Helge Aasen

Helge Aasen

Born 1963, Norwegian citizen

Education:

Master’s degree in Metallurgy, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Leadership program, IMD, Switzerland

Professional career:

Helge Aasen has extensive experience from international industrial companies. He is the CEO of Elkem ASA. Before he became group managing director (for the first time) in 2009, Mr Aasen held a number of positions in the Elkem group since 1990, including experience from various divisions in the group in addition to sales, marketing and commercial positions. Mr Aasen has previously held engineering positions at Norsk Ferro AS, a part of Norsk Jern Holding.

Positions of trust (excerpts):

Mr Aasen has served as a board member of Elkem ASA, Chair of REC Solar, and a board member of the Federation of Norwegian Industries (Norsk Industri).

Mr Aasen has been a board member of Borregaard ASA since 2018 and Chair of the board since 2021, and also chairs the compensation committee.