from corporate finance and equity capital markets, where he covered clients across industries. He has extensive experience working with investors and capital markets as well as M&A.
He holds a BSc in Finance from Norwegian Business School.
As of 30 June 2023, Andreassen holds no shares in Aker Horizons ASA, and has no stock options. Andreassen is a Norwegian citizen.
Idun Heier
Group Chief Accountant
Idun has over 20 years’ finance experience from various roles within Financial Reporting & Control in the Aker Group, and is currently also CFO in Aker Carbon Capture ASA. Before joining the Aker Group, she worked as an auditor in Deloitte.
Idun holds a Master’s degree in Business and Economics (Siviløkonom).
Mari Engh Brekke
Chief Compliance Officer
Mari Engh Brekke joined Aker Horizons in August 2021, and previously held similar positions in Aker Energy, Aker BP, Akastor and Aker Solutions. Before joining the Aker Group in 2011, Ms. Brekke worked for Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in Beijing.
Ms. Brekke has international experience from working in China and Asia on foreign trade and investment, and addressing operational compliance challenges in Ghana, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Ms. Brekke holds an MSc in International Political Economy from London School of Economics and an MSc in Political Science from Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and is also trained in fraud investigations, anti-corruption compliance and sustainability.
Knut Nyborg
Managing Director Asset Development
Knut Nyborg
Managing Director Asset Development
Knut Nyborg (born 1965) is the managing director of Aker Horizons Asset Development. He was formerly the CEO of Aker Clean Hydrogen ASA. Nyborg has extensive international business experience from upstream oil & gas from various business entities such as technology and innovation, field development, natural gas and international business development.
Prior to joining Aker Horizons, Nyborg worked for Aker Solutions for 30 years where he notably held the position as EVP and Head of Aker Solutions’ Front End Delivery Centre as well as Head of Renewables and Low Carbon Solutions globally. Nyborg developed emerging businesses globally for Aker Solutions, with the build-up and commercialization of subsea compression and -power as one of the highlights.
He holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering degree from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway.
As of 31 October 2022, Nyborg holds no shares in Aker Horizons ASA, and has no stock options. Nyborg is a Norwegian citizen.
Nanna Tollefsen
Executive Director
Nanna Tollefsen
Executive Director
Nanna Tollefsen (born 1986) took up the position as Executive Director in February 2024, after serving as Aker Horizons’ Chief Financial Officer since May 2021.
Prior to joining Aker Horizons, she has held various positions within finance, active ownership and investments in Aker ASA, Akastor ASA and Aker Solutions ASA, including as Investment Manager in Aker ASA. She also has experience from audit and financial modelling and valuation from PwC.
Tollefsen holds an MSc in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
As of 31 December 2021, Tollefsen holds shares in the Aker Horizons’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Aker Horizons Holding AS, which may be exchanged into 190,476 shares in Aker Horizons after expiry of a three-year lock-up period or sold to the Company for the corresponding cash value. Tollefsen has no stock options. She is a Norwegian citizen.
Fridtjof Unander
Chief Economist
Fridtjof Unander
Chief Economist
Fridtjof Unander (born 1965) joined Aker Horizons in 2022 AS Chief Economist. He came from the Research Council of Norway where he served as Executive Director for Oceans, Energy and Sustainability.
From 2006 to 2008, Unander was Deputy Executive Director and acting Executive Director of Enova. Prior to that he worked nine years for the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, where he held positions as Division Head and as Principal Administrator.
Unander has been visiting Scientist at University of California, Berkeley and holds an MSc degree from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway.
As of 31 October 2022, Unander holds no shares in Aker Horizons and has no stock options. He is a Norwegian citizen.
Øyvind Eriksen
Deputy Chair (non-independent)
Øyvind Eriksen
Deputy Chair (non-independent)
Øyvind Eriksen (born 1964) is President and CEO of Aker ASA and holds a law degree from the University of Oslo. Eriksen has held several board positions in different industries, including shipping, finance, asset management, offshore drilling, fisheries, media, trade and industry.
Eriksen is chair of the board at Aker BP ASA, Cognite AS, Aker Capital AS, Aker Kværner Holding AS, Rev Ocean Inc., deputy chair of Aker Solutions ASA and a director of several companies, including SalMar Aker Ocean AS, Aker Carbon Capture ASA, Akastor ASA, The Resource Group TRG AS, and TRG Holding AS. He also serves as the deputy director in Aker Offshore Wind AS and on the board of the nonprofit organizations Aker Scholarship, the WE Foundation (Stiftelsen VI), and the Norwegian Cancer Society (Kreftforeningen).
As of 31 December 2022, Eriksen holds 285,714 shares in Aker Horizons (excluding indirect ownership through his indirect holding of 219,072 shares in Aker ASA, the parent of Aker Capital, and 100,000 B-shares in TRG Holding AS), and has no stock options. Eriksen is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2023-2025.
Kimberly Mathisen
Director (non-independent)
Kimberly Mathisen
Director (non-independent)
Mathisen (born 1972) is CEO of HUB Ocean (previously named C4IR Ocean). Mathisen has more than 25 years of experience working in industries, including Technology, Branded Consumer Goods, and Pharmaceuticals. Her roles have included General Manager of Microsoft Norway, CEO of Orkla Home & Personal Care, Global Vice President & Alliance Leader of Eli Lilly and General Manager, Germany and Norway of Eli Lilly. Kimberly has extensive board experience, currently serving on the boards of Bayer, Aker BioMarine, and Aize. Previous board roles include Yara, Abelia, NHST (parent of Dagens Næringsliv), Meda AB, Borregaard, and Kappa Bioscience. She is on the advisory board of Nysnø and Sintef and a member of Friends of Ocean Action.
Mathisen has a BS in engineering from the University of Illinois, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
As of 21 April 2023, Mathisen holds no shares in Aker Horizons , and has no stock options. She is an American and Norwegian citizen. She is elected for the period 2023-2024.
Lone Fønss Schrøder
Director (independent)
Lone Fønss Schrøder
Director (independent)
Lone Fønss Schrøder (born 1960) is Vice-Chair of Volvo Cars AB, where she chairs the audit committee and leads digital and AI transformation initiatives. She has 30 years of executive and entrepreneurial experience, including CEO roles at A.P. Møller-Maersk and Wallenius Lines AB and has developed Fintech and Web 3 technologies. Fønss Schrøder serves on the boards of Geely Sweden Holdings AB and Ingka Holding B.V. (IKEA Group) and holds positions in global companies including Akastor ASA, Aker Solutions ASA, Vattenfall, Dong Transmission Yara ASA and Schneider SE. She is global advisor for ServiceNow.
Fønss Schrøder holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Copenhagen and an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School.
As of 31 December 2022, she holds no shares in Aker Horizons and has no stock options. She is a Danish citizen and is elected for the period 2023-2025.
Trond Brandsrud
Director (independent)
Trond Brandsrud
Director (independent)
Brandsrud (born 1958) serves as a non-executive director and industry advisor. From 2016 to 2019, he held several CEO and CFO roles in the European financial services companies Lindorff, Intrum and Lowell, and from 2010 to 2015, he served as the Group CFO of Aker. In the period from 2007 to 2010, he was the CFO of the Seadrill Group. Prior to these roles, Brandsrud had 23 years of experience from leading finance positions in Shell. Mr Brandsrud is a non-executive director and board member of PGS, Aker BP, the Lowell Group (Simon Midco Ltd) and Waterise.
Brandsrud holds a Master of Science degree from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
As of 21 April 2023, Brandsrud holds no shares in Aker Horizons, and has no stock options. He is a Norwegian citizen. He is elected for the period 2023-2024.
Code of Conduct
Our Code of Conduct is our main governing document that sets out requirements and expectations for ethical business conduct. It describes the behavior we expect from our employees and other Aker Horizons’ representatives and what you, and our business partners, can expect from Aker Horizons. The aim is to build trust and demonstrate our commitment to being a respected, reliable and trusted business.
Aker Horizons’ business conduct, operations and processes shall be sustainable and always maintain the highest integrity.
We encourage employees to speak up about negative conditions that are in breach of our Code of Conduct, policies, procedures and any applicable rules. We also welcome concerns raised by external parties who work for or with Aker Horizons.
If you have questions, or in the event you are concerned about a potential breach of the Code of Conduct, you can:
Contact us
Contact Aker Horizons legal and compliance personnel: Hanne Gundersrud hanne.gundersrud@akerhorizons.com
Report whistleblowing and grievances
Report it via our dedicated email: whistleblowing@akerhorizons.com
Or report it anonymously through our whistleblower and grievance channel: akerhorizons.portal.speeki.com
Read our Code of Conduct
You can read and download our Code of Conduct here.
