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Position: Executive Vice President for Hydro Bauxite & Alumina business area
Year of birth and nationality: 1960, Norwegian citizen
Number of shares in Norsk Hydro ASA: 75 4231)
Key experience:
- Head of Hydro Bauxite & Alumina since 2018
- Senior Vice Presiden, Hydro Extruded Solutions (2017-2018)
- Executive Vice President, Sapa (2012-2017)
- EVP Group President Primary Metals, Alcoa (2007-2012)
- CEO, Elkem (2005-2007)
- CEO/EVP Primary aluminium, Elkem Aluminium (2000-2005)
Other directorships:
- Board member in Yara since 2014
- Member of International Aluminium Association (IAI)
Education:
- Master's degree in Metallurgy from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Trondheim, Norway, 1983)
- MBA from Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburg, USA, 1990)
1) Including shares owend through Jothur AS, a private equity investment firm