Marianne E. Johnsen

Ms. Marianne E. Johnsen has served as a board member of the Company since 2019, and was elected as interim Chairperson in 2026, pending Helge Aasen’s appointment to the Board of Directors taking effect.

Ms. Johnsen has extensive board experience spanning the last 25 years from positions in several Norwegian and international companies, both listed and non-listed, within the areas of technology, shipping, finance, aquaculture and oil and gas - including Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, Fjord Seafood ASA, Pharmaq AS, Odin Fund Management AS, Copeinca ASA, and Morpol ASA.

In addition, she has served as chairperson of the Norwegian Refugee Council, an organisation with broad, global operations. She has managerial experience from both the public and private sector, having served as a former member of the executive management at Ullevaal University Hospital and as former Vice President in Elkem ASA. Ms. Johnsen currently works as a professional board member/chairperson, investor and lawyer in Norway and abroad.

She is the founder and managing partner of Cascata AS, a management consulting and investment company. She holds a degree in Law from the University of Oslo, in addition to an MBA from Solvay Business School in Brussels.

Current directorships and senior management positions	University of Tromsø/The Arctic University of Norway (chairperson), Cascata AS (CEO, founder & chairperson), Omda AS (chairperson), Grøtsund Industripark AS (board member), Nasjonalt Kompetansesenter For Havvind AS (board member).
Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years	Norwegian Seafood Council (chairperson) (2015-2025), Litteraturhuset (chairperson) (2014-2023), Kilden Teater- og Konserthus (chairperson) (2015-2021), Miralex AS (board member) (2021-2025), Norway Royal Salmon ASA (board member) (2013-2021).