Board & Management
Members of the board of directors are appointed by the general meeting for a period of two years unless otherwise decided by the general meeting.Board of directors
Christian Begby
Chair of the board
Christian Begby
Chair of the boardBorn: 1963
Nationality: Norwegian
Elected: 2025
Education: M.Sc. Business Administration, University of Mannheim, Germany.
Professional background: CEO of Carnegie AS from 2012 to 2025. Prior experience from various management positions and operating roles within corporate finance and research at Carnegie and SEB Enskilda.
Independence: Independent of executive management, material business contacts, and large shareholders.
Shares per 31.12.25: 250 000
Gunnar Syvertsen
Deputy chair of the board
Gunnar Syvertsen
Deputy chair of the boardBorn: 1954
Nationality: Norwegian
Elected: 2014
Education: M.Sc. Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Professional background: CEO Heidelberg Cement Northern Europe AB, Managing Director Heidelberg Cement Norway AS, Managing Director Norcem AS, and other executive positions in Heidelberg Cement AG in Africa and the US.
Other selected directorships: Various directorships in the portfolio companies of BEWI Invest, the majority owner of BEWI ASA.
Independence: Independent of material business contacts. Not considered independent of the management or large shareholders, due to a consultancy agreement with the company and directorship with the majority shareholder BEWI Invest.
Shares per 31.12.25: 210 835
Kristina Schauman
Director
Kristina Schauman
DirectorBorn: 1965
Nationality: Swedish
Elected: 2016
Education: M.Sc. Business Administration, Stockholm School of Economics
Professional background: CFO of OMX AB, Carnegie Investment Bank and Apoteket AB. Senior positions at Investor AB, ABB, and Stora Enso.
Other selected directorships: Board member of AFRY AB, Sdiptech AB, Ahlstrom Oyi, Eleda Group AB, and Uniwater TopCo AB. Member of NASDAQ Stockholm’s Disciplinary Committee.
Independence: Independent of executive management, material business contacts and large shareholders.
Shares per 31.12.25: 223 452
Andreas M. Akselsen
Director
Andreas M. Akselsen
DirectorBorn: 1977
Nationality: Norwegian
Elected: 2022
Education: M. Sc. Business Administration, BI Norwegian School of Management, and a Bachelor of Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Østfold University College, Norway.
Professional background: Managing director of HAAS AS. Experience from various positions in Jackon Holding from 2004, including M&A, strategy and business development, restructuring and financing.
Other selected directorships: Board member of HAAS AS, Ayfie International AS, Pronofa ASA, Eily AS, Odlo Næring AS, Lammenes Næringspark AS, Karlhusjordet Boligutleie AS and LCA AS.
Independence Independent of of executive management and material business contacts. Not considered independent of large shareholders, as owner of the second largest shareholder HAAS.
Shares per 31.12.25: 33 429 900*
* 33 420 000 of the shares are held through the investment company HAAS AS, owned by the Akselsen family, whereas the remainder is owned through Andreas’ wholly-owned investment company Godthåb Holding AS
Anne-Lise Aukner
Director
Anne-Lise Aukner
DirectorBorn: 1956
Nationality: Norwegian
Elected: 2020
Education: Law degree from the University of Oslo
Professional background: Managing director and CEO of Nexans Norway and CEO of Nexans Sweden. Long experience in management of technology and knowledge-based companies and management of industrial companies.
Other selected directorships: Chair of the board in Fontenehuset Oslo Sør STI, and board member of Fontenehuset Ullensaker STI.
Independence Independent of executive management, material business contacts and large shareholders.
Shares per 31.12.25: 0
Rik Dobbelaere
Director
Rik Dobbelaere
DirectorBorn: 1954
Nationality: Belgian
Elected: 2021
Education: M.Sc. Engineering and MBA from Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium.
Professional background: CEO of BEWI ASA from 2018 to 2020, and CEO of Synbra Holding B.V. prior to the merger with BEWI. Senior positions in global industry companies, including Bombardier, and Raychem Corporation.
Other selected directorships: Board member of selected subsidiaries of the BEWI group.
Independence Independent of material business contacts and large shareholders. Not considered independent of the management, due to a consultancy agreement with the company.
Shares per 31.12.25: 98 497
Pernille Skarstein Christensen
Director
Pernille Skarstein Christensen
DirectorBorn: 1966
Nationality: Norwegian
Elected: 2023
Education: MA in Economics and business administration, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Professional background: Currently investment director of Kverva AS. Broad experience from the financial markets and extensive background as Head of Investments at Alfred Berg Asset Management, Carnegie Asset Management and C WorldWide Asset Management.
Independence: Independent of executive management and material business contacts. Pernille is investment director of Kverva AS, the third largest shareholder of BEWI.
Shares per 31.12.25: 20 906 501*
*The shares are owned by Kverva Industries AS, a company owned by Kverva AS, which is a related party to Pernille. In addition, Kverva AS is a party to total return swap agreement with a third party under which Kverva AS has a financial exposure to 9 092 220 shares
Executive management
Christian Bekken
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Christian Bekken
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Born: 1982
Nationality: Norwegian
Employed: 2002
Education: Financial and administrative programmes.
Professional background and relevant directorships: Various positions within production and sales at BEWI, CEO Smart Bolig. Director of the board of Bekken Invest AS, the majority shareholder of BEWI Invest, the majority shareholder of BEWI ASA. Currently director of the supervisory board of BEWI RAW.
Shares per 31.12.25: 84 986*
Options per 31.12.25: 166 666
*Christian Bekken is member of the Bekken family, the majority owner of BEWI Invest, the majority shareholder of BEWI ASA, owning 120 846 648 shares on 31 December 2025. In addition, related parties of Mr. Bekken held 9 800 shares.
Jonas Siljeskär
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Jonas Siljeskär
Chief Operating Officer (COO)Born: 1972
Nationality: Swedish
Employed: 2010
Education: Degree in Engineering, Dalarna University, Sweden
Professional background and relevant directorships: Managing Director of BEWI RAW, production manager Thermisol AB, director of production Tomoku Hus AB, and Chief Operating Officer of Gustafs Inredningar.
Shares per 31.12.25: 124 126
Options per 31.12.25: 166 666
Stein Inge Liasjø
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Stein Inge Liasjø
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Born: 1972
Nationality: Norwegian
Employed: 2021
Education: Cand. mag in finance and communications from Universities of Trondheim and Oslo
Professional background and relevant directorships: Various leadership roles in Aker Solutions ASA, such as VP communications, and VP finance in a subsidiary, and President and country manager China. Strategy and communications director in Enova SF. Previous roles in BEWI includes Managing director of BEWI Norway and EVP BEWI Packaging & Components. Currently director of the supervisory board of BEWI RAW.
Shares per 31.12.25: 5 000
Options per 31.12.24: 166 666
Karl Erik Olesen
EVP and Head of Downstream
Karl Erik Olesen
EVP and Head of DownstreamBorn: 1963
Nationality: Danish
Employed: 2014 (when BEWI acquired operations from DS Smith in which Olesen was employed since 1988)
Education: Business economics and management
Professional background and relevant directorships: Head of sales SCA and DS Smith. Previous roles in BEWI includes Manging director of BEWI Denmark and EVP BEWI Insulation & Construction.
Shares per 31.12.25: 83 252
Options per 31.12.25: 166 666
Petra Brantmark
Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Petra Brantmark
Chief Legal Officer (CLO)Born: 1981
Nationality: Swedish
Employed: 2020
Education: Master of Laws, Uppsala University Sweden
Professional background and relevant directorships: Senior Legal Counsel at Swedfund International AB and as Associate at Linklaters Law Firm.
Shares per 31.12.25: 17 450*
Options per 31.12.25: 166 666
*In addition, related parties of Petra Brantmark held a total of 5 458 shares on 31 December 2025
Members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the general meeting for a period of two years unless otherwise is decided by the general meeting. According to the Company’s Articles of Association, the Board of Directors shall consist of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of eight (8) members. The composition of the Board of Directors is in compliance with the independence requirements of the Norwegian corporate governance Code, meaning that:
- The majority of the shareholder elected members of the Board are independent of the Company and the Management.
- At least two of the shareholder-elected members of the Board independent of the Company and the Management are also independent of the Company’s major shareholders (shareholders controlling, directly or indirectly, at least ten per cent of the Securities or votes in the Company).