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Marit Lunde

Director at DORIAN LPGDORIAN LPG
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About Marit Lunde

Independent Class I director of Dorian LPG Ltd. since November 26, 2022; age 58 as of the 2025 Proxy. Over 30 years in the energy sector at Equinor ASA across accounting, operations, trading/chartering, shipping, HSE, and corporate risk management; currently Head of Group Insurance at Equinor. She chairs the board of Equinor’s captive insurance company and serves on the board of Equinor’s Pension Fund; BA in Business Administration (Heriot-Watt University, honors, 1990). Term: Class I, expiring at the 2026 annual meeting (appointed Nov 26, 2022; re-elected in 2023) .

Past Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureCommittees/Impact
Equinor ASAVarious roles (accounting, operations, trading, chartering and shipping, upstream projects/operations, HSE, corporate risk)Since 1990Deep risk and operations background relevant to shipping and energy
Dorian LPG Ltd.Independent Director (Class I)Since Nov 26, 2022Corporate governance, compensation oversight, director nominations

External Roles

OrganizationRoleTenureNotes
Equinor ASAHead of Group InsuranceCurrentSenior risk/insurance leadership at a global energy company
Equinor Captive Insurance Co.Chair of the BoardCurrentInsurance governance expertise
Equinor Pension FundBoard MemberCurrentPension governance oversight

Board Governance

  • Independence: The Board determined Ms. Lunde is independent under NYSE, SEC, and company guidelines .
  • Board class/tenure: Class I (term expires 2026); appointed Nov 26, 2022; re-elected at the 2023 meeting .
  • Committee assignments (FY2025): Compensation Committee (member); Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee (member). Audit Committee comprises other directors (Lorentzen—Chair, Kalborg, Tan) .
  • Attendance and engagement: In FY2025, the Board held 4 meetings; all directors attended at least 75% of Board and applicable committee meetings; 5 directors attended the 2024 annual meeting .
  • Compensation committee interlocks: None—committee members (including Lunde) were not officers; no cross-compensation committee directorships with company executives .

Committee activity and meeting cadence (FY2025):

CommitteeMembersMeetings (FY2025)
AuditLorentzen (Chair), Kalborg, Tan5
CompensationKalborg (Chair), McAvity, Lunde5
Nominating & Corporate GovernanceMcAvity (Chair), Tan, Lunde2 meetings; 1 unanimous written consent

Fixed Compensation

Program design (from FY2024 proxy, policy applies to non-employee directors):

  • Annual retainer: $155,000, paid 100% in equity in arrears.
  • Committee chair fee: +$15,000 (equity).
  • Committee member fee: +$10,000 per committee (equity).
  • No termination benefits; directors reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses; full indemnification under Marshall Islands law .

Realized director compensation for Lunde:

MetricFY 2024FY 2025
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash$0 $0
Restricted Stock/RSUs (Grant-date Fair Value)$241,500 $119,698 (grant-date FV $22.34/share on Mar 31, 2025)
Total$241,500 $119,698

Grant-date references:

  • FY2024 equity valued at $38.46/share (Mar 28, 2024); Lunde also received a prorated grant for Nov 26, 2022–Mar 31, 2023 at $27.95/share (Aug 3, 2023) .
  • FY2025 equity valued at $22.34/share (Mar 31, 2025) .

Performance Compensation

  • Non-employee director pay is equity-only and service-based; no performance metrics, options, or cash bonuses disclosed for directors .
  • 2014 Equity Incentive Plan applies to directors; all unvested equity fully vests upon a Change in Control (single-trigger acceleration) .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Company/EntityTypeRoleInterlock Risk
Equinor Captive Insurance CompanyPrivate/affiliateChair of the BoardNo related-party transactions disclosed with Dorian
Equinor Pension FundPension fundBoard MemberNo related-party transactions disclosed with Dorian
Other U.S.-listed public company boardsPublicNone disclosed in proxy biographyNone; board independence affirmed

Compensation Committee Interlocks statement: No interlocks or insider participation during the last fiscal year .

Expertise & Qualifications

  • Domain: Oil & gas, shipping/chartering, upstream operations, HSE, corporate risk management, and insurance leadership .
  • Education: BA, Business Administration (Heriot-Watt University), honors, 1990 .
  • Governance: Active on Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance committees; independent .

Equity Ownership

HolderCommon Shares Beneficially Owned% of Class
Marit Lunde12,104<1% (based on 42,647,720 outstanding as of Jul 15, 2025)

Notes:

  • Director equity awards issued to non-executive directors totaled 29,741 shares in FY2025 (aggregate), under the 2014 plan .
  • No director termination benefits; directors are indemnified as permitted under Marshall Islands law .

Governance Assessment

Strengths

  • Independent director with deep risk/insurance expertise directly relevant to marine energy transport risk oversight; serves on Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance committees .
  • Equity-only director compensation aligns with shareholder interests; no cash retainers; committee service compensated in equity .
  • Board and committee engagement evidenced by regular meeting cadence and ≥75% attendance by all directors in FY2025 .
  • No compensation committee interlocks or related-party transactions disclosed involving Lunde; independence reaffirmed .

Watch items / potential red flags

  • Single-trigger change-in-control acceleration (100% vesting of unvested equity) under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan may be viewed as shareholder-unfriendly relative to double-trigger standards; applies to director equity .
  • No explicit director stock ownership guideline disclosure in the proxy; beneficial ownership is modest (<1%), though equity-only compensation supports ongoing alignment .
  • External executive role at Equinor (a large energy company) warrants routine monitoring for potential counterparty relationships; no related-party transactions disclosed at appointment .

Shareholder sentiment context

Proposal (2025 Annual Meeting)ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
Say-on-Pay (Advisory)22,773,3613,242,848769,2156,469,897

Overall, Lunde brings complementary risk, insurance, and energy/shipping experience to the Board. Her independence, committee contributions, and equity-only pay design support investor alignment; investors should monitor the single-trigger CIC feature in the plan and any evolving counterparty ties given her Equinor senior role .