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Tor Olav Trøim

Chairman of the Board

Tor Olav Trøim has served as a director of the Company since September 2011 and was appointed as the Chairman of the Board in September 2017. Mr. Trøim is founder and sole shareholder of Magni Partners (Bermuda) Limited (“Magni Partners”). He is the senior partner (and an employee) of Magni Partners’ subsidiary, Magni Partners Limited, in the U.K. Mr. Trøim is a beneficiary of the Drew Trust, and the sole shareholder of Drew Holdings Limited. Mr. Trøim has over 30 years of experience in energy related industries in various positions. Before founding Magni Partners in 2014, Mr. Trøim was a Director of Sea Tankers Management Co. Ltd. from 1995 until September 2014. During this period, he was also CEO at Seadrill Limited, Frontline Ltd., Ship Finance International Limited and Golar LNG Partners LP. He was Chief Executive Officer of DNO AS from 1992 to 1995 and an Equity Portfolio Manager with Storebrand ASA from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Trøim graduated with an MSc degree in naval architecture from the University of Trondheim, Norway in 1985. Other directorships and management positions include Magni Sports AS (Director), Borr Drilling Limited (Chairman) Stolt-Nielsen Limited. (Director) and Avenir LNG Limited (Director).

Benoît de la Fouchardiere

Director

Benoît de la Fouchardiere was appointed as a director in May 2025. Since March 2024, Mr. Fouchardiere has served as CEO for Dixstone, a Netherlands based shipyard and engineering services affiliate of the Perenco Group, and as a Board member of the African Energy Chamber. Prior to this, Mr. Fouchardiere served Perenco, a leading independent European oil and gas company and current customer and shareholder of Golar. Mr. Fouchardiere served Perenco as General Manager from 2016 till March 2024, and from 1997 to 2016 he served in various operational roles in major oil basins around the world. Mr. Fouchardiere studied Engineering in France at Grenoble INP – Ense3 and IFP School.

Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen

Director

Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen has served as a director since September 2015 and serves on the Compensation Committee. He currently serves as Chairman and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, after serving as CEO from 2000 to 2023. Mr. Stolt-Nielsen graduated from Hofstra University in 1990 with a BS degree in Business and Finance, and brings with him extensive shipping, logistical and strategic leadership experience. Mr. Stolt-Nielsen is also the Chairman of the Board of Avenir LNG.

Mi Hong Yoon

Director

Mi Hong Yoon has served as a director since May 2025 and as our Company Secretary since March 2022. Ms. Yoon has also served as Managing Director of Golar Management (Bermuda) Limited since February 2022. Prior to this role, she was employed by Digicel Bermuda as Chief Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Officer from March 2019 until February 2022 and also served as Senior Legal Counsel of Telstra Corporation Limited’s global operations in Hong Kong and London from 2009 to 2019. She has extensive international legal, regulatory, corporate governance and compliance experience. Ms. Yoon graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB) and earned a Master’s degree (LLM) in international economic law from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has served as a Director and Secretary of Cool Company Ltd from February 2022 until November 2023. Current directorships and management positions include Borr Drilling Limited, Himalaya Shipping Ltd., Bruton Limited and 2020 Bulkers Ltd. (Company Secretary).

Dan Rabun

Director

Daniel W Rabun has served as Chairman of our Board from 2015 until 2017 and as a non-executive Director since 2017. Mr. Rabun also serves on our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nomination Committee (Chair). He joined Ensco plc in 2006 as President and as a Board member, was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2007 and was elected Chairman of the Board in 2007. Mr. Rabun retired from Ensco plc as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2014 and as Chairman in 2015. Prior to joining Ensco plc, Mr. Rabun was a partner at the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie LLP where he had practiced law since 1986. Mr. Rabun was appointed as Chairman of the Board of HMH in 2024, has served as a non-executive Director and a member of the Compensation Committee of Borr Drilling Limited since 2023. He served as non-executive Chairman of ChampionX Corporation (Chairman) until July 2025 where he was also a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Rabun also served on the Board of APA Corporation (formerly known as Apache Corporation) as a non-executive director between 2015 and 2024, where he was a member of the Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee. Mr. Rabun holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Southern Methodist University. He has been a U.S. Certified Public Accountant since 1976 and a member of the Texas Bar since 1983.

Stephen J, Schaefer

Director

Stephen J. Schaefer was appointed as a director in August 2025. Mr. Schaefer brings extensive experience in the natural gas and electricity markets, having been actively involved in the sector since 1993. Mr. Schaefer currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Talen Energy Corporation, as a member of the Board of Directors for GenOn Energy and as a Senior Advisor of EverGen Power LLC. His previous roles include Chairman of GenOn Energy and Texgen Power LLC and as a member of the Board of Directors for Homer City Holdings LLC and Element Markets LLC. Prior to retiring in 2015, he was a Partner with Riverstone Holdings, a private equity firm focused on energy investing. Previously, Mr. Schaefer was a Managing Director with Huron Consulting Group, where he founded and headed its Energy Practice. From 1998 to 2003 Mr. Schaefer was Managing Director and Vice President of Duke Energy North America, responsible for mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Schaefer is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.S., magna cum laude, in Finance and Accounting from Northeastern University.

Carl Steen

Director

Carl Steen was appointed as a director in January 2015. Mr. Steen was also appointed as the Compensation Committee Chairperson and currently serves on our Nomination Committee. Mr. Steen stepped down from our Audit Committee in February 2023. From August 2012 until the completion of GMLP’s merger with NFE, Mr. Steen served as a director of GMLP. Mr. Steen graduated in 1975 from ETH Zurich Switzerland with a M.Sc in Industrial and Management Engineering. After working for a number of high-profile companies, Mr. Steen joined Nordea Bank from January 2001 to February 2011 as head of the bank’s Shipping, Oil Services & International Division. Mr. Steen holds directorship positions in various Norwegian and international companies including Himalaya Shipping Ltd, Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (Chairman) and Bartel O. Steen Holding AS.

Lori Wheeler Naess

Director

Lori Wheeler Naess has served as a non- executive director and Audit Committee Chairperson since 2016 and is Chairperson of Golar’s Safety, Environment and Ethics Committee. Ms. Naess is a VP of Financial Accounting at Cognite Holding AS, serves on the Board, Corporate Governance Committee, Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee of Opera Limited, a U.S.-listed company, and since 2024 as a non-executive board member and Audit committee Chairperson of 2020 Bulkers Ltd. Ms. Naess was a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Oslo and was a Project Leader for the Capital Markets Group. Between 2010 and 2012, she was a Senior Advisor for the Financial Supervisory Authority in Norway and prior to this she was also with PricewaterhouseCoopers in roles in the U.S., Norway and Germany. Ms. Naess is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (inactive).