NABA Team

Secretariat

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Solveig Tangen

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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Amalie Østhassel

Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Hassan Mahfouz

Head of Digital and Memberships
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Ingeborg Vale Opdal

Ingeborg Vale Opdal

Head of Volunteers and Summit
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Mathilde Thue

On leave until June 2026

Volunteer Program 2026

Cecilia Saguet

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Grace Bitengo

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Maria Espelid

Embassy Liaison

Catherine Wanyama

Communications and Social Media Lead

Esther Omemu

Communications and Social Media

Marlene Svingen

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Nadya Tahir

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Eirik Midttun Bæra

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Ingvil Østhassel

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Board

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Øystein Botillen

Øystein Botillen

Chairperson

Manager of Global Initiatives – Yara International

Lars Tormodsgard

Lars Tormodsgard

Board Member

Partner - SANDS Law firm

Per Kristian Sbertoli

Board Member

Head of Public Relations, Norfund

Reinaart Pretorius

Reinaart Pretorius

Board Member

Senior Project Manager, Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)

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Lefteris Karagiannopoulos

Board Member

Head of Communication for Africa and UK, Equinor

Kai Simon Eikli Yuen

Kai Simon Eikli Yuen

Board Member

International Advisor, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association

Erling Ølstad

Board Member

Managing Director, Mester Grønn

Advisory board

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Bjørn Khars

CEO, Norwegian Offshore Technology

Heine Melkevik

Global Energy Expansion CEO l Emerging Markets Growth Leader

Sanjeev Gupta

Executive Director, Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation

Barbro Ciakudia

Barbro Ciakudia

Business Development Manager, AMEA Power

Anne-Lene Dale

Former Ambassador of Mozambique

Orli Arav

Managing Director, EMFin Advisory

Erik Solheim

Former Minister and Executive Director

Kjell Roland

Former CEO, Norfund

Trond Riiber Knudsen

Trond Riiber Knudsen

Founder & CEO, TRK Group AS

Koosum Kalyan

Board of Directors, Aker Solutions

Kjetil Tronvoll

Kjetil Tronvoll

Professor, Bjørknes University College

Jorunn Mæhlum

Former Ambassador of Tanzania

Isobel Appiah Endresen

Isobel Appiah Endresen

Partner, Appiah-Endresen & Co

Terje Osmundsen

Terje Osmundsen

Founder/CEO, Empower New Energy AS

Mark Eddo

CEO, Articulate Ltd

Marius Koestler

Marius Koestler

Co-founder Laboremus Uganda & Imata

Vegar Wikhammer Heir

Vegar Wikhammer Heir

Chief Commercial Officer, Vipps

Bjørn Dale

Managing Director – DNO

Kai Yamaguchi-Fasting

Kai Yamaguchi-Fasting

Chief Consultant Product Management, Vipps MobilePay

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