The Shareholders' Committee

The supervisory function of the Shareholders' Committee constitutes an integral element of Bonheur ASA’s Corporate Governance. 

It follows from the Company’s Articles of Association that the Shareholders’ Committee is responsible for exercising a supervisory function relative to the administration of the Company by the Board and by Fred. Olsen & Co (FOCO). The way in which the Shareholders’ Committee execute these duties is adapted to NUES and equally follows established guidelines as calibrated with the corporate structure that the Company is part of. These guidelines i.a. address questions on potential conflicts of interest. The Shareholders’ Committee is attending to Bonheur ASA’s annual accounts and expresses its view thereon to the Annual General Meeting, hereunder on the Board’s proposals on dividends. The Shareholders’ Committee elect members to the Board following its own nomination procedure, propose appointment of the Auditor and provide recommendation to the Board on compensation and possible bonus to FOCO for its day-to-day management of the Company.

The Shareholders’ Committee consists of the following persons:

has been the chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee since 2007.

Mr Michelet became a candidate in jurisprudence at the University of Oslo in 1980, and holds an MBA from INSEAD, France in 1981. 

He has served as lieutenant in the Norwegian Army. He was partner in the law firm Arntzen de Besche from 1985-2015. In the period 1989 – 1992 Mr Michelet was Vice President in Total Norge AS. He was partner in the law firm Michelet & Co 2015-2018 and is now partner in the law firm Schjødt law from 2019. He is specialized in the petroleum and energy sectors.

Mr Michelet is an advisor on legal and strategic matters to various corporate actors in these sectors, to Norwegian petroleum and energy authorities and to petroleum authorities in countries in several parts of the world on policies, legislation and state contracts. In addition to working with transactions and acting as a litigator, he regularly serves as arbitrator. He is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court.

Mr Michelet is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo, Norway.

has been a member of the Shareholder’s Committee since 1988.

Mr Heje has a Lic. Oec. HSG degree from Hochschule St.Gallen Switzerland.

He spent several years with Chase Manhattan Bank N. A. in London and Oslo before he held different executive and non-executive positions within the shipping and finance industry. Mr Heje served as CEO in Eidsiva Rederi ASA and Chairman of Norwegian Car Carriers ASA up until 2010.

He has been Chairman, and member of boards and nomination committees in a range of companies and organizations among others: Chase Manhattan Bank (Norge AS), Orkla Finans AS, Nordisk Skibsrederforening, J. B. Ugland Shipping AS, Norwegian Ship-owners Association and a number of ship-owning partnerships. Mr Heje is Vice-Chairman and co-owner of the Agra Group, a market leading, family-owned industrial company within fast moving consumer goods in the Scandinavian markets.

Mr Heje is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo, Norway.

has been a member of the Shareholder's Committee since 2017.

Mr Aabø-Evensen was originally trained as a police officer and became later a candidate in jurisprudence from the University of Oslo in 1988. He also received a scholarship from the British Council (1992) and has studied English and International Law at King’s College University of London (1992).

Mr Aabø-Evensen is founding partner of the M&A and Capital Markets boutique law firm Aabø-Evensen & Co (2002-). Before establishing Aabø-Evensen, he was partner and head of M&A and corporate legal services at KPMG in Norway (1995-2002), an associated partner with the de Besche & Co (now Arntzen de Besche) and has also worked as a trainee in Sinclair Roche Temperley, London (now part of Stephenson Harwood) and Essex Court Chambers, London. As a leading transaction lawyer Mr Aabø-Evensen has specialized in corporate transactions, public and private mergers & acquisitions and securities/stock exchange law.

He holds various board and committee positions. Mr Aabø-Evensen is also the author of the leading textbook on M&A in Norway in addition to numerous international publications on mergers and acquisitions. He’s a member of the Norwegian Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the International Fiscal Association.

Mr Aabø-Evensen is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo, Norway.

has been a member of the Shareholders’ Committee since 2023.

Mr Gjelsten became a candidate in jurisprudence at the University of Oslo in 1997. He joined Wikborg Rein directly after law school and worked there for almost 25 years, 18 years as a partner, and headed the firm's shipping offshore department for several years. In September 2022, Gjelsten co-founded the shipping, offshore & insurance law litigation firm boutique Gjelsten Herlofsen Law.

During his time at Wikborg Rein, Gjelsten worked at the Oslo and London offices, and was for three years the firm's Japan Representative whilst also acting as Norwegian Consul-General for Kobe/Osaka, Japan.

Mr Gjelsten is recognised as a market leading Norwegian shipping and offshore lawyer and is top ranked in Legal 500 ("Recommended Individual") and Chambers and Partners (ranked in Band 1). He has extensive litigation experience before the Norwegian courts and in arbitration proceedings and is admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court.

Mr Gjelsten is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo, Norway.

has been a member of the Shareholder’s Committee since 2023.

Ms Homble became a candidate in jurisprudence at the University of Oslo in 1997. After law school she joined Wikborg Rein and served as attorney at law for eight years, specializing in company law, M&A and corporate governance.

Ms Homble has 10 years of experience from the aquaculture industry, as member of the global management team of Cermaq Group and Chief Officer Legal and Corporate Functions.

Currently Ms Homble is part of the top management of the Vy Group, as Chief Officer Customer Experience and Innovation. Her responsibilities include digital customer services, market services, new mobility solutions and business in the tourism segment.

Ms Homble has held various board positions, such as deputy chair of the Board of Directors of Statnett and member of the national OECD contact point for responsible business conduct. Currently she is Chair of the Board of Flåm Utvikling and Deputy Chair at Fjord Tours Group, Applied Autonomy and Norwegian Tourism Association.

Ms Homble is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo, Norway.