Board of Directors

Nina Jensen is the CEO of REV Ocean and is a tireless champion for promoting environmentally responsible solutions for the world’s Ocean. She started this position in 2018 after 12 years of positive impact in WWF-Norway (as Secretary-General since 2012). Nina has a burning commitment and passion for the Ocean, conservation and sustainable solutions. She holds a Master’s degree in Marine Biology from the University of Fishery Science in Tromsø, and has a background in communications and marketing from Ogilvy&Mather. She sits on a number of boards of directors, advisory boards, and high-level panels.

Øyvind Eriksen is a Norwegian attorney and head of industry and President and CEO of Aker ASA since 2009. Eriksen holds a law degree from the University of Oslo. He joined the Norwegian law firm BA-HR in 1990, where he became a partner in 1996 and a director/ chairman in 2003. As a corporate attorney, he worked with strategic and operational development, M&A and negotiations, among other things. Eriksen has held several board positions in different industries, including shipping, finance, asset management, offshore drilling, fisheries, media, trade and industry. Eriksen is currently Director and Chairman of the Board in several Aker companies. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum C4IR Global Network Advisory Board.

Kjell Inge Røkke is a Norwegian businessman and Aker ASA’s main owner and driving force in its development since the 1990s. Røkke launched his business career with the purchase of a 69-foot trawler in the United States in 1982 and gradually built a leading worldwide fisheries business. In 1996, the Røkke controlled company, RGI, purchased enough Aker shares to become Aker’s largest shareholder and later merged RGI with Aker. Røkke is currently the director and chairman of several Aker Companies.

Elisabeth Brinton is an American business woman and global sustainability technology pioneer, having built 24 impact businesses for both corporate and private investors that commercialized and scaled new solutions across software, renewable energy, hydrogen, carbon reduction, electric mobility, trading, value-added produce, food safety and nature based solutions, including regenerative agriculture. Brinton is the CEO and owner of Serenity Spring Farm, based in Ocala, Florida. Most recently, Brinton built the profitable global Sustainability Business for Microsoft, where she was a corporate officer and member of the senior executive team.