Svein W.F. Lien

SVEIN W.F. LIEN is Chief Executive Officer of Axis-Shield Plc. He has an
MBA, Master of General Business from the Norwegian School of Management,
(Sivilokonom) Bl. From 1990 to 1993, he was Director of Teknoinvest, a
Norwegian venture company whose shareholders were major shareholders in
Axis. He became a Director of Axis in 1990 but stood down from the Board
when appointed President of Axis in June 1993. He became Joint Managing
Director of Axis-Shield Plc when the companies merged in May 1999 and
was appointed Chief Executive Officer in November 1999.

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SVEIN LIEN - AXIS-SHIELD PLC (ASD.L)
December 13, 2004