Recommendation of the Nomination Committee - Bo...

The nomination committee has recommended the following as new members
of Orkla's Board of Directors; Peter Ruzicka and Kristin Skogen Lund.
The election takes place in the next meeting of the Corporate
Assembly on May 22.

The nomination committee has recommended the following as new members
of Orkla's Board of Directors; Peter Ruzicka and Kristin Skogen Lund.
The election takes place in the next meeting of the Corporate
Assembly on May 22.


All shareholder-elected members and deputy members are now up for
election:

Kjell Almskog                          (elected in 2006 for two
years)  (member since 2000)
Bjørg Ven                                (elected in 2006 for two
years)  (member since 2006)
Lennart Jeansson                      (elected in 2006 for two
years)  (member since 2006)
Stein Erik Hagen                       (elected in 2007 for one year)
   (member since 2004)
Svein S. Jacobsen                     (elected in 2007 for one year)
   (member since 2000)
Ã…se Aulie Michelet                   (elected in 2007 for one year)
 (member since 2001)
Birgitta Stymne Göransson        (elected in 2007 for one year)
(member since 2005)

In addition Peter Ruzicka was in 2007 elected as permanently
attending deputy board member for a period of one year.

The election committee recommends that the following members be
re-elected:

Stein Erik Hagen
Svein S. Jacobsen
Ã…se Aulie Michelet
Bjørg Ven
Lennart Jeansson

Peter Ruzicka and Kristin Skogen Lund are recommended as new members
of the Board of Directors. The election committee also recommends
that Stein Erik Hagen be re-elected as Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Svein S. Jacobsen as Deputy Chairman of the Board of
the Directors.



Ref.: Knut Brundtland, chairman of the nomination committee -
Tel.:[phone]