The Cube Storage Pioneers™

Mr. Lier was appointed as Chief Executive Officer & President of AutoStore in January 2017. Prior to this, Mr. Lier held the position as CEO & President of Hatteland (2008 – January 2017), Nordic Managing Director at Arrow Electronics (April 2000 – April 2008) and Chief Financial Officer at Hatteland (July 1993 – March 2000).

Mr. Lier holds a master's degree in both finance and accounting from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH). He is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• AutoStore AS (chairperson and managing director)
• Terminator Bidco AS (chairperson and managing director)
• AutoStore Technology (chairperson and managing director)
• Automate Holding S.à r.l. (board member)
• Automate Holdco I AS (chairperson)
• Automate Bidco AS (chairperson)
• Lyngneset Invest AS (chairperson)
• AutoStore System Inc (chairperson) and subsidiaries in Germany, UK, France, Austria etc.

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Jakob Hatteland Solutions AS (chairperson)
• Raunes Fiskefarm AS (chairperson)

Anette Matre was appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer at AutoStore in June 2020. In July 2021, she was appointed Chief People & Information Officer at AutoStore, with added responsibilities in heading IT in addition to HR. Prior to this, she held various positions at Innovation Norway, including Interim Head of People- and Technology, HR and Organizational Director, HR Manager and HR Business Partner, as well as various positions at Shell, including Team Lead HR Services and Compensation & Benefits Specialist, HR Business Partner, Recruiter – Graduate Markets and Recruiter/Sourcer.

Ms. Matre have completed three years of Master of Laws studies from the University of Oslo and holds an Executive Master of Management, with specialization in Human Resource Management, Leadership Effectiveness and Management from BI Norwegian Business School. She is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Jektevika AS (board member)
• Medvind Næringshage (board member)
• Aquafarm Equipment AS (deputy board member)
• Automate Investment AS (chairperson)
• Automate Investment II AS (chairperson)
• IAM Investing AS (chairperson)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Westcon Yards AS (board member)
• Weston Power and Automation (board member)

Mr. Skisaker was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of AutoStore in May 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Skisaker held the position as Chief Financial Officer at Nel ASA, Eureka Pumps (part of Align) and Epax AS Aker Oilfield Services and Aker Seafoods ASA. He also served as a member of the board of Swiss Real Estate AS in the period from 2007 to 2015.

Mr. Skisaker holds a bachelor's degree in Business Organisation from Heriot-Watt University, and a master's degree in accounting and auditing (state authorized public accountant) from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• AutoStore AS (chief financial officer)
• Bommegrinda AS (chairperson)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• NEL ASA (chief financial officer)
• Nel Hydrogen Elektrolyser AS (board member)
• Nel Hydrogen AS (board member)
• Proton Energy Systems Inc (board member)
• Eureka AS (board member)

Carlos Fernandez was appointed as Chief Product Officer of AutoStore in June 2020. Prior to this, he has held various positions at AutoStore, including Director System Design, Sales Engineer, Project Engineer and Service Engineer. Mr. Fernandez has also held the position as Field Application Engineer Support at SILICA, and served as a board member in charge of treasury at SATELEC in the period from September 2007 to September 2009.

Mr. Fernandez holds an Executive MBA from the IESE Business School – University of Navarra, a Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a degree in telecommunication engineering from the Universidad Politécninca de Madrid. He is a Spanish citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Ferroman AS (chairperson)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Not applicable

Jone Gjerde was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at AutoStore in April 2017. Prior to this, he held the position as Managing Director at AutoStore Sp. z o.o, Chief Technology and Chief Operating Officer in AKVA Group ASA, Vice President R&D at Laerdal Medical AS and ABB AS, R&D Manager at AKVAsmart ASA, Department Manager R&D at ABB AS, Department Manager R&D at Norwegian Computer Industry AS and R&D Engineer in Trallfa Robot AS.

Mr. Gjerde holds a Certificate in Industrial Automation and a course in Business Administration and Management from BI Norwegian Business School. He is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Saga Robotics AS (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Westcontrol AS (board member)

Mr. Hovland Vikse was appointed as Chief Revenue Officer in July 2021. Prior to this, he held the role as Chief Strategy Officer of AutoStore since October 2017. Between 2014 and 2017, he served as a senior advisor at MHWirth. Prior to this, Mr. Hovland Vikse held various positions at Aker Solutions (March 2010 – September 2014), and before that he had the position as Material Coordinator at Aibel and the position as Order Processor at Solar Norge AS.

Mr. Hovland Vikse holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School and a master's degree in Applied Finance from the University of Stavanger. He is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• AutoStore AS (chief revenue officer)
• MHV Invest AS (chairperson)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Not applicable

Ms. Hovda was appointed General Counsel at AutoStore in February 2022. Prior to this, from 2012 to 2022, she served in various roles of progressive responsibility at Bull & Co., including Attorney, Partner, Head of IP & Technology, and Board Member. During the same 10-year period, Ms. Hovda served concurrent roles as Legal Counsel IPR at Stokke AS (2014 - 2015) and Legal Advisor at Consumer Authority (2011 - 2012).

Ms. Hovda holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Oslo.  She is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway

• Current directorships and senior management positions: AutoStore, General Counsel
• Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years: Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS, Board Member

Chair of the Board of Directors, James C. Carlisle, has been at Thomas H. Lee Partners for approximately 20 years and holds the position of managing director. He is the Head of Technology & Business Solutions Vertical and Head of Automation Fund at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Carlisle serves as a board member in several companies within various fields. Carlisle holds a MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in Operation Research from Princeton University. He is a US citizen, residing in the US.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Thomas H. Lee Partners (managing director)
• AutoStore (board member)
• Fortna Inc. (board member)
• Auction.com Inc. (board member)
• Material Handling Systems Inc. (board member)
• House of Design Inc. (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Agencyport Inc. (board member)
• Ten-X LLC (board member)
• Iheartmedia Inc. (board member)
• Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirm (board member)
• Foundation of Massachusetts Eye & Infirmary Inc. (board member)

Andreas Hansson is a managing director at the SoftBank Group and the chair of Kahoot! ASA. Hansson holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology and a MSc in Computer Engineering from Lund University in Sweden. He is a citizen of Sweden and the UK, currently residing in Germany.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• SoftBank Group (managing director)
• Kahoot! (chairperson)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• SoftBank Investment Advisers (partner)
• Cambridge Mobile Telematics (board member)
• EnergyVault (boardmember)

Hege Skrytseth is the CEO of Kongsberg Digital AS and a EVP in its parent company, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA. She has an eMBA from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and a bachelor's degree in Management from BI Norwegian Business School. In addition, Skryseth is a college graduate in computer science from NITH. Skryseth is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Kongsberg Digital AS (CEO)
• Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (EVP)
• Analyse AS (chairperson)
• Tomra Systems ASA (board member)
• Netcompany AS (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Abelia (deputy chairperson)
• Norconsult AS (board member)
• The Future Group AS (board member)
• Esmart Systems AS (board member)
• Norconsult Holding AS (board member)
• The Confederation of Norwegian Business Enterprise (NHO) (board member)

Kristin Skogen Lund is the CEO of Schibsted ASA. She has experience as both chairperson and board member in some of Norway's largest companies, such as Finn.no, Adevinta and other companies in the Schibsted Group. Skogen Lund held the position as the CEO of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) from 2012 until 2018. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and a bachelor's degree in International Studies and Business Administration from the University of Oregon. Skogen Lund is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Schibsted ASA (CEO)
• Schibsted Norge AS (chairperson)
• Schibsted Nordic Marketplaces AS (chairperson)
• Stiftelsen Oslo-Filharmonien (chairperson)
• Finn.no AS (chairperson)
• Adevinta ASA (board member)
• Schibsted Eiendom AS (board member)
• Ypo Norge (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) (CEO)
• Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (board member)

Nils Magnus Tornling holds the position as managing director and chair of EQT Partners AS. He has experience as chair and board member in various companies and foundations. Tornling is currently a board member in the Norwegian Institute of Directors. Tornling graduated with a MSc in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School. Tornling is a Norwegian and Swedish citizen, residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• EQT Partners AS (chairperson/managing director)
• NMT Invest AS (chairperson/managing director)
• Remedy Bidco AS (board member)
• Boligsameiet Lille Borgen Vei 12 (chairperson)
• The Norwegian Institute of Directors (board member)
• SWIB Holding AB (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Tosiva AS (board member)
• Boligsameiet Lille Borgen Vei 12 (board member)
• Terminator Bidco AS (board member)
• HusCompagniet A/S (board member)
• Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (deputy board member)

Michael K. Kaczmarek is a Managing Director at Thomas H. Lee Partners with its head office in Boston, Massachusetts, US. He also serves as board member in a number of companies within various fields. Kaczmarek has previously worked at Rockbridge Growth Equity and at Pamlico Capital. He graduated with a B.A in Finance from the Michigan State University. Kaczmarek is a U.S. citizen, residing in the U.S.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Thomas H. Lee Partners (managing director)
• FourKites Inc (board member)
• OnePointOne (board member)
• AutoStore (board member)
• Fortna Inc (board member)
• Material Handling Systems Inc (board member)
• Auction.com Inc (board member)
• House of Design Inc. (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Ten-X Commercial (board member)
• Gas Station TV (board member)
• Triad Retail Media (board member)
• Protect America (board member)

Ram Trichur is a partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers as well as a board member in Cambridge Mobile Telematics. He holds an MBA from Colombia University. Trichur is a U.S. citizen, currently residing in the UK.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• SoftBank Investment Advisers (partner)
• Cambridge Mobile Telematics (board member)

Samuel Merksamer is a Managing Director at SB Management Ltd (Softbank Investment Advisers) in New York. He was previously a partner and co-founder of the investment advisor firm Caligan Partners L.P. He has also held the position as a managing director of two of companies within the Icahn conglomerate. He holds an AB from Cornell University. Merksamer is a U.S. citizen, residing in the US.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• SB Management Ltd (managing director)
• Transocean Ltd (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Caligan Partners L.P (co-founder/partner)
• Icahn Capital L.P (managing director)
• Icahn Enterprises (managing director)

Viveka Ekberg has extensive experience acting as chair and board member in listed and unlisted companies, as well as in foundations. Among other roles, she is currently the chair of the audit committees of listed companies Lindab International AB and Haldex AB. Ekberg has an MSc in Business from the Stockholm School of Economics. She is a Swedish citizen, currently residing in Sweden.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• CAAM Fund Services AB (chairperson)
• Nordic Communications Group AB (Telness) (chairperson)
• Apolea Holding AB (Apotea) (board member)
• Haldex AB (board member)
• Dellner Couplers Group AB (board member)
• Cubera Private Equity AS (board member)
• Skagen AS (board member)
• Areim AB (board member)
• Lindab International AB (board member)
• Svolder AB (board member)
• SPP Pension & Försäkring AB (board member)
• Insamlingsstiftelsen Kvartal, a foundation (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Nordic Cross Asset Management AB (chairperson)
• Apoteket AB:s Pensionsstiftelse, a foundation (chairperson)
• Iver Holding AB (board member)
• Magnolia Bostad AB (board member)
• Centrum för rättvisa insamlingsstiftelse, a foundation (board member)
• Stiftelsen Affärsvärlden, a foundation (board member)
• C.A.G Group AB (board member)
• Piab Group AB (board member)
• SPP Spar AB (board member)
• BlueStep Bank AB (board member)
• Estea AB (board member)