Martin Mæland has an extensive senior management and board background from real estate, construction, and finance, with over 40 years of experience. He served as CEO of OBOS BBL for 32 years and has held numerous board leadership roles, including Chairman of Veidekke ASA (2009–2019), Public Property Invest ASA, and Consto Holding AS. Mr. Mæland currently serves as Chairman or board member across several companies including BaneNor Eiendom AS og Fjellhamar Bruk AS. He holds degrees in mathematics, computer science and economics from the University of Oslo. Member of the Board of NRC Group since May 2025. Mæland holds 220,000 shares in NRC Group.
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Corporate governance
Board of directors
Stine Undrum (f 1969)
Board member
Stine Ilebrekke Undrum has over 30 years of senior management experience from the construction, engineering, and transport sectors. She has held several executive leadership roles, including EVP of the Construction Division at Bane NOR, and currently serves as Group Executive Vice President for SPIN at OneCo. Ms. Undrum has broad experience in strategic planning, project execution, and organizational development, and is highly skilled in contract management, risk management, and business process improvement. She holds a civil engineering degree and has extensive knowledge of project implementation and governance models. She also serves as Chair of the Board of OneCo Infra. Member of the Board of NRC Group since May 2025.
Ståle Rodahl (1964)
Board member
Ståle Rodahl has a broad background in the financial industry for 35 years and is an experienced entrepreneur and investor. He has held executive roles in investment banking across New York, London, and Oslo, including positions at Alfred Berg, ABN Amro, and ABG Sundal Collier. Mr. Rodahl joined SeaBird Exploration Plc in 2019 as Executive Chairman to lead its turnaround and founded Green Minerals in 2020, where he also serves as Executive Chairman. He has previously held board directorships across several industries and brings expertise in strategy, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate leadership & governance. Mr. Rodahl holds an MSc in Finance from BI Norwegian Business School, with additional studies at the London School of Economics and NASD in New York. Member of the Board of NRC Group since May 2025. Rodahl holds 1,238,311 shares in NRC Group.
Outi Henriksson (1969)
Board member
Outi Henriksson has an extensive Executive Management and CFO background from banking and finance, transportation and telecom services. She has Board and CFO experience from several publicly listed and private/private equity owned companies in Finland, Sweden and Norway and has over 20 years of experience as CFO, most recently 2017-2024 at Aktia Bank Plc and prior to that in VR Group and several other companies. Ms. Henriksson currently serves as a Board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee in Patria Plc, Etteplan Plc. and HKFoods Plc.
Member of the Board of NRC Group since May 2021. Henriksson holds 45,000 shares in NRC Group.
Espen Almlid (1978)
Board member
Espen Almlid has extensive senior management experience from project management, infrastructure, transportation, and consulting, including five years at Bane NOR as Finance Director and later as Deputy EVP for the Construction Division and ultimately Head of the Technical Department. Since 2022, Mr. Almlid has served as EVP of the Construction division at Nye Veier. He also has 10 years of consulting experience from PwC and KPMG, including transaction services and as Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) services at KPMG. Mr. Almlid is a state authorised auditor and holds three master’s degrees in finance, strategy and accounting. Member of the Board of NRC Group since May 2025
Executive management
Anders Gustafsson
CEO
Gustafsson has more than 30 years of industrial experience. He previously held various management positions at NCC. From 2017 - 2023 he was the President and CEO at Svevia, a Swedish company, specialised in road and construction work. He holds a Master of Science degree in Economics with Business Administration as the main field of study and an Executive MBA from the University of Stockholm. Gustafsson has been CEO of NRC Group since October 2023. He also serves as Chair of the Board of Terranor. Anders Gustafsson holds 441,524 shares, and 1,110,000 share options in NRC Group ASA.
Åsgeir Nord
CFO & Interim EVP & MD NRC Group Norway
Nord comes from the position of CFO at Nettpartner, a Norwegian company that builds and maintains infrastructure for power supply and railways. Before joining Nettpartner in 2013, Åsgeir Nord worked in the private equity sector for 10 years. He served as a partner for Incitia Ventures from 2006 to 2013 and as an investment director for Reiten & Co from 2003 to 2006. Nord has a solid background in finance and liquidity management, project control, mergers and acquisitions, and improvement programs. Åsgeir Nord holds a Master's Degree in Natural Sciences from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Nord holds 650,000 share options and 135,094 shares in NRC Group ASA.
Harri Lukkarinen
EVP & MD NRC Group Finland
Lukkarinen has more than 20 years of railway industry experience. He was previously CEO of VR Track Oy and Director for infrastructure projects at CMC Terasto Oy which was part of Pöyry Group. He served as a management team member of VR Group. Lukkarinen has been Managing Director of NRC Finland since January 2019. Harri holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Tampere University of of Technology. Harri Lukkarinen holds 773,000 share options and 16,962 shares in NRC Group ASA.
Lene Engebretsen
EVP & Head of Strategy, Sustainability and Communications
Engebretsen comes from the position as Director for Internal Communications Europe in Cognizant. She has been responsible for strategic communications and change management lead for several large projects the last years. Her previous roles in Cognizant include Director of Business Relations and Head of Communications. Before joining Cognizant in 2016, she held positions as Head of Communications for different tech and media companies. Lene holds a Master of Finance degree from BI Norwegian Business School (2002). Lene Engebretsen holds 705,000 share options and 9,259 shares in NRC Group ASA.
Marianne Ulland Kellmer
EVP & Head of People, Culture and Digitalisation
Kellmer comes from the position as HR Director for NRC Group Norway, and before joining NRC Group she was Nordic HR Transformation Specialist in Oracle. Since 2007 Kellmer has held various HR leadership roles in different industries, and among others she has been Head of Group HR in the Norsk Gjenvinning Group, HR Manager in Scandic hotels and Organizational and Communications Manager within the public transportation sector in greater Oslo region. Marianne holds a Bachelor Degree in Service Management from the University of Stavanger, Norway. Marianne Kellmer holds 664,000 share options and 19,375 shares in NRC Group ASA.
Tomas Johansson
EVP & MD NRC Group Sweden
Johansson has an extensive career from senior leadership roles within infrastructure and industrial solutions both from Skanska and Svevia. From 2017 – 2024 he was a Division Manager for the Industry Division at Svevia, a Swedish company, specialised in road and construction work. He brings a strong track record from operationalising strategies and improving performance. Johansson started as EVP & MD in NRC Group Sweden in September 2024. Tomas holds 650,000 share options and 15,094 in NRC Group ASA.
Committees
Nomination committee
NRC Group has established a nomination committee composed of three members, who shall be shareholders or shareholder representatives.
The nomination committee shall give its recommendation to the general meeting on election of and compensation to members of the Board of Directors, in addition to election of members of the nomination committee. The proposals will be justified and presented to the general meeting together with supporting documents for the general meeting.
The current members of the nomination committee are:
Sindre Bakkejord (Chair)
Otto Moltke-Hansen
Oskar Bakkevig
The current members are elected with a term until the company’s ordinary general meeting in 2025. All members are independent of the Board of Directors and the executive management.
Nomination of candidates to the Board
NRC Group’s shareholders are entitled to nominate candidates to the Board of Directors of NRC Group ASA. Nominations are submitted by sending an e-mail to Alfred.beck[at]nrcgroup.com.
Nominations must be received well in advance to be considered for the election at NRC Groups annual general meeting that year.
All proposals should include information about the candidate, reasons for consideration and contact information to the person the candidate is nominated by.
Written instructions for the Nomination Committee of NRC Group ASA (NO)
Audit committee
The Board of Directors has established an audit committee, currently consisting of Board members:
Outi Henriksson (Chair)
Ståle Rodahl
Espen Almlid
All three are considered independent of the company.
The main tasks of the audit committee are to prepare the Board of Directors’ supervision of the company’s financial reporting process; monitor the systems for internal control and risk management; have continuous contact with the company's auditor regarding the audit of the annual accounts; and review and monitor the independence of the company's auditor, including in particular the extent to which services than auditing provided by the auditor or the audit firm represent a threat to the independence of the auditor.
The audit committee reports and makes recommendations to the Board, but the Board of Directors retains responsibility for implementing such recommendations.
HR committee
The Board of Directors has established a HR committee composed of two Board members. The current members of the HR committee are:
- Martin Mæland (Chair)
- Ståle Rodahl
The primary purpose of the HR committee is to assist and facilitate the decision making of the Board of Directors in matters relating to the remuneration of the executive management of the Group, reviewing recruitment policies, career planning and management development plans, and prepare matters relating to other material employment issues in respect of the executive management.
The HR committee reports and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors, but the Board of Directors retains responsibility for implementing such recommendations.
Project committee
The Board of Directors has established a project committee composed of two Board members. The current members of the project committee are:
- Martin Mæland (Chair)
- Stine Undrum
- Espen Almlid
The main purpose of the project committee is to assist and evaluate the risk in tender offerings with total value exceeding NOK 250 million. The committee shall assess whether the Group has made necessary work in connection with tender offerings to eliminate risk and ensure good project execution prior to submission. Further, the committee assesses whether the project is coherent with the strategies and frameworks that the Board of Directors has decided that NRC Group shall work within.