Degree in Business, Norwegian School of Management; MSc in Petroleum Engineering, Stavanger University. Former Vice-President and Head, Corporate M&A, Stavanger. Since 1987, various positions with Statoil, including: President, Statoil Deutschland, Berlin; President, Statoil Venezuela; Head, US Investor Relations, Statoil, Stamford, Connecticut; Senior Vice-President, Statoil, responsible for development and production activities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa; currently, Senior Vice-President, South America.