Leadership Team

Mr. Jensen currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of FREYR and Director of the Board.

Prior to and concurrently with FREYR, Mr. Jensen has served as Co-Founder and Partner of EDGE Global LLC. Prior to EDGE Global LLC and FREYR, he served in multiple positions, most recently as Partner and Senior Advisor at SYSTEMIQ Ltd.

Mr. Jensen has also held the position of Executive Vice President at Joule Unlimited and Chief Executive Officer at Agrinos AS. Prior to that, Mr. Jensen served in various executive positions in finance, strategy, and business development at Norsk Hydro.

He holds an M.Sc. in Finance and Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics.

Mr. Haugan currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of FREYR Battery, as well as President and Managing Director of FREYR Battery Norway.

Prior to joining FREYR Legacy, Mr. Haugan was head of Projects and Operations at Aker Horizons AS. Prior to Aker Horizons AS, Mr. Haugan was Chief Executive Officer at Aker Energy AS. Prior to Aker Energy AS, Mr. Haugan was Chief Executive Officer at Kvaerner ASA.

Mr. Haugan has served on the Board of Directors of Kvaerner ASA, later merged with Aker Solutions ASA, and is also member of the Risk and Audit Committee of Aker Solutions ASA. Mr. Haugan serves as chair of the Board of Directors at Tensio AS.

Mr. Haugan holds an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder.

Mr. Brown currently serves as Group Chief Financial Officer of FREYR.

He comes with more than 30 years of energy industry experience, having most recently been Senior Vice President of Strategy, Business Development, and Supply Chain for Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Prior to joining Occidental, he held positions of increasing responsibility as an investment banker with CS First Boston, Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was Co-head of Americas Energy Investment Banking.

He is a board member, chairs the ESG Committee, and serves on the Compensation Committee of Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: WES) and is a past director of Plains All-American Pipeline LP (NYSE: PAA) and Plains GP Holdings LP (NYSE: PAGP).

Mr. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, and Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin.

Mr. Brautaset currently serves as Chief Legal Officer of FREYR.

Prior to joining FREYR, Mr. Brautaset was an independent attorney. Prior to that, he was Chief Legal Officer at Aker Energy AS. Mr. Brautaset has also served as Vice President Legal at Equinor ASA (formerly known as Statoil ASA) and Head of Legal and Compliance at Statoil Tanzania AS.

Mr. Brautaset has more than 20 years of experience as in-house counsel and holds a Master of Laws from the University of Oslo.

Mr. Kawaguchi currently serves as Chief Technology Officer of FREYR.

Prior to joining FREYR, Mr. Kawaguchi was a full-time consultant to FREYR at Tecosim Simulation Ltd. Prior to Tecosim Simulation Ltd., he was Solution Owner EV Battery at Dyson Automotive R&D Limited. Prior to Dyson Automotive R&D Limited, Mr. Kawaguchi was a Solution Owner EV Battery at Dyson Technology Limited. He has also held multiple positions at Nissan Motor Corporation and Toyota Industries Corporation in the field of EV Battery and Fuel Cell.

Mr. Kawaguchi holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Nagoya University.

Dr. Bentzen currently serves as Executive Vice President, Technology, of FREYR.

Prior to joining FREYR, Dr. Bentzen co-founded Otovo, the leading European residential solar energy and storage company, where he served as the Chief Technology Officer for more than six years. During his career, Dr. Bentzen has had wide experience in technology and strategic management from both industrial and academic R&D, including working as technology and management consultant for Nofas AS and as the Vice President, Technology for REC Technology U.S., Inc. in San Francisco.

He holds a Master of Science in Physical Electronics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Oslo.

Mr. Bezdek currently serves as Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Development and as President of FREYR Battery U.S.

Mr. Bezdek served as a director of FREYR from 2021 to 2022. He had spent 26 years with Koch companies in a variety of finance, corporate development and commercial leadership roles, most recently as the Managing Director of Koch Strategic Platforms (KSP), an investment arm of Koch Industries.

Mr. Bezdek holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance Concentration from the University of Kansas.

Mr. Bonduelle currently serves as Executive Vice President, Sales of FREYR.

He has close to 30 years of experience within the battery industry. Prior to joining FREYR, Mr. Bonduelle held multiple positions at EnerSys, most recently as Sales Vice President EMEA and APAC and prior to that as Vice President Sales Reserve Power EMEA.

Mr. Bonduelle holds a B.S. and an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from ENIM University.

Dr. Hauke currently serves as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Management of FREYR.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the carbon and graphite industry, especially in materials and components for the renewable energy sector. Previously, Dr. Hauke served as Senior Vice President, Business Line Fuel Cell Components and before that as Group Vice President, Technology and Innovation—both for SGL Carbon SE.

Dr. Hauke holds a Ph.D. in solid state physics from the University of Halle-Wittenberg and an MBA from the University of Augsburg/Pittsburgh.

Ms. Hetzendorf currently serves as Executive Vice President, JV Giga America.

She previously served as Director at Koch Strategic Platforms (KSP), a subsidiary of Koch Investments Group, where she was also involved in the development of the Giga America project. Prior to that, she served as Director of Innovation at Flint Hills Resources, where she also worked as Director of Business Development.

Ms. Hetzendorf holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Cornell University and a master’s degree from the University of Oregon.

Mr. Kilde currently serves as Executive Vice President, Project Execution.

Prior to joining FREYR, Mr. Kilde was Executive Vice President at Bane NOR. Prior to Bane NOR, he was Executive Vice President, Project Execution at Sarawak Energy Berhad. Mr. Kilde has also served as Executive Vice President and Head of Wafer Division at Renewable Energy Corporation ASA.

Mr. Kilde holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Trondheim.

Ms. Ljungquist currently serves as Executive Vice President, Operations of FREYR.

Prior to joining FREYR, Ms. Ljungquist was Executive Vice President Operationalization at Moreld AS. Prior to that, she was Chief Executive Officer at Agility Subsea Fabrication. She has also held multiple senior management roles at Norsk Hydro, among others as Managing Director of Hydro Clervaux, Luxembourg.

Ms. Ljungquist holds an M.Sc. in Material Science and Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Ms. Norheim currently serves as Executive Vice President, Corporate Public Affairs and Sustainability of FREYR.

She previously served as FREYR Battery’s Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Sustainability and Communications. Prior to joining FREYR, Ms. Norheim was with Spencer Stuart and also held executive roles at Norsk Hydro and Equinor, serving as Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP Reserves & Field Development. Ms. Norheim has also held the positions of Senior Advisor in the Office of the Prime Minister of Norway and State Secretary to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance.

Ms. Norheim holds an M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics and Hochschule St.Gallen in Switzerland.

Mr. Dahm-Simonsen currently serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Organizational Development of FREYR.

He has more than 20 years of experience within international human resources and organizational development. Prior to joining FREYR, he served as the Chief HR Officer in Wallenius Wilhelmsen and in the airline industry with Norwegian. Mr. Dahm-Simonsen has also held HR management roles in Equinor (formerly Statoil) as well as in General Electric and Aker Solutions.

He holds an MBA in HR and Organizational Behavior from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Dr. Deleryd currently serves as Senior Vice President, Corporate Quality, Safety and Security of FREYR.

He has more than 20 years of experience managing global organizations. Prior to joining FREYR, he was CEO & President at the Swedish Institute for Quality (SIQ). He holds a Professorship in Quality Technology and Management at Mälardalen University in Sweden. Dr. Deleryd has also held executive roles within quality management, safety & environmental care at the corporate level in Volvo Group and Bombardier Transportation.

Dr. Deleryd holds a Ph.D. in Quality Management from the Luleå University of Technology.

Mr. Thorsdal currently serves as Senior Vice President, Project Development of FREYR.

He is a seasoned executive and board member with more than a decade of leadership experience in international industrial companies. Prior to joining FREYR, he was on the management board of Eurochem Group AG, as the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer. Previously, he served as CEO of Kværner Russia, Chief Commercial and Legal Officer at Aker Business services (later Cognizant Oil and gas), and Global Head of Integrity & Compliance at Aker Solutions.

Mr. Thorsdal holds a cand. jur. law degree from the University of Oslo.

Ms. Berntsen currently serves as Vice President, Communication of FREYR.

Prior to joining FREYR, she served as Director of Communications for Aker BioMarine. She has also held the role of Global Head of Media Relations for Opera Software and Wilhelmsen Ships Service, as well as expert positions in the Bank of Estonia and the Estonian Ministry of Finance.

Ms. Berntsen holds an MA in European Politics from the Lund University, in addition to a diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Estonian School of Diplomats.

Mr. Hvattum currently serves as Vice President, Sustainability of FREYR.

Prior to joining FREYR, Mr. Hvattum held the position as Chief of Strategy & Sustainability in Ruter AS and Sustainability Services Lead in Accenture Nordics.

Mr. Hvattum holds a licentiate degree in business administration from the University of Fribourg.

Mr. Spittel currently serves as FREYR’s Vice President of Investor Relations.

Prior to joining FREYR, Mr. Spittel was Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, where he led the company’s energy investor relations practice. He has nearly 25 years of capital markets experience at companies including Goldman Sachs, Cantor Fitzgerald, Clarksons, and Natixis.

Mr. Spittel holds a B.A. in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross, and a master’s in business administration from the Jones School of Management at Rice University.