First elected
2018

Term of office
2024-2026

Shares held
1,844,136

Citizenship
Norwegian

Position
Independent advisor in the Finance, E&P and shipping sector

Education
Royal Navy Academy, the Norwegian School of Economy and finance (BI), and Harvard Business School (PMD)

Experience and skills
Endre Ording Sund's career spans over 40 years, starting with 9 years of service as officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy, to his present-day roles as Chairman and member of the board of numerous companies. His working career includes CEO of the A. Wilhelmsen group, Head of Oil, Gas & Shipping related Corporate Finance business in SEB from 2002-2007, and several leading and founder roles within Private Equity.

Key external assignments

Sund has served as board member of Ferd and Euronav, and chair of Awilco. Sund is also co-founder and former chair of the International Maritime & Merchant Bank and EV Private Equity.

First elected
2020

Term of office
2024-2026

Shares held
11,904

Citizenship
Canadian

Position
Owner of ____

Education
Thomson has a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba, in addition to Post University courses in management and petroleum engineering.

Experience and skills

Wayne G. Thomson has an extensive career internationally as a top executive with strong results from private and listed companies within the oil and gas industry, and more recently within carbon capture technology. Thomson's experience includes a strong track record in building profitable business strategies.

Thomson has held positions as Director at TG World Energy Corporation, Orion Oil and Gas Corporation, EnCana Corporation, Iskander Energy Inc., and Cenovus Energy Inc. 

Key external assignments

Thomson serves as chair of the boards of Envirovalve Inc. and Blue Sky Hemp Ventures Inc. Thomson is former chair of the board of Maha Energy Inc. and he served as chair of the board of Svante Inc. - a Canadian carbon capture technology company, in a key period of Svante's development and growth stage from 2015 to 2021. He also held the position as executive chair for a period.

First elected
2023

Term of office
2024-2026

Shares held
-

Citizenship
Norwegian

Position
Independent advisor in the Finance, E&P and shipping sector

Education
Ms. Hanetho has a BSBA from Boston University and an MBA from Solvay University, in addition to executive training from INSEAD and Harvard Business School.

Experience and skills

Hanetho has extensive experience from executive positions within finance, strategic business development and private equity in companies such as Brussels Stock Exchange and Citibank in Brussels, Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division in London and New York, Credo Partners, Frigaardgruppen and Cercis in Oslo, and through various board engagements.

Key external assignments

Hanetho has served on a number of boards and held several board positions including chair of the board of Hydrogenpro ASA, Fleks AS and Mer AS, and director of Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Group Limited, Stokke Industri AS, Kongsberg Automotive ASA, Eqva ASA and MPC Container Ships ASA.

First elected
2021

Term of office
2024-2026

Shares held
91,841

Citizenship
Norwegian

Position
CEO of Mantena AS

Education
Ulvan has a M.Sc. in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU/NTH).

Experience and skills

John Arne Ulvan has an extensive career as a top executive with strong results from national, international, and listed companies. This includes a strong track record in developing and implementing profitable business strategies globally.

His career includes holding the positions of VP - Business Unit Manager, VP - Strategy & Programs, VP - Business Development Environment and Marketing Director Canada at Yara International ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA from 1990 to 2010. From 2011 to 2020 he was the CEO/Group CEO of Felleskjøpet Agri SA.

Key external assignments

Ulvan has served on a number of boards including serving as member of the Executive Committee of InterCOOP Europe (Switzerland), member of the board of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise’s Food & Drink, Chairman of the board of Norgesmøllene AS, Deputy chairman of the corporate assembly of Moelven Industrier ASA, Chairman of the board of CEFIC AGU (Belgium), Chairman of the board of Purico ltd (China) and as member of the board of Yarwil AS. Mr. Ulvan is currently a member of the board of directors of Borregaard ASA.

First elected
2021

Term of office
2024-2026

Shares held
5,952

Citizenship
Norwegian

Position
Partner and co-founder of Futurum Ventures

Education
Zsak has an MSc in industrial engineering and a Master in finance from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and University of New South Wales, Australia (UNSW).

Experience and skills

Zsak has worked as a Senior Manager for Accenture Strategy, advising top management within the Nordic Energy and Renewable sector. In parallel, she was one of the initiators to build up Accenture’s sustainability practice and led the Norwegian team. From 2013-2021 Inde Zsak worked for one of Norway's largest utility companies, BKK, heading up the corporate venture activity and leading the internal innovation portfolio on corporate level. 

Key external assignments

Thomson serves as chair of the boards of Envirovalve Inc. and Blue Sky Hemp Ventures Inc. Thomson is former chair of the board of Maha Energy Inc. and he served as chair of the board of Svante Inc. - a Canadian carbon capture technology company, in a key period of Svante's development and growth stage from 2015 to 2021. He also held the position as executive chair for a period.

First elected
2023

Term of office
2024-2026

Shares held
-

Citizenship
Norwegian

Position
Independent advisor in the Finance, E&P and shipping sector

Education
Ms. Hanetho has a BSBA from Boston University and an MBA from Solvay University, in addition to executive training from INSEAD and Harvard Business School.

Experience and skills

Hanetho has extensive experience from executive positions within finance, strategic business development and private equity in companies such as Brussels Stock Exchange and Citibank in Brussels, Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division in London and New York, Credo Partners, Frigaardgruppen and Cercis in Oslo, and through various board engagements.

Key external assignments

Hanetho has served on a number of boards and held several board positions including chair of the board of Hydrogenpro ASA, Fleks AS and Mer AS, and director of Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Group Limited, Stokke Industri AS, Kongsberg Automotive ASA, Eqva ASA and MPC Container Ships ASA.