Norsk Hydro Board Change

Silvio Porto is appointed new Executive Vice President Bauxite and Alumina, and member of Hydro's Corporate Management Board. The change is effective as of December 13, 2016. Silvio Porto comes from the position as Chief Operational Officer (COO) in Bauxite and Alumina. He joined Hydro in 2014, when he was appointed plant manager for Hydro Paragominas bauxite mine. Porto has more than 30 years' experience from the aluminium industry with management positions in bauxite mining, alumina refineries and aluminium smelters. Porto replaces the interim head of Bauxite & Alumina, Chief Financial Officer Eivind Kallevik, who fully resumes his CFO position.