Erik Eik

Bertel O. Steen

Liselott Kilaas

Jon-Aksel Torgersen

Karen H. Ulltveit-Moe

Erik Eik - Chaiman of the board
General Manager and Owner E-Invest AS

Mr. Eik has served as a member of the BoD since 1994 and as Chairman from March 1999.
An economist, graduated from the College of Business Administration and Economics in Bergen, Mr. Eik is general manager and owner of E-Invest AS. He was managing director of Felleskjøpet Rogaland Agder from 1989 to 1995; managing director of Svacom a/s from 1985 to 1987, director of Statoil's economic/finance and administration staff from 1982 to 1985. 
Mr. Eik holds positions on various boards, and he is presently chairman of the boards of Georg Stangeland AS, Det Stavangerske Dampskipsselskap A/S, Norlines AS, Rogaland Revisjon IKS and O.C. Østraadt AS. He is also a board member of Tide ASA.
Mr. Eik is also among I.M. Skaugen's 20 largest shareholders. His current term on the I.M. Skaugen board expires in 2008.

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Bertel O. Steen jr. - Deputy Chairman

Mr. Steen was elected board member in 2003. He is a qualified lawyer admitted to the Supreme Court and also holds a MSc in Business Administration. He is presently manager of various family owned investment companies and is serving as chairman and board member of several companies within shipping, property, industry, finance and trade.

Mr. Steen has previously worked in the Ministry of Trade and Industrys shipping department, been an assistant judge in the county of Orkdal, and an in-house lawyer in Stolt-Nielsen Shipping Company. In 1982 Mr. Steen established his own law firm, which he ran until he joined Torkildsen, Tennøe & Co. as a partner.

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Liselott Kilaas
CEO Aleris AB

Ms. Kilaas holds a MSc from the University of Oslo and a MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne. She has previously held leading positions in the oil and gas industry, PA Consulting Group and Stento ASA. Ms. Kilaas serves as Board Member of Telenor ASA, Adresseavisen and the Executive Board of Norges Bank.
Her current term on the I.M. Skaugen board expires in 2008.

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Jon-Aksel Torgersen
Chief Executive Officer of Astrup Fearnley AS

Mr. Torgersen was elected to the board in 2003. He holds a MBA, specialising in finance, from Hochschule St. Gallen, Switzerland. Currently he is the CEO of Astrup Fearnley AS, which is the parent company of a number of investment and broker companies in Norway and abroad. Mr. Torgersen has extensive experience as a board member and board chairman of a number of companies within the property, shipping, finance, industry and offshore sectors, and is at present chairman of the board of Finnlines Plc and Atlantic Container Line AB and further director of Norse Energy Corp. ASA 
His current term on the I.M. Skaugen board expires in 2008.

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Karen Helene Ulltveit-Moe
Professor in International Economics, University of Oslo

Ms. Ulltveit-Moe was elected to the board in 2005. She holds a PhD in economic from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), Bergen, Norway. Presently she is Professor in International Economics, Department of Economics at the University of Oslo.
Ms. Ulltveit-Moe holds positions on various boards and committees. She is member of the board of Kverneland ASA, and member of the corporate assembly of Norsk Hydro ASA and Storebrand ASA. She has served as member of different public commissions appointed by the Norwegian government to consider tax policy reforms and industrial measures.
Her current term on the I.M. Skaugen board expires in 2009.

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Deputy member to the board

Morits Skaugen
CEO of I.M. Skaugen SE

Joined the I.M. Skaugen SE board in late 1990 and after a merger that created the public company I.M. Skaugen ASA.
Became CEO in 1992, when the company initiated a complete turnaround process and restructuring and has since then been in charge of refocusing the Group and its activities with its customer service programs, quality focus, cost reductions as well as its drive to achieve a multicultural approach as well as current innovation processes. Holds a degree in Business Administration from Seattle University, USA. Has top managerial and board experience in finance, industrial, shipping and marine-related service activities, nationally and internationally.
Has the following current external directorships:

• Chr. Bjelland & Co AS, Winder ASA as Chairman
• Daletech AS and Dale Industries AS
• Creo Advisors AS
• Forefront Innovation AS as Chairman

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