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Board of Directors & Management

The Board of Directors

Svein Harald Øygard

Chair

Born in 1960. Svein Harald Øygard was appointed as Chair of the Board in 2023, he holds a degree in Economics (Cand.Oecon) from the University of Oslo. He is a business owner and independent advisor. Svein Harald has worked within the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, including as Deputy Minister. He has had multiple senior roles at McKinsey, including senior partner and global knowledge Leader Oil and Gas, and has held the title of senior partner Corporate Finance in Sparebank1 Markets. In 2009, Svein Harald served as Central Bank Governor of Iceland, also leading the Executive Committee of the Icelandic bank restructuring. He is the co-founder of both DBO Energy and Janeiro Energy. Svein Harald is Chair of Norwegian Air Shuttle and sits on the boards of TGS-NOPEC, Maha Energy AB, Labrida and Akershus University Hospital. He served on the board of Seadrill through the last phase of its restructuring process. Svein Harald Øygard is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.

Erik Bergöö

Vice Chairperson

Erik Bergöö, born in 1978, was appointed as Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company on 26 July 2024 and acceded his position on 1 November 2024 in connection with closing of the Transaction. Mr. Bergöö holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering and Management. He is currently the Head of Shipping and Offshore Portfolio at A.P. Møller Holding A/S, which position he has held since July 2023. Mr. Bergöö joined A.P. Møller Holding A/S in 2016 as Head of financial investments and has prior to this gained extensive experience in various roles within global financial markets across Scandinavia, the UK, and Singapore. In addition to his current role at the Company, Mr. Bergöö serves as a director of Maersk Product Tankers A/S, A.P. Møller Maritime ApS, Ammonia Carriers A/S, and APMH Invest V ApS. Further, Mr. Bergöö serves as manager of APMH Invest XVI ApS and A.P. Møller Maritime ApS. Mr. Bergöö is a Swedish citizen and is based in Sweden.

Harald Thorstein

Board Member

Born in 1979. Harald Thorstein was appointed as Director of the Board in 2023, he holds a MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), with specialisation in Finance and Optimalisation. He is the founder and owner of the London based advisory company Arkwright London Ltd. and has previously held positions in Seatankers Management and DNB Markets. Harald is currently Chairman of the Board of B2 Impact ASA, Jacktel AS, and a director of Yara ASA and Odfjell Drilling Ltd. Previous board experience includes Altus Intervention, Aktiv Kapital, Axactor, SFL Corp, Seadrill, Frontline 2012, Golden Ocean, Deep Sea Supply and Solstad Offshore. He is a Norwegian citizen living in Great Britain.

Christine J. Morris

Board Member

Born in 1966. Christine J. Morris was appointed as Director of the Board in 2023, she holds a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Actuarial Sciences from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) in Belgium, and an MBA for the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, CA, USA. She has over 25 years of broad financial experience in business consulting, capital markets, accounting and financial operations. Christine is the CFO of BT Business, a division of the BT Group. She also serves on the board of Svitzer AS. She has spent most her career in the U.S. and has extensive experience in the Oilfield Services sector, including positions at Halliburton, BJ Services and Maersk Drilling. Christine has prior experience as CFO and senior finance roles for public and private US companies in the telecommunication and technology space, including US West, MediaOne, Covad Communications, Adelphia and DataLogix. Christine J. Morris is a Belgian and American citizen living in the United Kingdom.

Daniela Davila

Board Member

Born in 1970. Daniela Davila was appointed as Director of the Board in 2023. She is a Brazilian lawyer, and holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Pontificia Universidade Católica – PUC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with LLM in Corporate Law (FGV) and MBA in Petroleum Business (COPPE/UFRJ).Daniela is a senior partner and member of the board of directors of the Brazilian law firm Vieira Rezende Advogados, where she leads the O&G and Offshore practice. She acts as special counsel to ABESPETRO (Brazilian Association of suppliers to the petroleum industry) and advocacy advisor to Brazilian Petroleum Institute). Previously, she served as an advisor to the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy and worked as special counsel to PETROBRAS’s financial department for over 10 years. Daniela held positions as director of Sipetrol Brasil (ENAP group) and Höegh LNG Brasil (HÖEGH LNG group). She is a Brazilian and Portuguese citizen living in Brazil.

Adrian Geelmuyden

Board Member

Born in 1985. Adrian Geelmuyden was appointed as Director of the Board in 2024, he holds a BSc in economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He is employed as an Investment Director with Seatankers Management, and has previously held positions in Solstad Offshore, Deep Sea Supply and RS Platou. Adrian is currently also a Director of Edda Wind. He is a Norwegian citizen living in the United Kingdom.‍

Kristin H. Holth

Board Member

Kristin H. Holth, born in 1956, was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company on 26 July 2024 and acceded her position on 1 November 2024 in connection with closing of the Transaction. Mrs. Holth holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration. With extensive high-level business experience, she has previously held several Executive Vice President (EVP) positions at DNB Bank ASA, most recently serving as EVP and Global Head of Ocean Industries. In addition to her role at the Company, Mrs. Holth serves as director of Safe Bulkers Inc, Noble Corp Plc., Maersk Tankers A/S, Equality Check AS and HitecVision AS, and is also a member of the BI International Advisory Board, as well as part of the Faculty Team at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Blue Board Leadership Program. Mrs. Holth is a Norwegian citizen and is based in Norway.‍

The Management

Mons S. Aase

CEO

Mons S. Aase has been the CEO of the DOF Group since 2005 and has been part of the management team since 1998. Mr. Aase holds a MSc from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU), and a Cand. Merc. from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH in Bergen). Mr. Aase has previous experience from finance and shipbroking industries and has more than 25 years’ experience with the offshore energy industry. He chairs and serves on numerous Boards of Directors of several companies.

Hilde Drønen

CFO

Hilde Drønen has been CFO in the DOF Group since 2005. Mrs. Drønen has experience of various leadership positions and finance roles in the Møgster Group and the DOF Group and has more than 30 years’ experience within the offshore energy industry. She holds a master’s degree from Business School of Management (BI Oslo) and an MBA from Norwegian School of Economics (NHH in Bergen). In addition to several directorships in companies within the DOF Group, she has experience as Board of Directors in several external companies mainly engaged within the energy industry.

Petter Ove Pharo

Group General Counsel

Petter Ove Pharo currently serves as Group General Counsel. He joined the DOF Group in 2009 and is a highly skilled and experienced legal professional with over 25 years of experience in various legal roles in Norway. He has a strong background in Norwegian and international tax law, corporate law, and general business law, having provided consulting services to major national and international companies from amongst his tenure at EY.

Marianne Møgster

EVP Marine & Asset Operations

Marianne Møgster currently serves as Executive Vice President Marine & Asset Operations. She has experience from several other leadership positions in DOF. She joined the DOF Group in 2008 and has more nearly 20 years’ experience in the offshore energy industry, including finance roles in DOF, StatoilHydro, and Norsk Hydro. She is currently serving on several Board of Directors in Norway, including Norwegian Shipowners Association, Norwegian Hull Club and Belships.

Toril Træen

EVP People & Organisation

Toril Træen currently serves as Executive Vice President of People and Organisation, and has experience from several leadership positions in DOF. She joined the DOF Group in 2013, and has more 23 years’ extensive experience with international HR management in the offshore energy industry, including leadership positions in FMC Technology, AGR Field Operations, MRC Solberg & Andersen and Frontier Drilling. She is currently serving as deputy board member for Underwater Entrepreneurs, Norwegian Shipowners Association.

Jan-Kristian Haukeland

EVP Renewables

Jan Kristian Haukeland currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Renewables, and has experience from several leadership positions in DOF. He joined the DOF Group in 2011 and has more than 30 years’ experience in the subsea and shipping business. His career includes significant subsea project experience. He has served on numerous Board of Directors in Norway and currently serves on, among others, North Wind and Group for Underwater Entrepreneurs.

Michael Rosich

EVP Asia-Pacific

Michael Rosich joined DOF Subsea in 2006 and has experience from several leadership positions in the Group. He has specialised in the global offshore oil and gas discipline for more than 30 years. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Rosich gained broad engineering and project management experience in various roles in Brown & Root, Subsea 7, including Rockwater and Halliburton Subsea and CSL, operating in the Asia Pacific region, the North Sea and Nigeria.

Marco Sclocchi

EVP North America

Marco Sclocchi has specialised in the global offshore oil and gas discipline for more than 20 years and has worked with Saipem America, Inc. and Sonsub, Inc. holding various executive leadership and management roles including Vice President of Business Development, Commercial Manager, Project Manager and Project Engineer.

Mario Fuzetti

EVP Brasil

Mario Fuzetti joined DOF from Saipem US, where he held the position of Director - Commercial and Business Development. Mr. Fuzetti has 30 years’ experience including Leadership, Project Management, EPCI contracts, engineering, fabrication and installation of offshore facilities, pipelines, and SURF - subsea systems in deep and shallow water, worldwide.

Dag Raymond Rasch

EVP Atlantic

Day Raymond joined DOF in 2017 and has held several commercial leadership positions in the Group. Mr. Rasch has more than 20 years’ experience which includes operational and leadership roles across project execution and commercial functions in both conventional and renewable energy globally.