CEO and Chair of the Board of directors

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CEO and Chair of the Board of directors

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Aluminium

When you choose aluminium from Hydro, it's strong, light, durable and climate efficient, making you part of a smarter and more sustainable future. Our climate strategy is to cut our CO2 emissions 30% by 2030. Our aluminium can help you meet your goals, too.

Energy

With more than a century of experience in renewable energy, Hydro is one of the top three operators of power production in Norway, and a significant market player in the Nordics and Brazil. We are responsible for developing new business opportunities for Hydro within both renewable energy, hydrogen and batteries, and we provide support to the rest of Hydro’s business areas on contracts, security of supply and energy framework conditions.

Sustainability

Our purpose is to create a more viable society by developing natural resources into products and solutions in innovative and efficient ways. Our ambition is lifting profitability and driving sustainability, creating value for all stakeholders. To tackle our global challenges, the world needs to produce and consume in new ways. We want to contribute to creating a fair society and circular economy by producing responsibly, delivering circular solutions, making net-zero aluminium by 2050 or earlier, and producing and using more renewable energy.

Careers

At Hydro, we put our people at the center of everything we do. By supporting our employees’ growth professionally and personally, we are fostering a community of colleagues who are united in the shared purpose of solving our industries’ most pressing challenges.

Investors

We are a leading aluminium and renewable energy company that has created business opportunities for more than a century by developing products, solutions and industries that address global needs and demands. We supply low-carbon aluminium to customers worldwide and offer renewable energy solutions to industries that want to power manufacturing in a greener way.

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About Hydro

Hydro is a leading industrial company committed to a sustainable future. Our purpose is to create more viable societies by developing natural resources into products and solutions in innovative and efficient ways.

President and CEO

1905–1917 - Sam Eyde
1918–1926 - Harald Bjerke
1926–1941 Axel Aubert
1941–1956 Bjarne Eriksen
1956–1967 Rolf Østbye
1967–1977 Johan B. Holte
1977–1984 Odd Narud
1984–1991 Torvild Aakvaag
1991–2001 Egil Myklebust
2001–2009 Eivind Reiten
2009–2019 Svein Richard Brandtzæg
2019– Hilde Merete Aasheim

Chair of the Board of Directors

1905–1942 Marcus Wallenberg
1942–1943 Axel Aubert
1943–1957 Jens Bache-Wiig
1957–1960 Bjarne Eriksen
1960–1966 Kjell Meinich Olsen
1967–1970 Rolf Østbye
1970–1974 Erik Anker
1974–1977 Preben Munthe
1977–1985 Johan B. Holte
1985–1992 Egil Abrahamsen
1992–1997 Torvild Aakvaag
1997–2001 Einar Kloster
2001–2003 Egil Myklebust
2003–2007 Jan Reinås
2007–2007 Elisabeth Grieg
2007-2014 Terje Vareberg
2014- Dag Mejdell

Updated: May 14, 2020