Board of Directors

Rønn (born 1968) has a PhD in engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has completed the advanced management programme (AMP) at Insead. He has held various management positions at AF Gruppen ASA since 1999, and was CEO in 2007-15. From 2016, he has been chair of the same company as well as for such bodies as Eidsiva Energi, Sparebank1 Gudbrandsdal and the faculty of engineering at the NTNU. He is also a professor at the NTNU. 

Raanes (born 1977) has an MSc in business economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and also studied at Esade Barcelona. She is currently an adviser for the Dyvi Invest AS and Nore-Invest AS investment companies. Her experience includes strategy, finance and business development from investment companies, Lean Consulting and McKinsey & Company. 

Hurum (born 1955) studied engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Former CEO of Bouvet (2002-21), he has been CEO of various enterprises over the past 30 years. He is currently a director of several companies, and is also a member of the advisory board at Aeternum AS and a partner in the Telemark Group AS investment company.

Vigdel holds a Master of Science in Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the University of Texas (UT). She currently serves as Marketing Director for SLB Scandinavia and has extensive experience in corporate management and customer collaboration within the energy sector.

Linda has previously led both the HR and IT departments within the same company. In addition, she serves as a board member of Schlumberger Norge.

Samuelsen has experience as a technology consultant in New York, an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley’s startup ecosystem, and a Manager at Bekk Consulting. As former Partner and Chief Technology Officer at Askeladden & Co, he led the development of technology teams and more than 30 companies. Today, he is the co-founder of an international AI company and serves as an advisor at the innovation hub Startuplab, located at Oslo Science Park.