Dag Mejdell is elected as a new board member effective from May 25, 2012, and the Board of Directors is expanded by one member.

Bente Rathe resigns from the Board of Directors and will be replaced by Victoire de Margerie, effective from October 1, 2012. Inge K. Hansen will take over as deputy chairperson after Bente Rathe from October 1, 2012.

After Friday's election, the Board of Directors in Norsk Hydro ASA consists of chairperson Terje Vareberg, deputy chairperson Bente Rathe (until October 1, 2012), shareholder-elected board members Inge K. Hansen (deputy chairperson as of October 1, 2012), Finn Jebsen, Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt, Tito Martins, Eva Persson and Dag Mejdell, and the employee-elected board members Billy Fredagsvik, Sten Roar Martinsen and Ove Ellefsen.

Victoire de Margerie will join the Board of Directors as a shareholder-elected board member as of October 1, 2012.

Hydro's board members are elected for a period of two years. This year, the shareholder-elected representatives were up for election.

Dag Mejdell (born 1957) is from Oslo and is President and CEO of Posten Norge AS. He is currently chairperson of International Post Corporation and the Employers Association Spekter and deputy chairman of Evry ASA and SAS AB. Mejdell also holds directorships within the Posten group.

Victoire de Margerie (born 1963) is from Paris and is an independent businesswoman, and Chairman & Managing Director of Rondol Technology Ltd. She is currently board member for Ciments Français, Morgan Crucible and Eurazeo.