The Board of Directors

Bjørn FlatgårdBjørn Flatgård – Chairman of the Board
Mr Flatgård is currently working as a professional director of several leading Norwegian companies and as an investor. From 1996 to 2007 he was President & CEO of Elopak ASA. Prior to that he was CEO of Nycomed Pharma and a member of the executive management of Hafslund Nycomed. Mr Flatgård gained an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1973 and a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Management BI in 1981. Mr Flatgård has board positions with several Norwegian companies. Amongst others he is board member of Aker ASA and Aker Biomarine ASA as well as Chairman of Handelsbanken Norway. Mr. Flatgård joined SalMar's board of directors in August 2002, becoming chairman in 2006. Through his family company GloMar AS, Mr Flatgård owns 3.56% of the shares in Kverva Holding AS, which in turn owns 53,4% of the shares in SalMar ASA. Mr Flatgård is also Chairman of Kverva AS.



Gustav WitsøeGustav Witzøe
Mr Witzøe is the co-founder of SalMar ASA. He holds a degree in engineering. After several years as an engineer co-founded BEWI AS, a company producing styrofoam boxes for the fish farming industry. Mr Witzøe held the position as managing director of BEWI AS until 1990. Since Mr Witzøe founded SalMar ASA in 1991 he has gained extensive experience in fish farming and processing. In addition to being a director of SalMar ASA, Mr Witzøe is chairman of Egersund Fisk AS and is a director of Norskott Havbruk AS and Scottish Sea Farms Ltd. Mr Witzøe owns 91.8% of Kverva AS, which in turn owns 53.4% of the shares in SalMar ASA. Mr Witzøe is also a director of Kverva AS.



Kjell A. StoreideKjell A. Storeide
Mr Storeide is a graduate of the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen. From1990 to 2004 he was the CEO and co-owner of Stokke Gruppen AS. Mr Storeide is chairman of several industrial companies in Norway and is a member of the board of Innovation Norway. Mr Storeide joined SalMar’s board of directors in February 2008.



Synnøve G. ErvikSynnøve G. Ervik
Ms Ervik is the CEO of Erviks Laks og Ørret AS, which is co-owned by her family through KSE Ervik AS. She took over as CEO in 2000 after having worked for the company for more than 20 years. Ms Ervik chairs the board of KSE Ervik AS. She joined SalMar's board of directors in April 2006. Ms Ervik has 5,000 shares in SalMar ASA.



Randi Eidsmo Reinertsen
Mrs. Reinertsen is a reasearch director at Sintef Health Research and a professor of Physiology in the department of Biology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Sha has previously held several positions with the Sintef system and the Reasearch Council of Norway. Mrs. Reinertsen has been a member of the board since June 2010. 



Bjørn Ivan EspenesBjørn Ivan Espnes – Employee representative
Mr Espnes has been an employee of SalMar since 1993; initially as a fish farm technician, from 1997 onwards as operations manager. Mr Espnes has trained in industrial mechanics and aquaculture. He has been the employees’ representative on SalMar's board since 1996.