Mr. Strømmen obtained his degree in Electrical Engineering in the USA in the
early 1970’s. He has used his knowledge and skills not only in the
development of technological products, but also in the commercialization of
them. Strømmen started out his career as a scientist in a Norwegian research
institute in 1975, and continued at MIT in Cambridge, MA from 1979 to 1980.
He worked in the oil & gas industry from 1981 to 1986, and evolved into his
current entrepreneur and investor role in the late 1980's. Mr. Strømmen has
been the chairman of several companies, including the two other publicly
traded companies: Vmetro ASA and Nera ASA. He is currently a member of the
board of several companies, including Data Invest AS Chairman, and Hitec
Industries AS and Torp Technology AS. Mr. Strømmen, who has been a member
of the Company’s board since 1999, is currently a resident of Bergen,
Norway.