Management team - HAVFISK ASA

Webjørn Barstad - CEO

Webjørn Barstad (born 1985) has been CEO of HAVFISK since 1 January 2015. Norwegian citizen.

Experience

Mr. Barstad managed daily operations at Strand Havfiske for four years before coming to HAVFISK, and his previous positions include department manager at Fiskebåtredernes Forbund (now Fiskebåt) and consultant at Norges Fiskarlag, and he started his career in production/sales in the fisheries company L.S. Larsen Eftf. in Ålesund in 1991.

Education

Mr. Barstad was educated at Heriott-Watt University Business School in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he attained BA Hons. Business Organization and MSc International Banking and Financial Studies.

Stocks

Mr. Barstad held no shares or stock options in the company.

Eldar Kåre Farstad - CFO

Eldar Kåre Farstad (born 1960) has been the CFO of HAVFISK ASA since January 2012. Norwegian citizen.

Experience

Mr. Farstad was the CFO of Harvesting since May 2011, and Senior Vice President/ Corporate Group Controller since May 2005. Mr. Farstad has experience as CFO at West Fish Aarsæther AS, which was merged into HAVFISK ASA (Aker Seafoods ASA) before the listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2005.

Education

Mr. Farstad is a Bachelor in Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School.

Stocks

As at 31 December 2015, Mr. Farstad held 40,000 shares but no stock options in the company.

Ari Theodor Josefsson - COO

Ari Theodor Josefsson (born 1969) was appointed Chief Operational Officer at HAVFISK ASA in July 2011. Icelandic citizen.

Experience

Employee at HAVFISK ASA since March 2006. Mr. Josefsson is also general manager of Nordland Havfiske AS and Finnmark Havfiske AS, two of HAVFISK's trawler companies. Mr. Josefsson has long experience of fisheries in Norway. Mr. Josefsson has previously worked in sales and management in the fishing gear industry. Mr Josefsson was previously general manager of Sæplast Ålesund AS.

Education

Mr. Josefsson was educated at the University of Tromsø, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics.

Stocks

As at 31 December 2015, Mr. Josefsson held no shares or stock options in the company.

Erik Kartevoll - HR & HSEQ Director

Erik Kartevoll (born 1952) has been the HR & HSEQ Director at HAVFISK ASA since June 2011. Norwegian citizen.

Experience

Mr. Kartevoll was previously President of EstreMar SA, Aker's fishing company in Argentina, for two and a half years. Mr. Kartevoll has long experience as a consultant in the seafood industry through INAQ Management AS and KPMG centre for aquaculture and fisheries.

Education

Mr. Kartevoll holds a Master of Science from the Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTH, now NTNU) in Trondheim. Mr. Kartevoll also holds a degree in economics from Agder District University College.

Stocks

As at 31 December 2015, Mr. Kartevoll held no shares or stock options in the company.

Tone Utseth Myklebust - Sales Director

Tone Utseth Myklebust (born 1967) has been responsible for sales of the company's trawl fish for many years and was appointed Sales Director in 2011. Norwegian citizen.

Experience

Ms. Myklebust has been employed by HAVFISK ASA since the company was formed (as Aker Seafoods) in 2005. Ms. Myklebust was formerly employed at West-Fish Aarsæther AS from 1995; the company was merged into Aker Seafoods ASA in 2005.

Education

Ms. Myklebust holds a Bachelor degree from the College of Fishery Technology in Ålesund, specialising in fishing, ships administration and management. Ms. Myklebust has also had post-graduate education at the Norwegian School of Economics and has participated in LIF (management in change) organised by Nordvest Forum.

Stocks

As at 31 December 2015, Ms. Myklebust held 7,656 shares but no stock options in the company.

Eldar Vindvik - Technical Director

Eldar Vindvik (born 1975) has been the Technical Director of HAVFISK since January 2015. Norwegian citizen.

Experience

Mr. Vindvik was project engineer and site manager for the new vessel project at HAVFISK and knows the company and the fishing industry well. He has extensive experience of the fishing, offshore and shipyard industries and was formerly employed by the Ulstein group, Farstad Shipping and the American Seafoods Company, among others.

Education

Mr. Vindvik qualified as an automation engineer, specialising in marine systems, at the University College in Ålesund.

Stocks

As at 31 January 2015, Mr. Vindvik held no shares or stock options in the company

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