Mr Bakken, a Norwegian citizen, joined Reiten & Co in 1998 and has been a partner since 2001.  He has significant financial transaction and structured finance experience in the Nordic market.  Mr Bakken holds a Master of Science in Financial Economics and Bachelor of Business and Administration degrees from the Norwegian School of Management.  He has eight years of previous experience in management and consulting.  Mr Bakken currently sits on the Board of Directors of Blueway, QuestBack (Chairman) and SPIS Grilstad.