Techstep ASA — Board/Management Information 2016

Jan 27, 2016

New board members suggested to Birdstep Technology's board of directors.

New board members suggested to Birdstep Technology's board of directors.

OSLO, Norway - 27 January 2016 - New board members suggested

to Birdstep Technology's board of directors.

The board of directors in Birdstep Technology ASA are

recommending to elect Tore Traaseth and Ingrid Leisner as

new members of Birdstep's board of directors.

Tore Traaseth is currently an independent consultant to

small businesses and investor focusing on both listed and

unlisted securities. Traaseth has extensive experience

about equity sales and the capital markets from companies

like Sundal & Collier AS, Fondspartner AS, Globus Assets

Management AS and Handelsbanken Markets. He has been board

member in companies within construction, telecom and real

estate and holds a MBA, Master of Business Administration

and Bachelor in Finance from Daniels College of Business in

Denver.

Ingrid Leisner currently serves as Non-executive director at

Vistin Pharma ASA, Aurora LPG Holding ASA, Fortuna Mare ASA

and Spectrum ASA. Leisner has a background as a trader of

different oil and gas products in her 15 years in Statoil

ASA. Her years of experience and skills within business

strategy, M&A, management consulting and change management

has been very valuable when serving on the board of several

companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. She holds a

Bachelor of Business degree with honors from the University

of Texas at Austin.

"We are very pleased to have such highly experienced

professionals joining Birdstep's board. With our focus on

growing our international markets while maintaining a cost

efficient and streamlined business, Tore's and Ingrid's

experience will be very valuable to us," said Ian Jenks,

Chairman of the Board of Birdstep.

The election for both appointments will take place and

effect at the EGM on 29 January 2016.

Current board members Regina Nilsson and Urban Gillström has

decided to decline re-election and will resign effective

January 29.

Birdstep's full board can be found at www.birdstep.com

For more information please contact:

Marie-Louise Nilsson Kanon

VP Market Communications

Phone: +46 8 627 91 49

email: marie-louise.nilsson@birdstep.com

About Birdstep Technology

Birdstep Technology delivers Heterogeneous Network (HetNet)

optimization solutions to operators and OEMs worldwide. The

award-winning Smart Mobile Data solutions allow operators

and OEMs to provision, analyse, select, control, and

commercialise Wi-Fi and cellular networks in order to

deliver Experience Continuity to their customers. Birdstep

is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.