Petoro - a driving force on the Norwegian continental shelf

SDFI and Petoro annual report 2017
The board in Petoro. Photo: Anne Lise Norheim

The board in Petoro AS

Standing from left: Trude J. H. Fjeldstad, Heidi I. Nes, Hugo Sandal, Per A. Schøyen nd Ove Skretting. Sitting: Gunn Wærsted nd Brian Bjordal. (Photo: Anne Lise Norheim)
 
 
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Gunn Wærsted

 
Chair
Year of election:
2014
Other directorships: Chair Telenor; director Nationwide, director Lukris Invest
Education: MBA, BI Norwegian Business School.
Career: Executive vice president in DnB responsible for capital management and life insurance; CEO, Vital Forsikring ASA and member of corporate executive management, 1999-2002; CEO, SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS, and head, SpareBank 1 Alliance, 2002-2007. Global head of wealth management, president of Nordea Bank Norge and member of the corporate executive management of Nordea, 2007-2016.

Brian Bjordal


Deputy chair
Year of election:
2016
Occupation: Self-employed
Other directorships: Deputy chair Helse Fonna, director FKH Stadion A/S
Education: Civil engineer, BSc, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
Career: 1977-1979: Stoltz Røthing (construction); 1979-1984: Taugbøl & Øverland; 1984-2001: Statoil ASA, Senior Engineer pipelines & structures; head of Pipeline & Platform Inspection, asset owner representative Europipe development, head of early-phase studies Europipe II, Åsgard Transport, Ekofisk by-pass, Franpipe, director of Process plant Kårstø, director Troll / Sleipner area (Development and Production Norway); 2001-2015: Gassco AS, President and CEO.

pER a sCHØYEn


Director
Year of election:
2007
Occupation: Consultant
Education: Law degree, various management programmes
Career: Partner, Kluge, 2005-2014. With Esso/ExxonMobil 1977-2004, head of corporate affairs from 1989, other positions in Norway and abroad. Also judge and assistant police attorney as well as scientific assistant, University of Oslo.

HUGO SANDAL


Director
Year of election:
2017
Occupation: Self-employed.
Education: Civil engineer from NTH (now NTNU) and Degree of Engineer from Stanford University.
Career: Various positions in Saga Petroleum during the period 1976 -1987. Consultant in Railo International from 1987-1989. Chief executive in Sabico AS 1989-1991, primary activities aquaculture and biotechnology. Worked for Deminex, later DEA from 1991, chief executive since 1996 until reaching retirement age in 2016. Director Saga Petroleum 1983-1985. Chair OLF, (now NOROG), 1999-2003. Member of NHO’s executive committee 2000-2004.

Trude J H Fjeldstad


Director
Year of election:
2015
Occupation: VP Internal Finance in Statkraft AS
Education: Economics degree, University of Oslo, financial analyst and MBA in corporate finance, Norwegian School of Economics.
Career: Previously chief executive in Statkraft Treasury Centre SA; secretary to the board, Statkraft; senior gas manager, Statkraft; chief executive, Plaine de l’Ain Power SAS and portfolio manager for gas in Norsk Hydro ASA 

Heidi Iren Nes


Director (elected by the employees)
Year of election:
2016
Occupation: Senior consultant, Marketing and sales, Petoro AS
Education: MSc in business economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen.
Career: Controller in the Finance Department in Petoro AS and Subsea 7 Norway

Ove Skretting


Director (elected by the employees)
Year of election:
2016
Occupation: Special adviser, Licenses, Petoro AS
Education: Economics degree.
Career: Experience as special adviser in Petoro within Marketing and sales, adviser in ExxonMobil within gas marketing, CEO of Terotech A/S, procurement manager in Norwegian Contractors, Transocean and Mobil Exploration Norway.