(BRIEF) Equinor ASA’s Nomination Committee proposes Mikael Karlsson as a new member of the Company’s Board of Directors, with the aim of expanding the Board of Directors to 11 members following the departure of Michael Lewis. Karlsson, recently Partner and Vice Chairman of Actis Capital, brings a wealth of experience in making investments in sustainable infrastructure. The election will take place at Equinor’s Annual General Meeting on 20 March 2024, and Karlsson’s appointment will take effect from 1 April 2024 until the next general election in June 2025.
(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 13-Mar-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, is poised to expand its board of directors, as the nomination committee recommends Mikael Karlsson as a new member. Following the departure of Michael Lewis in March 2023, the board has operated with 10 members, with a desire to increase to 11.
Mikael Karlsson brings a wealth of experience to Equinor, currently serving as partner and Vice Chairman of Actis Capital, a global leader in sustainable infrastructure investment. Previously, he held the position of Chief Investment Officer at Actis from 2021 to 2023, and prior to that, he served as partner and Head of Energy and Infrastructure from 2015 to 2021. Karlsson’s extensive career also includes a six-year tenure as CEO of Globeleq, an Actis portfolio company, and various roles at ABB Energy Ventures.
Educated in the United States and Sweden, Karlsson holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linköping Institute of Technology.
The election of Equinor’s Board of Directors will be taken at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 20 March 2024. If approved, Karlsson’s appointment will be effective from April 1, 2024, until the normal election of members elected through shareholders in June 2025.
SOURCE: Equinor AAS
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