Arne Møgster (1975) was elected to the board at the annual general meeting on 26 May 2009. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in International Shipping and a Bachelor degree in Business and Administration.
Arne Møgster is the CEO of Austevoll Seafoood AS, and a board member for a number of companies in the Austevoll Seafood Group. Prior to joining Austevoll Seafood ASA in 2006 - Arne Møgster earned himself versatile experience working within fishing, shipbuilding and the offshore supply market. He was the Managing Director of Norskan AS for 3 years, with one year based in Brazil.
Through his position as CEO and board member in listed companies for more than a decade Arne has extensive knowledge of a broad range of subjects including wide experience in working with ESG.
Austevoll Seafood is the majority owner in Lerøy Seafood Group, and the majority owner in Austevoll Seafood is Laco AS. Arne Møgster is a shareholder in Laco AS, and indirectly holds shares in Lerøy Seafood Group ASA. There are some transactions between companies in the Austevoll Seafood Group and Lerøy. Such transactions take place according to the arm’s length principle and are described in the company’s annual report.
Britt Kathrine Drivenes (1963) was elected to the board at the annual general meeting on 20 May 2008. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Management (BI) and a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). She is CFO of Austevoll Seafood ASA and also a board member in a number of companies in the Austevoll Seafood Group.
Britt Kathrine Drivenes has extensive experience from the fish industry as well as financing, accounting and ESG. She owns shares indirectly in Lerøy Seafood Group ASA, as a shareholder in Austevoll Seafood ASA.
Didrik Munch (1956) was elected to the Board at the annual general meeting on 23 May 2012. He has a law degree from the University of Bergen. Didrik Munch qualified as a police officer at the Norwegian Police University College in Oslo and held a number of positions within the Norwegian police force (1977–1986). From 1986 to 1997, he worked in finance, primarily in the DnB system, where he ultimately joined corporate management as Director for the DnB Corporate Customer division. From 1997 to 2008, Didrik Munch was CEO of Bergens Tidende AS. He was CEO of Schibsted Norge AS (formerly Media Norge AS) from 2008 to 2018 and is currently self-employed. Didrik Munch has sat on the boards of a number of companies, both as chairman and an ordinary member. He is currently Chairman of the Board for Storebrand ASA, Solstrand Fjordhotell Holding AS, and NWT Media AS and a board member for Grieg Maritime Group AS, SH Holding AS and Jonstadveien 6 AS.
Didrik Munch is currently chair of the audit committee in Lerøy Seafood Group ASA. He has far-reaching knowledge also within ESG, through his extensive experience from both the management and board of some of Norway’s largest companies.
Didrik Munch is an independent director in the board. He owned no shares in the company as of 31 December 2023.
Karoline Møgster (1980) was elected to the board at the annual general meeting on 23 May 2017. Karoline Møgster has a law degree from the University of Bergen (Candidata juris). She also has a Master of Arts in Accounting and Auditing (MRR) from the Norwegian School of Economics. She worked as a lawyer with Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS and is now employed as a lawyer for the Møgster Group.
She is a board member for Laco AS and has board experience from other listed companies. Laco is the ultimate parent company of Lerøy Seafood Group. There are some transactions between companies in the Austevoll Seafood Group and Lerøy. Such transactions take place according to the arm’s length principle and are described in the company’s annual report. Karoline Møgster indirectly owns shares in Lerøy Seafood Group ASA as a shareholder of Laco AS.
Linda Kidøy Pedersen was elected to the board of directors on May 28th, 2024. She holds a Cand. Scient degree in organic chemistry (1996) from the University of Bergen and is a Norwegian citizen. Linda has experience in areas such as nutrition and microbiology, as well as management in quality and laboratory work. Currently, Linda is the factory manager at O. Kavli AS and has extensive experience in the production of consumer goods, emergency management, and food safety. Linda does not own shares in Lerøy Seafood Group as of 31 December 2023.
Silje Elin Butt (born 1985) was elected to the company's board as an employee representative in 2024. Silje holds a Bachelor's degree from BI Norwegian Business School and began her career as a trainee at Hallvard Lerøy in 2007. In recent years, she has supplemented her education with relevant courses at BI and internally at Lerøy, including the "Leader in Lerøy" program. After 16 years of selling seafood to the European market, Silje is currently the team leader for the Internal Sourcing team at Lerøy Seafood.
Are Dragesund (1975) is an investment professional and Co-head of Ferd Capital at Ferd AS, one of Norway’s largest family owned investment companies. Prior to joining Ferd in 2015, Are worked at The Norwegian Ministry of Finance, Cardo Partners and The Boston Consulting Group. He is a Norwegian national and graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 2000. From his career as management consultant and investment professional, Are has extensive experience from the consumer goods and maritime industries. His core competencies are within strategy, finance, M&A and capital markets. As a former board member of IT security specialist firm Mnemonic AS, Are has a good command of IT security. In addition to Lerøy Seafood Group ASA, Are is currently a board member of Nilfisk A/S, Mestergruppen AS, Brav AS and. He has previously served on the board of Norkart AS.
Bjarne Kristiansen (born 1955) was elected to the company's board as an employee representative in 2024. Bjarne is the group union representative at Lerøy Norway Seafood. He has been a union representative since 1990 and has been a full-time group union representative since 1996. Bjarne has served as an employee representative on the board of Lerøy Norway Seafood continuously since 1997. He has worked in the fishing industry since 1973.
Tor Ivar Ingebrigtsen (born 1975) was elected to the company's board as an employee representative in 2024. He has been employed at Lerøy Aurora since 2007, where he has worked as an aquaculture technician and later as a site team leader. Ingebrigtsen holds a vocational certificate in aquaculture and is the group union representative for LSG Farming. Additionally, he represents LSG Farming in the wage and industry council. Tor Ivar Ingebrigtsen is also a board member of both Lerøy Aurora and the Norwegian United Federation of Trade Unions (Fellesforbundet) department 74.