Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Board/Management Information • Apr 23, 2015

Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA: Bente Brevik elected new board member

Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA: Bente Brevik elected new board member

Bente Brevik was elected new board member at the

Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA's annual general assembly

today, 23 April 2015.

Ms Brevik was elected for a period of two years. Ms

Brevik replaces Hege Sjo, who has served as board

member since 2010. Ms Sjo stepped down from the

board due to other assignments.

The board consists of five board members headed by

chair Thomas Wilhelmsen. Three of the board members

are independent of the major shareholder, Wilh.

Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, and two of the five members

are women.

"Ms Brevik will supplement the board with an

extensive industrial experience, including several

restructuring processes," says Wilhelm Wilhelmsen,

chair of the nomination committee.

Ms Brevik (born in 1964) has extensive experience

from Orkla ASA. Currently, she holds the position as

business development director. Ms Brevik was

previously responsible for the merger between Rieber

& Søn and Stabburet, making up Orkla Foods Norway.

She has also headed up several of Orkla's

subsidiaries, including Stabburet AS and Nidar AS.

Ms Brevik is board member in Orkla Foods Sverige AB

and chair of the nomination committee in

Dagligvareleverandørenes Forening (DLF). In addition

to language studies at the University of Oslo, Ms

Brevik has a master in business and economics from

the Norwegian Business School with a specialisation

in international management.

A full presentation of Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA's board

members can be found on company's website:

http://bit.ly/1d2UMhW

For further comments:

Thomas Wilhelmsen, chair of WWASA

+47 67 58 40 00 (office)

Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, chair of the nomination

committee

+47 67 58 40 00 (office)

Benedicte Teigen Gude, group vice president

corporate communications

+47 959 07 951 (mobile)