Aker Horizons aims to ensure that the maximum possible value is created for its shareholders over time. Good corporate governance shall ensure an appropriate distribution of roles between the owners, the board of directors and the management.
It shall also contribute to managing and mitigating risk as well as ensuring sustainable value creation.
Chair (non-independent)
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 2021, 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 2021-2023.
Director (independent)
Director (independent)
Lise Kingo (born 1961) is a professional board director, chair and public speaker. She is an experienced senior executive with more than 30 years of experience from executive management, sustainability, climate, and responsible business conduct. She is former CEO of the United Nations Global Compact, and former Executive Vice President of Novo Nordisk A/S. She currently also holds board positions at Sanofi SA (France), Danone SA (France) and Covestro AG (Germany). Kingo is also chair of the Leonardo Centre for Business in Society, Imperial College London, and member of the Advisory Board for Humanitarian and Development Aid at the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Kingo holds a bachelor’s degree in Religions and Ancient Greek Art from the University of Aarhus in Denmark, a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Economics from the Copenhagen Business School and a master’s degree in Responsibility and Business Practice from the University of Bath in the UK. She is also certified as a director by INSEAD.
As of 31 December 2021, Kingo holds no shares in Aker Horizons , and has no stock options. She is a Danish citizen. She is elected for the period 2021-2023.
Director (independent)
Director (independent)
Lone Fønss Schrøder (1960) is an entrepreneur, business leader and advisor, and senior executive. She is also an experienced board director and chair. Her areas of expertise are digital transformation, new business models, corporate strategy, bank and capital markets, sustainability and blockchain technology.
Fønss Schrøder is currently vice-chair of Volvo Cars AB and chair of its audit committee, and a director of Geely Sweden Holdings AB and Ingka Holding B.V. (Ikea Group). She has more than 30 years of international top executive experience in the A.P. Møller-Maersk group, and Wallenius Lines AB. She is an experienced director with current or former board positions in companies like Akastor ASA, Aker Solutions ASA, Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital (SPAC), and Geely Sweden Holdings AB and CSL Group, Inc.
Fønss Schrøder holds two master’s degrees: a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Copenhagen, and a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School. She has also studied aviation and insurance law at the Polytechnic of Central London (now University of Westminster), blockchain at MIT Sloan School of Management, and management at IMD Business School.
As of 31 December 2021, Fønss Schrøder holds no shares in Aker Horizons, and has no stock options. She is a Danish citizen. She has been elected for the period 2021-2023.
Director (non-independent)
Director (non-independent)
Kjell Inge Røkke (born 1958) is Aker ASA’s main owner. He has been a driving force in the development of Aker since the 1990s. Mr. 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. In 1996, the Røkke controlled company, RGI, purchased enough Aker shares to become Aker’s largest shareholder, and later merged RGI with Aker.
Røkke is currently chair of Aker ASA and a director of Aker Offshore Wind AS, Aker Solutions ASA, Aker BP ASA and Cognite AS, among others.
As of 31 December 2021, Røkke holds no shares in Aker Horizons, and has no stock options. Røkke is the ultimate beneficial owner of Aker ASA (through its subsidiary Aker Capital), the Company’s majority shareholder, and thereby holds a controlling indirect ownership interest in the Company. Røkke’s son, Normann Eidsvig Røkke, owns 2,500 shares in Aker Horizons. Røkke is a Norwegian citizen. He has been elected for the period 2021-2023.
Director (independent)
Director (independent)
Auke Lont (1958) is a professional board director, chair, and former business leader. Lont’s professional interest lies in electrification, directly and through green ammonia and hydrogen, to accelerate decarbonization of industry. He is currently chair of Hegra, a JV company focused on converting an existing ammonia plant to green ammonia. With 25 years of global experience, he has held board positions in Banenor, Spekter, Nova Naturgas and Gasunie, chaired the Institute for Energy Technology (Halden) and served as a member of the Energy Transitions Commission.
Lont has extensive experience as a senior executive. He is a former CEO of Naturkraft AS, SVP Statoil (Equinor) Nordic Energy and CEO of Econ, an energy consulting company. From 2009 to 2021, he was CEO of Statnett SF. It was under his leadership that Statnett embarked on a historic expansion of the Norwegian national grid.
Lont holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Econometrics from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. He was also awarded a scholarship from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked as a research assistant at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen.
As of 31 December 2021, Lont holds no shares in Aker Horizons, and has no stock options. Lont is a Dutch citizen. He is elected for the period 2021-2023.
Aker Horizons ASA’s nomination committee has a minimum of two members elected at the annual general meeting. The nomination committee’s work is carried out in accordance with instructions adopted by the general meeting.
The current members of the nomination committee are Svein Oskar Stoknes (chairperson) and Ingebret G. Hisdal (member) and are elected until the company’s annual general meeting in 2023.
Proposals for new candidates to the board of directors or the nomination committee as well as general questions concerning the work of the nomination committee should be submitted through the company’s investor relations (IR) function.
Please note that the deadline for submitting candidates to the nomination committee for directors to be appointed by the annual general meeting, which will be held in April 2023, is November 1, 2022.
Download: Instructions for the nomination committee of Aker Horizons ASA
Aker Horizons aims to serve the financial market with relevant, comprehensive and timely information about the company, to form a good basis for financial market participants in making decisions related to valuation and trade of the Aker Horizons share.
Aker Horizons seeks to engage in an open and continuous dialogue with the financial market. The company’s investor relations policy covers guidelines for the company’s contact with shareholders and the financial community.
Aker Horizons shall ensure equal treatment of financial market participants and equal opportunities to access relevant information. The main communication channels are stock exchange releases, press releases and the company’s website.
Aker Horizons publishes financial results on a quarterly basis according to its financial calendar which is published annually on the company’s website and to the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Members of the executive management participate actively in dialogue with the financial market, while daily communication is handled by Investor Relations. The dialogue with the market takes form primarily through annual reports, quarterly reports, meetings with investors and analysts, and participation in important financial industry conferences, as well as use of the company’s website.
All information will be provided in English.
Aker Horizons shall observe a silent period two weeks prior to the publishing of quarterly financial results. Aker Horizons does not attend any investor- or analyst meetings, or financial conferences during these periods.
Aker Horizons shall comply with applicable legislation and rules for companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and the Oslo Børs Code of Practice for IR of March 1, 2021.