Corporate Structure

Tekna Holding ASA is the parent company of the Group. The Company is a holding company and the operations of the Group are carried out through the operating subsidiaries of the Company. Below is an organisational chart of the legal structure of the Group, including the Company's ownership in its subsidiaries and the jurisdictions of the subsidiaries:

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Meet the board of Tekna Holding ASA

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Dag Teigland (1966)

Chair (2022)
  • Appointed till: October 2024 

  • Shares owned: 728,818 (0,6%)1

Dag Teigland is a board professional and strategic advisor to several companies. He is a seasoned executive with broad international experience, including in the global metal industry. He has previously held executive management positions in Elkem and been CEO of Tinfos and Holta Invest.

Mr. Teigland is a board room veteran, serving as member and chair of the Board of Directors of several Norwegian and international companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance, an MBA from IESE and AMP from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Teigland is engaged by Arendals Fossekompani as a senior business advisor with a special focus on Tekna and, as such, is not to be considered as an independent Chair of the board.

1 Tibidabo Invest AS: 676,818,  Tibidabo Industrier AS: 52,000

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Torkil Mogstad (1958)

Board member (2021) | Audit Committee
  • Appointed till: May 2025 

  • Shares owned: 52,125 (0,04%)1

Torkil Mogstad has been Executive Vice President of Arendals Fossekompani ASA since 2015. He has previously held several executive management positions, including Chief Executive Officer of Markedskraft AS, Director of Icon Medialab Norge AS and Engagement Manager of McKinsey & Company. He started his career in R&D at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (now Boeing) in the US.

Mr. Mogstad also holds Directorships in the battery storage company Ampwell AS (chair) and the satellite communications company NSSLGlobal Ltd. He holds a M.Sc. from NTNU, a SM from MIT and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Management (BI).

 

Loma Plata AS: 52,125, representing Arendals Fossekompani ASA

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Barbara Thierart-Perrin (1977)

Board member (2022)
  • Appointed till: April 2024 

  • Shares owned: 0 (0%)

Barbara Thierart-Perrin is President at Northvolt Systems, a European supplier of sustainable, high-quality lithium-ion battery cells and systems with minimal CO2 footprint. An engineer by education, Ms Thierart-Perrin has two decades of previous experience from the automotive industry, holding senior management positions with Groupe Renault and Nissan Motor Corporation. During her time with Renault and Nissan, she was based in France and Japan, leading operational and global teams within engineering, program and planning, corporate strategy and held business P&L responsibility.  Ms Thierart-Perrin has worked extensively with corporate social responsibility and has served on the board of the social entrepreneurship program Renault Mobiliz.

Anne Lise Meyer

Anne Lise Meyer (1968)

Board Member (2022) | Audit Committee
  • Appointed till: May 2024

  • Shares owned: 0 (0%)

Anne Lise Meyer is an experienced CEO, chair and board member, with more than 25 years of experience from several management positions. Meyer was previously the CEO of the investment firm Hamang AS, CEO of the Gillette Group Norway and has held several leading positions with Hewlett-Packard and Netcom (now Telia). Meyer holds several directorships, both as chairman and member of the board of directors of Bertel O. Steen Kapital, Pancom AS, Sissener AS and Skeie Kapital AS. Meyer holds a Bachelor of Management from the Norwegian School of Management.

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Kristin Skau Åbyholm (1978)

Board member (2023)
  • Appointed till: May 2025

  • Shares owned: 3,686,745 (2.9%)1

Kristin Skau Åbyholm is an experienced board executive with a keen focus on operations and strategy. She is currently member of the board at 1X technologies and Ocean Sun. She has over a decade experience in IT technology organizations. In Confirmit ASA she worked with global 500 brands - working at the Oslo, London and San Francisco office. Then working for Cicero Consulting, creating platforms and solutions for the Norwegian financial industry.

Ms Åbyholm has a Master of Science in computer technology from NTNU in Trondheim. She also holds an Executive Master of Management from the Norwegian Business School (BI) in Oslo.

1 representing Kvantia AS: 2,354,862, Victoria India Fund AS: 1,331,883

Lars Magnus Eldrup Fagernes

Lars Magnus Eldrup Fagernes (1991)

Board member (2023)
  • Appointed till: May 2025

  • Shares owned: 0 (0%)1

Lars Magnus Eldrup Fagernes has several years experience from EY, working as Manager within Strategy & Transactions and from the Group finance function of Cermaq Group. He is currently Business Developer in Arendals Fossekompani. Eldrup Fagernes hold a Master of Science in Business Administration from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen.

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Ann-Kari Amundsen Heier (1966)

Board member (2023)
  • Appointed till: December 2025

  • Shares owned: 0 (0%)1

Ann-Kari Heier was appointed as Executive Vice President of Arendals Fossekompani ASA in November 2023. She has previously held several executive management positions in industry sectors such as Oil&Gas, Maritime, and Telecom. She holds a M.Sc. degree in Technical Cybernetics from NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. She started her career as R&D engineer at CERN in Geneva, and later as R&D engineer and project manager at Data Respons in Norway, before entering management positions.

Ann-Kari Heier is member of the board of directors of Space Norway AS and NHO Agder. As part of her executive role in Arendals Fossekompani ASA, she will follow up NSSLGlobal Ltd in addition to Tekna Holding ASA.

1 representing Arendals Fossekompani ASA

Meet the executive team

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Luc Dionne

CEO (2021)

Luc Dionne has been the Chief Executive Officer of Tekna Holding Canada and its global subsidiaries since April 2014. Mr. Dionne has extensive experience from various directorships and executive management positions in advanced materials research, aerospace, microelectronics and defense. Since joining Tekna, Mr. Dionne grew the company’s revenue threefold, built a portfolio of fortune 500 grade customers and expanded the company’s operations globally. Mr. Dionne served on the Canadian government strategic table for advanced manufacturing and was awarded the Technology Innovation Award from Polytechnic Engineering School of Montreal.

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Espen Schie

CFO (2023)

Espen Schie has taken over the CFO position of the Tekna group in January 2023. Mr. Schie brings long-term financial management experience and comes from the role as Vice President of Finance & Controlling at Arendals Fossekompani ASA, Tekna’s largest shareholder. Over the past years he has already collaborated on various projects with Tekna and comes with a good understanding of its operations.

Mr. Schie has held several different roles at Arendals Fossekompani ASA, was previously CFO at EFD Induction Group and holds a double master’s degree in finance from Nova School of Business and Economics (Portugal) and Fundação Getulio Vargas São Paulo School of Economics (Brazil).

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Rémy Pontone

VP Sales & Marketing (2016)

Rémy Pontone has been the Vice President Sales & Marketing of Tekna Plasma Systems Inc. since Mars 2016; prior to this he held various management positions in sales, business development and product management. In 2012 he led the incorporation process of Tekna’s European subsidiary, Tekna Plasma Europe SAS. Rémy Pontone has 25 years’ experience in management, sales, marketing and product development. Prior to joining Tekna Plasma Systems Inc. he has held several international management and sales positions in five different countries for Johnson Matthey and started his career at the research and development center of Saint Gobain. Rémy Pontone is graduated engineer in material science and chemical engineering.

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Arina van Oost

VP Corporate Strategic Development and Innovation (2020)

Arina van Oost has joined Tekna early 2020 in the position of VP Corporate and Strategic Development. Innovation, ESG and Corporate Communication have become part of her portfolio. She has held several executive positions at ThyssenKrupp, including VP GM of its Canadian Aerospace division and Global Head of Marketing and Sales of their Access Solutions division (HQ in Germany). Further roles included Managing Director (VP/GM) in UK, Spain, and Netherlands for companies of ThyssenKrupp’s Elevator division. She holds an executive MBA from ESMT and a bachelor’s degree in international management.

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Etienne Villeneuve

VP Operations (2020)

Etienne Villeneuve currently holds the position of Vice President Operations at Tekna. He has 17 years of experience in several executive management positions, including Vice President Operations at Groupe Parima, Head of Operations and Technical Services at Neptune Wellness Solutions, Operations and Continuous Improvement Director at Conagra Foods. He has evolved in several Quality Regulated Businesses like Pharmaceutical and Technologies. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Sherbrooke Innopole.

Sophie Burgaud

Sophie Burgaud

VP Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary (2022)

Sophie Burgaud joined Tekna in 2022 as VP Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary. She has more than 20 years of experience in business law in various jurisdictions around the globe. Within her different roles, Sophie has gained a wide variety of experience in relation to commercial, corporate and litigation matters for public companies and highly regulated financial and insurance companies. Prior to joining Tekna, she worked for Cogeco, Desjardins, Intact, Gildan and BCF, a law firm.  She has initiated and led several corporate governance programs to ensure compliance with worldwide laws and regulations.

Sophie holds a Master in Contract Law and was admitted to the Paris Bar (France) in 2002 and has been a member of the Québec Bar since 2006.