Techstep ASA: Ellen Solum steps down as CFO - Håvard Haukdal to be appointed as interim CFO

Oslo, 5. March 2026: Techstep ASA ("Techstep" or the "Company") announces that Ellen Solum will step down from her position as Chief Financial Officer effective 1 May 2026.

"On behalf of myself and the Board, I want to extend our sincere gratitude to Ellen Solum for her valuable contributions to Techstep over the years. She has been an important part of our journey and has played a key role in building a solid financial foundation for the Company. We wish her all the best going forward," said Morten Meier, CEO of Techstep ASA.

To ensure continuity and strong financial leadership, Techstep has appointed Håvard Haukdal as interim CFO, effective 1 May 2026.

Håvard Haukdal brings over two decades of strategic, operational and cross -border financial leadership, including senior roles in PwC, Hafslund, Hydro Energi, Norsk Hydro's global Shared Services Center, and most recently as CFO of Kyoto Group. His competences cover the full finance value chain, including advanced reporting, process and system optimization, M&A support, capital markets communication, and enterprise-wide governance and compliance frameworks. This also includes leading finance transformations covering process, tools and system optimization.

Håvard will commence his onboarding ahead of Ellen's departure, ensuring an orderly and efficient handover.

"For my part, this is the right moment to hand over the baton, as the company has achieved several important milestones, including the carve-out of the BCM business unit and the establishment of a standardized technology backbone, and the company is now well positioned with a strengthened focus on scalable and profitable business areas", says Ellen Solum.

"I am excited to become part of the Techstep team and to contribute to the Company's transformation journey as Techstep now is scaling up through partner sales and the public sector digitalization", says Håvard Haukdal. "A modern CFO function must be a proactive business partner, ensuring operational insight and strategic support for Techstep's scalability and profitability agenda."

For more information, please contact:

Morten Meier, CEO, Techstep ASA: +47 970 57 717

About Techstep ASA

Techstep is a mobile & circular technology company, enabling organisations to perform smartly, securely, and sustainably by combining mobile devices, software and expertise to meet customers' business and ESG goals. We are a leading provider of managed mobility services in Europe, serving more than 2,100 customers in Europe with an annual revenue of NOK 1.0 billion in 2025. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker "TECH". To learn more, please visit www.techstep.io.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and Euronext Oslo Børs / Euronext Expand Rule Book II - Issuer Rules section 4.2.4 (1) 9.