Tom Selwood has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Aker Offshore Wind. Selwood joins the company fromAker Horizons' commercial finance unit where he has worked with M&A and financing for offshore wind projects. Before joiningAker Horizons in 2020, Selwood served as Vice President, Commercial Finance at Aker Energy. Previous experience includes roles atAker Solutions , where he was responsible for developing financing structures with investment partners and Export Credit Agencies, private equity-owned offshore services groupActeon , as well as working in M&A atUK insurer Aviva. "We are pleased that Tom is taking the position as CFO of Aker Offshore Wind, where he will play a critical role and utilize his significant commercial and financial acumen to support the development of Aker Offshore Wind and help realize major renewable energy projects around the world," saysKristian Røkke , Chairman of Aker Offshore Wind. Selwood is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified with PwC, and holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from theUniversity of East Anglia in theUK . He will join Aker Offshore Wind from 1 August, replacingOla Fosse , acting CFO. ENDS For further information, please contact:Ivar Simensen , media contact, +47 46 40 23 17, ivar.simensen@akerhorizons.com Christian Yggeseth, investor contact, +47 915 10 000, christian.yggeseth@akerhorizons.com About Aker Offshore Wind Aker Offshore Wind is an offshore wind developer headquartered inNorway with focus on assets in deep waters. With global operations, the current portfolio consists of development projects and prospects located inAsia ,North America andEurope . Aker Offshore Wind effectively deploys cost-effective technologies from decades of offshore energy development. The company is majority-owned byAker Horizons , an investment company dedicated to creating value and reducing emissions from renewable energy and decarbonization technologies. Aker Offshore Wind [AOW-ME] is listed on Euronext Growth inOslo, Norway . This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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