Orkla's Corporate Assembly held a meeting on 27 May 2010.

 

Idar Kreutzer was elected new Chair and Dag Mejdell was elected new Deputy Chair of Orkla's Corporate Assembly. 

 

Jesper Ovesen was elected as new member of the Board of Directors.

 

Stein Erik Hagen, Svein S. Jacobsen, Åse Aulie Michelet, Bjørg Ven, Peter Ruzicka and Kristin Skogen Lund were re-elected as members of the Board of Directors.

 

Stein Erik Hagen was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Svein S. Jacobsen was re-elected as Deputy Chairman. 

 

All members of the Board of Directors were elected/re-elected for a period of one year, until the first meeting of the Corporate Assembly after the annual general meeting in 2011.

 

The Board of directors of Orkla ASA now consists of the following shareholder-elected members:

 

Stein Erik Hagen (Chairman of the Board)

Svein S. Jacobsen (Deputy Chairman )

Åse Aulie Michelet

Bjørg Ven

Peter Ruzicka

Kristin Skogen Lund

Jesper Ovesen

 

All elections were according to The Nomination Committee's recommendation.

Orkla ASA,

Oslo, 28 May 2010

 

Contact person:

Idar Kreutzer, Chairman of the Corporate Assembly in Orkla ASA

Phone: 93 40 38 08

Karl Otto Tveter, Senior Vice President, General Counsel at Orkla ASA

Phone: 92 44 68 22

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)