OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Matts Johansen
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Matts joined Aker BioMarine in 2009. Before being named the CEO in 2015, Matts was the Chief Operating Officer of Aker BioMarine. As the CEO of Aker BioMarine, Matts is on a mission to improve human and planetary health. Prior to joining Aker BioMarine, he was the Chief Marketing Officer at Telefonica O2. Before thatMatts studied at Oslo University College and Columbia University.
As of December 3, 2021, Matts Johansen owns 1,040,714 Shares through his wholly owned company KMMN Invest II AS (representing approximately 1.05% of the Shares in the Company). Johansen has no share options.
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Katrine Klaveness
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Katrine is the CFO of Aker BioMarine, responsible for the company’s Finance and Accounting function, overseeing treasury, tax, legal, accounting
As of April 13, 2021, Klaveness currently owns 4,450 shares in the company and has no share options.
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Tone Lorentzen
EVP Supply Chain
Tone joined Aker BioMarine in 2015.
She oversees Aker BioMarine’s entire supply
chain, including global logistics, customer care, production at the krill oil factory in Houston, third-party production, warehouses, product quality, Quality Assurance and HSSE.
Tone has 25 years of experience with global supply chain operations. Prior to joining Aker BioMarine, Tone has worked at Nycomed, Amersham, GE Healthcare and Trygg Pharma.
As of April 13, 2021, Lorentzen currently owns 4,500 shares in the company and has no share options.
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Shauna Cecilia McNeill
EVP Innovation
Shauna has been with Aker BioMarine since 2017. She is responsible for the company’s new and on-going programs to research, develop and commercialize krill derived products and applications. Shauna has worked in a variety of strategy, product and business development roles including at Ecolab and the Boston Consulting Group. Shauna holds both an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
As of April 13, 2021, McNeill currently owns 4,870 shares in the company and has no share options.
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Sigve Nordrum
EVP Animal Health and Nutrition
Sigve has been with Aker BioMarine since 2007. He is responsible for the sales, marketing and R&D for krill products for the animal and aquaculture markets globally. Prior to joining the company, Sigve worked at BioMar and the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries. Sigve has a Master’s degree from the Norwegian School of Life Sciences and a
As of April 13, 2021, Nordrum currently owns 5,000 shares in the company and has no share options.
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Todd Norton
EVP Special Advisor
Todd has been with Aker BioMarine since 2010. He is responsible for strategic initiatives, as well as the company's operations in the U.S. Prior to joining Aker BioMarine, Todd was the President and COO at Sabinsa. He also has more than 40 years’ experience working in the nutraceutical industry. Todd has a B.A. degree in Business Management.
Horton had no company shares or share options as of April 13, 2021.
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Trond Atle Smedsrud
EVP Strategic Investments
Trond Atle joined Aker BioMarine in 2015 and previously ran Aker BioMarine’s Marketing and Innovation department. In order to secure future relevance and financial growth for the company, in his current role Trond Atle is responsible for exploring, securing and growing new corporate investments. Prior to joining Aker BioMarine, Trond Atle worked in senior positions at Coca-Cola and PwC. Trond Atle has a Master’s degree from BI Norwegian School of Management.
As of April 13, 2021, Trond Atle Smedsrud owns 4,800 Shares through his wholly-owned investment company Hawi Holding AS. Smedsrud has no share options.
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Hege Spaun
Chief Officer People & External Affairs
Hege joined Aker BioMarine in 2016. She is responsible for increasing Aker BioMarine's transparency, connecting the day-to-day operations with the company's strategy and transforming the business to meet increasing expectations from customers, employees and other stakeholders. Prior to joining Aker BioMarine, Hege was a Senior consultant for organizational development at DNV GL. Hege has a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Oslo.
As of September 28, 2021, Spaun currently owns 2,235 shares in the company and has no share options.
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Webjørn Barstad
EVP Offshore
A self-described ‘boat guy’, Webjørn Barstad has jumped on board a new mission as Executive Vice President, responsible for Aker BioMarine’s offshore krill harvesting operations. Barstad has spent his entire career within the seafood industry, most recently serving as the CEO for Lerøy Havfisk (ocean fisheries) and Lerøy Norway Seafoods (shorebased processing), and COO at Lerøy Seafood Group. Webjørn has an MSC in International Banking and Financial Studies from Heriot-Watt University Business School, Edinburgh.
As of September 20, 2021, Barstad currently owns 12,000 shares in the company and has no share options.
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WHAT IS KRILL OIL?
Superba Krill™ oil is extracted from the Antarctic krill species Euphausia Superba. Krill are small shrimp-like crustaceans packed full of health promoting long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA & DHA), phospholipids, choline and astaxanthin.