Eivind Reiten, the Chairman
Eivind Reiten was President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro, a position he held from 2001-2009. In the period since 1986, he held several management positions in the various Hydro businesses and divisions. He was in politics prior to 1986 and from 1989-1991, where he held positions as Minister of Petroleum and Energy, State Secretary in Ministry of Finance, and Minister of Fisheries. Previous and current non-executive positions include: Member of the Global Bank Board, Chairman of the Board of the Norwegian Postal Service, Telenor and recently of Norske Skog.
Reynir Indahl has an MBA and BSc in Economics and he is a Partner with Altor Equity Partners. Prior to Altor, he was CEO of Ignis Photonyx, Investment Director with Kistefos and Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company. He was previously a Board member of AGR from 2004 until the IPO in 2006.
Tove Magnussen joined AGR in November 2005, after being hired in as a consultant for almost 3.5 years. She is working as the VP HSE & Q in AGR and also as HSE coordinator in several AGR's pending well management projects. Previous work experience with
inter alia HSE includes 5 years with Acona Group and 12 years with DNV.
Hugo Maurstad is Partner in Altor Equity Partners. Prior to joining Altor, Hugo was a Director with McKinsey & Company in Oslo. Hugo Maurstad is the Chairman of the Boards of Lindorff, Navico and Helly Hansen, and Board Member of Constructor Group and Eltek.
Thomas Nilsson has an MSc in Economics and is the CEO of Firesteed Capital Limited in London. He has previously been a Partner with Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, Managing Director of Investor AB in UK, CEO of AB Export Invest and Assistant Director of Enskilda Securities Ltd.
Celeste Mackie was a HR Advisor for AGR from 2008 to 2012 and became a member of the Board in May 2011. After nearly 12 years as Resources Manager with Hays Information Management (HIM) Inc. in Texas, she moved to Scotland where she joined Dundee University Students Association as Administration Manager and from 2004 – 2008 managed Customer Services with Mansell Homes. Her professional career covers more than 15 years of experience in managing HR and she is currently a Chartered Member of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel Development) in the UK. Celeste acted as Board member for HIM in 1990-2001 and Dundee Tayside Furniture Project (2004 - 2006).
Maria Tallaksen has an MSc in economics and is an Investment Professional with Altor Equity Partners. Prior to Altor, she spent several years with Morgan Stanley in London within their Investment Banking Division and within Global Capital Markets.