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    John Thuestad

    Executive Vice President, Hydro Bauxite & Alumina

    Position: Executive Vice President for Hydro Bauxite & Alumina business area

    Year of birth and nationality: 1960, Norwegian citizen
     
    Number of shares in Norsk Hydro ASA: 107 4551)
     
    Key experience:

    • Head of Hydro Bauxite & Alumina since 2018
    • Senior Vice President, Hydro Extruded Solutions (2017-2018)
    • Executive Vice President, SAPA (2012-2017)
    • EVP Group President Primary Metals, Alcoa (2007-2012)
    • CEO, Elkem (2005-2007)
    • CEO/EVP Primary Aluminium, Elkem Aluminium (2000-2005)

    Other directorships:

    • Board member in Yara International ASA since 2014
    • Member of International Aluminium Association (IAI)

    Education:

    • Master's degree in Metallurgy from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Trondheim, Norway, 1983)
    • MBA from Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburg, USA, 1990)

    1) Including shares owend through Jothur AS, a private equity investment firm