Mitra Hagen Negård has been appointed Vice President of Investor Relations REC Silicon ASA. Negård will report to Tore Torvund, Chief Executive Officer, and starts her position 1 August, 2014. Mitra will be located in Oslo.

"Investor Relations is a critical role in our company, securing compliance to the financial regulations of the stock exchange, as well as strategically defining and managing communication with the investor and analyst communities" says Tore Torvund. "Mitra's comprehensive background from the financial markets will be a strong contribution to REC Silicon" concludes Torvund.

Negård comes from the position as Research Director in the ownership department of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Prior to this she was Senior Vice President Investor Relations in Statoil Fuel & Retail and Head of Financial Planning and Investor Relations in Wilh. Wilhelmsen. Negård has also extensive experience as financial analyst from several investment banks in Norway. Negård holds an MA in International Economics and Management from SDA Bocconi in Italy.

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