Chair
Years of election/re-election: 2007/2013
Other directorships: University of Stavanger, Western Norway Regional Health Authority,
Norwegian Petroleum Museum.
Education: Technical college, 1957- 58, Trade union college, 1966, and various courses. Skilled plate worker.
Career: Director-general, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, 1997-2007, minister of local government, 1992-96, minister of finance, 1986-89, member of the Storting (parliament) for Rogaland, delegate to the UN general assembly, a number of important posts in the Norwegian Labour Party, including parliamentary leader and key committee posts in the Storting and party organisation, industrial worker in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Deputy chair
Years of election/re-election: 2006/2013
Other directorships: director, CGGVeritas SA, member, corporate assembly, Jotun AS and Gjensidige AS, member, election committee, Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and NBT.
Education: Law degree, MBA from Insead.
Career: Head, market sector, Hydro Oil & Energy, 2002-06, and otherwise held a number of posts in Hydro, including business development for Hydro
Energy, head of marketing activities in the power area, corporate legal executive and board secretary.

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Director
Years of election/re-election: 2007/2013
Other directorships: Tryg A/S, Sevan Marine ASA, Argentum Fondsinvesteringer AS and SinOceanic Shipping ASA.
Education: MBE, Norwegian School of Management, 1987, authorised financial analyst, Norwegian School of Economics, 1992, London Business School.
Career: Self-employed. CFO/acting CEO, Norwegian Property ASA, 2009-2010, executive vice president, KLP, 2005-2008, senior vice president, Statoil, 2000-2005, with Norsk Hydro ASA 1988-2000. Directorships with Oslo Børs VPS Holding, Oslo Børs, Oslo Clearing, Norgani Hotels AS, KLP Eiendom, KLP Skadeforsikring, Aksje Norge foundation and Norwegian Investor Relations Association.

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Director
Years of election/re-election: 2007/2013
Occupation: Partner, Kluge Advokatfirma DA, Stavanger
Education: Law degree, various management programmes.
Career: Partner at Kluge since 2005. With Esso/ ExxonMobil 1977-2004, head of corporate affairs from 1989, other positions in Norway and abroad. Also deputy judge and assistant police attorney.

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Director
Years of election/re-election: 2005/2013
Occupation: Professor of community economics, University of Oslo.
Education: Economics degree.
Career: Has held a number of academic posts at the University of Oslo, and also lectured at the Universities of Heidelberg and Oxford. In addition, he has held a number of public and private posts, including member/chair of several official committees.

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Director (elected by the employees)
Years of election/re-election: 2012/2014
Occupation: Senior adviser, finance, Petoro
Education: MSc business economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Career: Experience from various roles in Petoro in commercial, licence management and economics, 2002-. Consultant, Accenture, 1999-2002.



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Director (elected by the employees)
Years of election/re-election: 2012/2014
Occupation: Senior adviser, technology, Petoro
Education: MSc engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 1992
Career: Number of years of experience in sub-surface work related to exploration and producing fields with contractor and operator companies (Schlumberger, Statoil, Halliburton and Petoro). Joined Petoro in 2009.

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