Role:
- Chair of the Board of Directors (since 2024)
- Chair of the People and Remuneration Committee (since 2024, member since 2022)
- Board member since 2020 (Deputy Chair from 2022-2024)
- Current term expires in 2026
Born: 1960
Nationality: Norwegian
Number of shares in Norsk Hydro ASA: 26 700
Key experience:
Bjerke has since 2020 served as an Adjunct Executive in Residence, Norwegian School of Economics. He was the CEO of DNB ASA (Norway’s largest financial group) from 2007 to 2019 and President & CEO of the Norwegian energy and infrastructure company Hafslund ASA from 2000 to 2006. Prior to this, he has experience as EVP & Head of Africa and Deputy Global Trading in Heidelberg Cement, and as CEO of Scancem International.
Bjerke has also been a political advisor in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Secretary General in the Oslo Labor Party, and Finance Commissioner in the municipality of Oslo.
Throughout his career, Bjerke has gained advanced experience within inter alia finance, strategy, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, public policy, people & compensation, cybersecurity and digitalization.
He has previously served on the boards of several organizations including Equinor ASA and Finans Norge.
Current directorships:
- Chair of Reitan Retail AS
- Chair of Dinner Holding AS
- Chair of Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA
- Deputy chairman of VEND ASA
- Board member of Stiftelsen Kronprinsparets Fond
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Board member of Currys plc
Education:
- Exam. Oecon., University of Oslo, Norway
- Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA