Board of Directors

Harald Arnet (1961) has served on the Board of Directors since May 2023. He serves as Chief Executive Officer, president and partner of the Datum Group, an investment company based in Oslo, Norway, a position he has held for over 25 years. Datum Group is the largest shareholder of Nykode. Prior to joining the Datum Group, he held management positions at former Samuel Montague & Co., HSBC and Handelsbanken, where he served as General Manager, Banking and led the Corporate Finance department in Norway. He holds several board positions in both listed and non-listed companies. Harald holds a BSBA from the University of Denver, USA, and has completed executive management courses at the London Business School. He is a Norwegian citizen.

Christian Åbyholm (1972) has served on the Board of Directors since January 2020. He is a partner at Andenæsgruppen, a shareholder of Nykode. His prior professional experience and past roles include M&A, business development and equity research with Norsk Hydro, Aker RGI, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Christian is a CFA Charter holder, has an MBA from IMD, and holds a business degree (siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. In addition, he completed the first two years of law school at the University of Oslo. He is a Norwegian citizen.

Trygve Lauvdal, Ph.D. (1969) has served as Observer to the Board since December 2021, prior to which he served as a Board Member from April 2020. He is an Investment Director with RASMUSSENGRUPPEN AS, a shareholder of the Nykode. Prior to joining RASMUSSENGRUPPEN AS, he worked as an equity analyst with DNB Markets and as product manager with ABB. He has held several board positions with Norwegian companies. Trygve holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is a Norwegian citizen.