Biography

Svein Richard brings a strong commercial and strategic background in the industrial sector to Rotork having been Chief Executive of Norsk Hydro ASA, a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, from 2009 to 2019. Svein Richard is currently Chair of dormakaba Holding AG and a non-executive director of Mondi PLC. He is also Chair of the Council on Ethics for Norwegian Bank Investment Management. He has previously held a number of non-executive positions, including Chair of Veidekke ASA, Vice Chair of Den Norske Bank ASA and Vice Chair of Swiss Steel Holding AG. Svein Richard holds a PhD in Chemistry from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.