Karl Erik Kjelstad (born 1966) is Executive Vice President of Aker Solutions ASA and has been with the Aker group since 1998. Mr. Kjelstad has been a board member of the Philadelphia shipyard since 2002 and served as Chairman since 2004. Mr. Kjelstad was, in the period June 2007 – July 2009, President, Maritime and Senior Partner in Aker ASA. From 2003 to 2007 Mr. Kjelstad was President and CEO of Aker Yards ASA. Prior to joining Aker, he held the position as Principal Consultant at PA Consulting Group. From 1992 to 1996 he held various positions in the TTS Group. Mr. Kjelstad holds a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree in Marine Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Mr. Kjelstad is a Norwegian citizen.

Amy Humphreys (born 1966) is President of Delta Western, Inc., a leading petroleum marketing and distribution company in Alaska and a subsidiary of Saltchuk Resources.  Prior to her current role and beginning in late 2006, Ms. Humphreys was CFO of North Star Utilities Group.   From 1996 to 2006, Ms. Humphreys held various leading positions in her 10 year tenure with American Seafoods Group, including VP Corporate Development and Treasurer. Ms. Humphreys holds an MBA, with honors, from University of Washington, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a BA in Accounting and Finance, magna cum laude, from University of Puget Sound. Ms. Humphreys is a U.S. citizen.

Elin Karfjell (born 1965) is CEO of Fabi Froup AS. Prior to that, she was Director of Finance and Administration of Ementor Norge AS. She is former partner of Ernst & Young AS. Ms. Karfjell joined Ernst & Young AS in 2002. Prior to this, Ms. Karfjell held various positions including partner at Arthur Anderson. At Ernst & Young/Arthur Anderson, she held various leading positions, both within advisory and audit, and she has experience from a broad specter of industries. Ms. Karfjell is also a Board Member and leader of the audit committee for DNO International ASA and a Board Member of Aktiv Kapital ASA. Ms. Karfjell is a state authorized public accountant, and has a bachelor accountant’s degree from Okonomisk College (Hoyskolen i Oslo). Ms. Karfjell is a Norwegian citizen.

Mark Singel (born 1953) is President of The Winter Group and has been with the group since its founding in 2005. Prior to that, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 through 1995 and, for a period of time, Acting Governor of the Commonwealth. Mr. Singel also served six years in the Pennsylvania State Senate and was chief of staff of two members of U.S. Congress. Mr. Singel served as Chairman of the Democratic Party from 1995-1998 and was the President of Pennsylvania’s Electoral College in January 1997. Mr. Singel is a magna cum laude graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. He has served on the boards of Penn State and St. Francis Universities and holds several honorary doctorate degrees. Mr. Singel is a U.S. citizen.

Audun Stensvold (born 1972) is CFO and Investment Director for Converto Capital Management, which is the investment advisor for Aker Philadelphia Shipyard’s largest shareholder, Converto Capital Fund.  Prior to joining Converto Capital Management in 2009, Mr. Stensvold worked for Aker ASA as Vice President of the M&A and Business Development team, and was i.a. involved in the initial stock exchange listing of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (then named Aker American Shipping ASA) and later follow-up of Aker’s ownership in the yard. Before joining Aker, Mr. Stensvold worked as a strategy and finance consultant for Selmer, and as a financial analyst for DnB NOR. Mr. Stensvold holds an MSc in Business and Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH).   Mr. Stensvold is a Norwegian citizen.