Hans Bjerkaas currently serves as the Head of Sourcing/Sorting Global at Norsk Hydro, where responsibilities include overseeing scrap sourcing and sorting operations in Aluminium Metal and executing the global upstream positioning strategy.

Bjerkaas has held various roles within Norsk Hydro, such as Head of Recycling Operations, Technical Director of Recycling, and Casthouse Manager at HARP Holmestrand, managing substantial production outputs and leading R&D projects in recycling and aluminium qualities.

With experience as a member of the Board of Directors for Hydro Aluminium Clervaux S.A. and HYDRO ALUMINIUM DEESIDE LIMITED, Bjerkaas holds a PhD in Materials Science and an MSc in Materials Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, along with a management development qualification from Industri Skolen.