Board of Directors

Knut Flakk

Chairman of the Board

Knut Flakk is the founder of Hexagon Composites ASA and CEO of Flakk Gruppen AS. He has an extensive entrepreneurial track record having established and developed a number of companies both in Norway and internationally. Flakk has been the CEO of the Flakk Group since 1996.


Education: MSc (BI Norwegian Business School) and MBA (London Business School).


Number of shares: 22,568,314*
*Includes shares owned by related parties

Harald Arnet

Board member

Harald Arnet is currently a Senior Adviser and board member at the Datum Group, an investment company based in Norway, where he previously served as CEO. He has more than 35 years of experience in national and international finance, industrial and financial investments. Prior to joining the Datum Group, he held management positions at former Samuel Montague & Co., HSBC and Handelsbanken, where he served as General Manager, Banking and led the Corporate Finance department in Norway. He holds several board positions in both listed and non-listed companies across various industries.


Independent board member.


Education: BSBA from the University of Denver, US.


Number of shares: 0

Mimi Berdal

Board member

Mimi Berdal has extensive experience within corporate strategy development, governance, and M&A. She was previously Partner at the law firm, Arntzen de Besche, and has served, among others, as a legal adviser at Total. She holds several board positions in both listed and non-listed companies across various industries, primarily within energy.

Independent board member.


Education: Law degree from the university of Oslo, Norway.


Number of shares: 0

Sam Gabbita

Board member

Sam Gabbita is the co-founder of Qell, a California based investment platform focused on mobility and transportation. He has held a variety of positions across financial and managerial functions within the financial services industry and has broad experience from managing sustainability focused investments.


Independent board member.


Chair of the Remuneration Committee.


Education: Bachelor of Economics from the University of California, MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Number of shares: 0

Liv Astri Hovem

Board member

Liv Astri Hoem is currently CEO of DNV’s Accelerator, a business area dedicated to building businesses and technologies that shape the future of assurance. Hovem has extensive experience in leading successful international businesses across multiple industries, including in the maritime and energy sectors. She has previously served as board member of several R&D-related institutions.


Independent board member.


Member of the Audit & Sustainability Committee.


Education: MSc in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, MSc in Civil Engineering.

Number of shares: 0

Ko Mizukawa

Board member

Ko Mizukawa is currently Deputy General Manager, Strategic Planning Dept., Performance Materials Business Unit in Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and based in Japan. He brings extensive experience across climate change, energy, hydrogen and advanced composites materials.


Ko Mizukawa represents Mitsui & Co Ltd, Hexagon's largest shareholder.

Education: Master of Engineering from Waseda University, Japan.


Number of shares: 33,229,096*
*Shares owned by Mitsui & Co.

Eva Sagemo

Board member

Eva Sagemo currently holds the position as CFO at TOMRA. She has extensive experience in auditing and has previously served as Group Controller (TOMRA), Auditor (BDO), Consolidation & Reporting Manager (Aibel) and Chief Accountant (Fugro).


Independent board member.


Chair of the Audit & Sustainability Committee and Member of the Remuneration Committee.


Education: Executive Master of Management, BI Norwegian Business School, Bachelor’s degree in Audit from Oslo Metropolitan University.


Number of shares: 0