Equinor elects Jarle Roth as board chair

COPENHAGEN, June 8 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil group Equinor said on Monday it had elected Jarle Roth as its new board chair, after the nomination committee proposed him last week.

• Roth is elected with effect from July 1, Equinor said in a statement.

• Equinor's nomination committee proposed Roth after Jon Erik Reinhardsen, who has been chair since 2017, decided to step down.

• Roth, 66, an independent adviser, joined Equinor's board in December 2025, having previously served as CEO of Norwegian companies Eksportkreditt Norge, Arendals Fossekompani, Umoe Group, Schat-Harding and Unitor.

• The board also re-elected Anne Drinkwater as deputy chair, along with board members Finn Bjorn Ruyter, Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Mikael Karlsson, Fernanda Lopes Larsen and Dawn Summers.

(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen; Editing by Nia Williams)