Tekna Holding ASA

Board/Management Information • Aug 16, 2021

Luc Dionne appointed Chief Executive Officer of TEKNA, Morten Henriksen to become Executive Chairman

Luc Dionne appointed Chief Executive Officer of TEKNA, Morten Henriksen to become Executive Chairman

16.8.2021 07:00:01 CEST | Tekna Holding AS | Additional regulated information

required to be disclosed under the laws of a member state

ARENDAL, NO / SHERBROOKE, QC - Tekna (OSE: TEKNA), the world-leading provider of

advanced materials to industry, announced today that Luc Dionne has been

appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company. An industry veteran, Luc will

succeed Morten Henriksen and assume his responsibilities immediately.

Mr. Dionne has been the CEO of Tekna Holding Canada and its global subsidiaries

since 2014. He has extensive experience from various directorships and executive

management positions in advanced materials research, aerospace,

microelectronics, and defense. This makes him perfectly positioned to lead Tekna

on its ambitious growth journey in the verticals of Additive Manufacturing,

Printed Electronics and Energy Storage. The company will summon an extraordinary

general meeting to address the proposal to appoint Morten Henriksen as Chairman

of the board of Tekna.

"This is a natural transition in the management structure of Tekna Holding as

Luc and Morten have been working together in this composition since 2017. Luc

has been an integral part of Tekna's leadership team for almost a decade,

developing the strategies that Tekna's employees are executing with excellence

to drive growth and value creation. He is a dedicated and innovative leader, and

the Company will greatly benefit from his ongoing leadership when building on

the strong momentum he has created over the last few years," said Ørjan

Svanevik, current chairman of Tekna.

Since joining Tekna, Mr. Dionne has overseen a threefold growth in the company's

revenues, built a global customer portfolio composed of over two dozen Fortune

500 companies and expanded the company's operations worldwide. Mr. Dionne served

on the Canadian government strategic table for advanced manufacturing and was

awarded the Technology Innovation Award from Polytechnic Engineering School of

Montreal this year.

"I am honored to serve as Tekna's CEO and to be given the opportunity to

implement our vision of taking a leadership position in three

multi-billion-dollar markets: additive manufacturing, printed electronics and

energy storage," said Mr. Dionne. "My confidence in the success that lies ahead

is rooted in Tekna's decades-long track-record of delivering excellence to our

customers and the dedication and hard-work of our people. Our commitment to

serving our customers with world-leading micro and nano-sized advanced

materials, while seizing profitable growth opportunities and delivering strong

returns for our shareholders, will remain unwavered."

Upcoming Webcast

The Company's scheduled earnings webcast will take place Thursday, August 19,

2021 at 12:00 PM CEST. You may access the webcast by going to:

www.tekna.com/investors - http://www.tekna.com/investors

DISCLOSURE REGULATION

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

CONTACTS

* Arina van Oost, Investor Relations | VP Corporate Strategic Development &

Innovation, +1 438 885 6330, Investors@tekna.com

ABOUT TEKNA HOLDING AS

Tekna is a world-leading provider of advanced materials to industry,

headquartered in Sherbrooke, Canada. Tekna produces high-purity metal powders

for applications such as 3D printing in the aerospace, medical and automotive

sectors, as well as optimized induction plasma systems for industrial research

and production. With its unique, IP-protected plasma technology, the company is

well positioned in the growing market for advanced nanomaterials within the

electronics and batteries industries. Building on 30 years of delivering

excellence, Tekna is a global player recognized for its quality products and its

commitment to its large base of multinational blue-chip customers.

www.tekna.com - http://www.tekna.com

www.tekna.com/newsroom - http://www.tekna.com/newsroom

www.tekna.com/investors - http://www.tekna.com/investors

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