Jan Endre Vartdal (1971) has served as a board member of the Company since 2015. He is known for his business acumen and passion for developing companies through building teams and culture. In 1997, together with his two siblings, Jan Endre Vartdal took over the family company Vartdal Plastindustri AS. Since 2008 Jan Endre Vartdal has been CEO of the company, which under his leadership has grown from a single factory company with 70 employees to a group employing more than 250 people running five factories located in all parts of Norway under the group name Vartdal Plast and revenues of 800 MNOK in 2019. Jan Endre Vartdal and Vartdal Plast have taken on the role as leaders of the green shift within the EPS industry and their efforts have received a lot of praise both in Norway and abroad. Under Jan Endre Vartdal’s leadership Vartdal Plast has grown to become one of Scandinavia’s market leaders within the EPS industry. Mr. Vartdal currently sits on the board of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise Møre og Romsdal (NHO). In addition to this, he is involved in the development of several companies and projects as investor and board director. Mr. Vartdal has his educational background from Norwegian Business School and MR Technical College.