Mr. Hovland Vikse was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in January 2023. Vikse joined the company in 2017 as Chief Strategy Officer, and advanced to Chief Revenue Officer in 2021. Between 2014 and 2017, he served as a senior advisor at MHWirth. Prior to this, Mr. Hovland Vikse held various positions at Aker Solutions (March 2010 – September 2014), and before that he had the position as Material Coordinator at Aibel and the position as Order Processor at Solar Norge AS.

Mr. Hovland Vikse holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School and a master's degree in Applied Finance from the University of Stavanger. He is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• AutoStore AS (Chief Executive Officer)
• MHV Invest AS (chairperson)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Not applicable

Mr. Dickson was appointed as interim Chief Revenue Officer in January 2023. Prior to this, he had held the role of Senior Vice President of Sales in AutoStore since November 2020. Mr. Dickson is a senior commercial executive with 30+ years of experience within automation products and solutions prior to joining AutoStore, including experience from Danaher Corporation in sales, channel management, marketing, and customer support. Prior to joining AutoStore, he served for 7 years in various leadership roles and on the executive management team at Piab Group, Taby Sweden. Mike is a US citizen, currently residing in the US.

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• AutoStore Holdings Ltd (Chief Revenue Officer)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Piab Robotic Gripping Division, Xenia OH (President)
• Piab Americas, Hingham MA (Executive Vice President and Regional Director)
• Piab APAC, Shanghai, China (Executive Vice President and Regional Director)

Anette Matre was appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer at AutoStore in June 2020. In July 2021, she was appointed Chief People & Information Officer at AutoStore, with subsequent responsibilities in heading IT, PT-/and Communications, Sustainability and HSE in addition to HR. Prior to this, she held various positions at Innovation Norway, including Interim Head of People- and Technology, HR and Organizational Director, HR Manager and HR Business Partner, as well as various positions at Shell, including Team Lead HR Services and Compensation & Benefits Specialist, HR Business Partner, Recruiter – Graduate Markets and Recruiter/Sourcer.

Ms. Matre have completed three years of Master of Laws studies from the University of Oslo and holds an Executive Master of Management, with specialization in Human Resource Management, Leadership Effectiveness and Management from BI Norwegian Business School. She is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Weston Power and Automation (board member)
• Blue Lice AS (board member)
• Validé Haugesundregionen (board member)
• Næringsforeningen Haugalandet (board member)
• Medvind Næringshage (board member)
• Aquafarm Equipment AS (board member)
• Jektevika Holding AS (board member)
• IAM Investing AS (chairperson)
• IAM Investing II AS (chairperson)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Westcon Yards AS (board member)

Mr. Harrison was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of AutoStore in October 2023. Prior to this, Mr. Harrison held the position as Chief Operating Officer at Ascential pls, and as the CFO of Just Eat plc. He served as the CFO of The Sage Group plc from 2000 to 2013.

Mr. Harrison is a Chartered Accountant, fellow of the institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and Honours in Business at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a UK citizen, currently residing in UK.

Carlos Fernandez was appointed as Chief Product Officer of AutoStore in June 2020. Prior to this, he has held various positions at AutoStore, including Director System Design, Sales Engineer, Project Engineer and Service Engineer. Mr. Fernandez has also held the position as Field Application Engineer Support at SILICA, and served as a board member in charge of treasury at SATELEC in the period from September 2007 to September 2009.

Mr. Fernandez holds an Executive MBA from the IESE Business School – University of Navarra, a Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a degree in telecommunication engineering from the Universidad Politécninca de Madrid. He is a Spanish citizen, currently residing in Spain.

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Ferroman AS (chairperson)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Not applicable

Israel Losada Salvador was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at AutoStore in June 2022. Prior to this, he held the position as Chief Executive Officer at NorSun AS, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Sales Officer at Kitron AS, Seismic Product Group Supply Chain Manager at Schlumberger, General Manager at Fjord Instruments (Schlumberger), General Manager at Lasalle (Schlumberger), Manufacturing Metier Manager Russia at Schlumberger, Q-Land Seismic R&D Manager at Schlumberger and Manufacturing Engineer at Schlumberger

Mr. Losada Salvador holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain) and Master in International Business from NHH (Norway. He is a Spanish citizen, currently residing in Norway.

Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Stansefabrikken Lithuania- SFU (board member)

Ms. Hovda was appointed General Counsel at AutoStore in February 2022. Prior to this, from 2012 to 2022, she served in various roles of progressive responsibility at Bull & Co., including Attorney, Partner, Head of IP & Technology, and Board Member. During the same 10-year period, Ms. Hovda served concurrent roles as Legal Counsel IPR at Stokke AS (2014 - 2015) and Legal Advisor at Consumer Authority (2011 - 2012).

Ms. Hovda holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Oslo.  She is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway

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Current directorships and senior management positions

• Autostore AS, Technology AS and Subsidiaries of AutoStore, General Counsel

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five year

• Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS (Lawer, Partner and Board Member)

Mr. Førre was appointed Chief Strategy Officer in January 2023, after joining the company in 2022 as Director of Strategy. From 2020 to 2022, he served as Chief Financial Officer at BAS Maskinutleie, where he also led strategy, product, and supply chain operations. Prior to this, he held various roles within management consultancy, strategy, and finance. Mr. Førre holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), including semesters at the University of Waikato and the University of Buenos Aires. He is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

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Mr. Joshi joined AutoStore June 2024 as Chief Product Officer. Before joining AutoStore, Joshi served as the Chief Product & Technology Officer at Hexagon, where he was leading strategy, operations, and product execution. Before joining Hexagon, Joshi held executive roles at Eaton and Signify, where he was responsible for business units focused on software, hardware, and services for global customers. Joshi´s earlier career at Cisco Systems and Technicolor involved leading R&D and program management for home business units. Mr. Joshi holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master in Business Administration from Strayer University. He is a US citizen, currently residing in US.

Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, James C. Carlisle, has been at Thomas H. Lee Partners for over 20 years and holds the position of managing director. He is the Head of Technology & Business Solutions Vertical and Head of Automation Fund at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Carlisle serves as a board member in several companies within various fields. Carlisle holds a MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in Operation Research from Princeton University. He is a US citizen, residing in the US.

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Thomas H. Lee Partners (managing director)
• AutoStore
• Fortna Inc.
• Auction.com Inc.
• Material Handling Systems Inc.
• House of Design Inc.

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Agencyport Inc.
• Ten-X LLC
• Iheartmedia Inc.
• Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirm
• Foundation of Massachusetts Eye & Infirmary Inc.

Vikas J. Parekh is a Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers where he focuses on investing in Automation, Enterprise software, and other Emerging Technologies. Prior to SoftBank, Vikas worked in Private Equity at KKR, and in Consulting at Boston Consulting Group. Vikas holds an MBA with highest honors from Harvard Business School, and a BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.  He resides in San Francisco with his wife and three children. Vikas J. Parekh is a Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers where he focuses on investing in automation technologies, enterprise software and emerging technologies. Vikas has made investments and holds director seats across public and private markets. Before joining SoftBank in 2016, Vikas worked in private equity at KKR and at Boston Consulting Group. Vikas holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. 

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Symbotic
• WeWork
• Mapbox
• Cohesity
• PayPay

Andreas is an investor and advisor. He previously served as a Managing Director in the SoftBank Group. Before joining SoftBank Investment Advisers in 2017, he was Technical Assistant to the President of Product Groups at Arm Ltd.  He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology and an MSc in Computer Engineering from Lund University. 

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Kahoot! AS
• Kigen Ltd
• Aidrivers Ltd THG Plc.
• Cambridge Mobile Telematics
• EnergyVaul SoftBank Group (managing director)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• THG Plc
• Cambridge Mobile Telematics
• EnergyVault

Hege Skrytseth holds the position as Executive Vice President Technology, Digital and Innovation i Equinor. She has an eMBA from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and a bachelor's degree in Management from BI Norwegian Business School. In addition, Skryseth is a college graduate in computer science from NITH. Skryseth is a Norwegian citizen, currently residing in Norway.

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Executive Vice President Technology, Digital and Innovation in Equinor
• Analyse AS (chairperson)
• Tomra Systems ASA (board member)
• Netcompany AS (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Kongsberg Digital AS (CEO)
• Abelia (deputy chairperson)
• Norconsult AS (board member)
• The Future Group AS (board member)
• Esmart Systems AS (board member)
• Norconsult Holding AS (board member)
• The Confederation of Norwegian Business Enterprise (NHO) (board member)

Kjersti Wiklund is currently a Non-Executive Director of Nordea, the leading Nordic financial services group, and UK-listed high precision measurement systems firm Spectris plc as well as Evelyn Partners, a tax-, accounting- and wealth advisory firm. She has held several senior leadership roles in a variety of countries, including Director, Group Technology Operations of Vodafone, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer of Kyivstar in Ukraine, Chief Operating Officer of VimpelCom Russia, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Digi Telecommunications in Malaysia and Chief Information Officer at Telenor in Norway. Wiklund holds a Master of Science, Electronic Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and a Master of Business Management from BI. Norwegian School of Management.  

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Nordea ASA (non-executive director)

• Spectris plc (non-executive director)

• Evelyn Partners (non-executive director)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Babcock International Pls (non-executive director)

• Trainline Plc (non-executive director)

• Laird Plc (non-executive director)

• Zegona Communications Plc (non-executive director)

• Saga Robotics (Chair)

Michael Kaczmarek is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. Before joining Thomas H. Lee in 2016, he was Vice President at Rockbridge Growth Equity, where he was responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions as well as an active director of various portfolio companies. Michael has also been an associate at Pamlico Capital, where he specialized in the business and technology services and communications industries. He holds a BA degree in Finance from Michigan State University.

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Thomas H. Lee Partners (managing director)
• FourKites Inc
• OnePointOne
• AutoStore
• Fortna Inc
• Automation
• Auction.com Inc.
• House of Design Inc.

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Ten-X Commercial
• Gas Station TV
• Triad Retail Media
• Protect America

Sumer is Managing Partner and Head of EMEA & India at SoftBank Investment Advisers. He joined SoftBank in 2018 to set up its local investing presence in India and is now leading the EMEA region as well. Sumer has invested in growth stage tech companies across multiple sectors. Prior to SoftBank, he was a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners and before that, Sumer was a member of Goldman Sachs’ Asian Special Situations Group. Sumer obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in politics and economics from the London School of Economics. Sumer is Managing Partner and Head of EMEA & India at SoftBank Investment Advisers. He joined SoftBank in 2018 to set up its local investing presence in India and is now leading the EMEA region as well. Sumer has invested in growth stage tech companies across multiple sectors. Prior to SoftBank, he was a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners and before that, Sumer was a member of Goldman Sachs’ Asian Special Situations Group. Sumer obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in politics and economics from the London School of Economics. 

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• Ola Cabs
• Swiggy
• Content Square
• Eruditus Learning Solutions
• Lenskart Solutions
• Rimac
• Unacademy

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Meesho
• Ola Electric Mobility
• MindTickle
• Delhivery

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Viveka Ekberg has extensive experience acting as chair and board member in listed and unlisted companies, as well as in foundations. Among other roles, she is currently the chair of the audit committees of listed companies Lindab International AB, Haldex AB and Nilfisk Holding A/S. Ekberg has an MSc in Business from the Stockholm School of Economics. She is a Swedish citizen, currently residing in Sweden.

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Current directorships and senior management positions:

• CAAM Fund Services AB (chairperson)
• Nordic Communications Group AB (Telness) (chairperson)
• Haldex AB (board member)
• Dellner Couplers Group AB (board member)
• Lindab International AB (board member)
• Svolder AB (board member)
• Insamlingsstiftelsen Kvartal, a foundation (board member)
• Storebrand ASA (board member)

Previous directorships and senior management positions last five years:

• Nordic Cross Asset Management AB (chairperson)
• Apoteket AB:s Pensionsstiftelse, a foundation (chairperson)
• Iver Holding AB (board member)
• Magnolia Bostad AB (board member)
• Centrum för rättvisa insamlingsstiftelse, a foundation (board member)
• Stiftelsen Affärsvärlden, a foundation (board member)
• C.A.G Group AB (board member)
• Piab Group AB (board member)
• SPP Spar AB (board member)
• BlueStep Bank AB (board member)
• Estea AB (board member)
• Cubera Private Equity AS (board member)
• Skagen AS (board member)
• Areim AB (board member)
• SPP Pension & Försäkring AB (board member)
• Apolea Holding AB (Apotea) (board member)