Board of Directors

Bengt Thuresson (b. 1954), Chairman of the Board

Bengt Thuresson (b. 1954), Chairman of the Board

Mr. Thuresson has more than 30 years experience from international high-tech businesses. He is since 1999 the Chairman of Komplett ASA, a leading European internet retailer. Mr. Thuresson is currently a board member of Tandberg ASA, Protan AS, T-VIPS AS and Cinevation AS. Previously, he was Chairman of the internet service provider NextGenTel and the software company Confirmit ASA, as well as Vice Chairman of Tandberg Television ASA In addition to Komplett ASA, From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Thuresson was CEO of Tandberg ASA, where he worked for 12 years. He holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Mr. Thuresson has served as the Chairman of the Board since 5 February 2009. Mr. Thuresson is a Swedish citizen and resides in Drammen, Norway. He owns 0 shares and 0 options.

 
William H. Crown (b. 1963), Board Member

William H. Crown (b. 1963), Board Member

Since 1993, Mr. Crown has been employed by CC Industries, Inc., where he is currently President and CEO. Mr. Crown is also a General Partner of Henry Crown and Company. Prior to 1993, Mr. Crown was Director of Yield Management Operations for American Airlines Corporation, a company he joined in 1987. He holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University. Mr. Crown has served as a board member since 16 October 2000. Mr. Crown is an American citizen and resides in San Francisco, California, US. Mr. Crown controls 77,389,777 shares and 0 share options. 

 
Arve Johansen (b. 1949), Board Member

Arve Johansen (b. 1949), Board Member

Mr. Johansen is former Senior Vice President of the Telenor Group. He joined Telenor in 1989 and has held a number of positions in the Group. Mr. Johansen has served as Head of Telenor's Asia operations from January 2006 to September 2008. He has served as Head of Telenor Mobile from 1999 to 2005 and was Chief Executive Officer of Telenor International AS from its inception in 1993 to 1999. Prior to joining Telenor, Mr. Johansen was employed by EB Telecom (Ericsson Norway) as Executive Vice President and by the Norwegian Institute of Technology as research engineer at ELAB. Mr. Johansen received his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Telecommunications) from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1973 and participated in Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School in 1988. Mr. Johansen resides in Oslo, Norway. He controls 440,420 shares and 0 options.

 
Einar J. Greve (b. 1960), Board Member

Einar J. Greve (b. 1960), Board Member

Mr. Greve is educated at Oslo University as cand.jur. in 1987. He has worked as attorney-at-law in the law firm Wiersholm and at Oslo Stock Exchange, and as a partner in the law firm Wikborg Rein from 1993 to 2007. From 2008 he has been an independent advisor/attorney-at-law as well as a board member and investor. In addition to his extensive experience as attorney-at-law, Mr Greve has served on several boards, both as chairman and board member in public and private companies such as; Sinus Industrier ASA, Midelfart AS, Tandberg Data ASA, InFocus Inc., Hands ASA, Songa Offshore ASA and Profdoc ASA. He has served as a board member of Eltek ASA since 5 February 2009. Mr. Greve is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo, Norway. Mr. Greve owns 0 shares and 0 options.
 
Astrid Kårstad (b. 1963), Board Member

Astrid Kårstad (b. 1963), Board Member

Astrid Kårstad holds a Master of Business Administration from BI Norwegian School of Management and a Certified Financial Analyst (AFA) from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Astrid Kårstad has considerable experience from various senior executive positions within the telecom industry as well as within retailing. Since 2009 she holds the position as Chief Financial Officer in Network Norway AS, a mobile operator in Norway. From 2008 till 2009 she was Chief Financial Officer in NHST Media Group, a Norwegian business news provider. From 2003 to 2008 she held the position as Chief Financial Officer in Expert AS, a Scandinavian based consumer electronic retail chain. Previously Ms. Kårstad worked as Chief Financial Officer in NetCom AS, the number-two mobile telecom operator in Norway. She previously held positions within finance in Telenor ASA and Skanska AS. Ms. Kårstad has extensive experience in the fields of finance, corporate strategy, investor relations, ICT, mergers and acquisitions, and project management. In addition to several company-internal Board positions, Ms. Kårstad was 2003-2005 a Director on the Board of Directors of the then stock exchange listed IT company Hands ASA. Ms. Kårstad has served as a Board member since 15 January 2008. Ms. Kårstad is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo, Norway. Ms. Kårstad owns 0 shares and has 0 options.

 
Dia S. Weil (b. 1951) Board Member

Dia S. Weil (b. 1951) Board Member

Mrs. Weil has served as Chairman of a private secondary school in Chicago, Illinois since 2002.  Prior to this she had a long career as a senior level executive in several businesses in the telecom industry. Mrs. Weil was CFO and a founding team member of GTE Airfone. Mrs. Weil was a founder and general manager of both Railfone and Magna-Star which placed phones on Amtrak trains and private and military aircraft respectively. Mrs. Weil was also CEO of IDRC (a call center firm) and Mercantec (internet software). Mrs. Weil also serves on a number of non-profit boards. Mrs. Weil holds a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in economics and history from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Mrs. Weil has served as a Board member since 8 May 2008. Mrs. Weil is an American citizen and resides in Winnetka, IL, USA. Mrs. Weil’s husband, Edward S. Weil Jr., controls three trusts which in total own 6,657,323 shares. Mrs. Weil has 0 options.

 
Birgitte Feginn Angelil (b. 1968), Board Member

Birgitte Feginn Angelil (b. 1968), Board Member

Since May 2000 Birgitte Feginn Angelil has served as a senior advisor of Creuna, a Norwegian Scandinavian digital branding agency. Previous working experience includes advisor in Burson Marsteller from 1995 to 2000, and key account manager in a PR company, Scna PR. She holds a Bachelor of Business and Marketing from BI Norwegian School of Management. She has extensive experience in the fields of corporate branding, corporate communication and project management. Mrs. Angelil has been a member of the Board of Eltek since May 2008, Her business address is with Creuna, Karenslyst Alle 9b, Oslo, Norway. Birgitte F. Angelil's husband, Morten F. Angelil controls182 208 shares in Eltek ASA. Has 0 options.
 
Mads Dahl (b. 1969), Board Member

Mads Dahl (b. 1969), Board Member

Mr. Dahl is a representative of the employees of Eltek. Mr. Dahl holds a B.Sc degree in technical cybernetics from Buskerud University College (HiBu). Mr. Dahl has been working for Eltek Valere since 1998 and his current position is Global Test Manager. Mr. Dahl was elected as a deputy employee representative in June 2005 and he has served as an employee elected board member since 1 January 2007. Mr. Dahl is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Drammen, Norway. Mr. Dahl owns 20,100 Shares and 3,000 options.

 
Bjørn Fredrik Davik (b.1971), Board Member

Bjørn Fredrik Davik (b.1971), Board Member

Dr. Davik is a representative of the employees of Nera Networks. Dr. Davik has worked as a Principal Engineer since joining the company in 2007. Prior to this (1997-2007), he worked in various positions for Ericsson Norway, most recently as a System Manager with responsibility for requirement specification for the MINI-LINK TN microwave transmission product. Davik holds a Dr. Scient. degree in computer science from the University of Oslo. He joined the board as an employee elected board member in May 2010. Davik is a Norwegian citizen, residing in Bergen, Norway. Mr. Davik owns 0 shares and has 0 options.  more
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