The Board of Directors consists of 12 members. The Board has overriding responsibility for managing Vår Energi and supervising the company’s operations and business in general. The Board is elected by The Annual General Meeting and is independent of management.
Role: Chair
Year of birth: 1956
Appointed: 26. January, 2022
Other directorships: Chair Bergen International Festival, BOD member QSPA. BOD member smaller companies.
Experience:
Thorhild Widvey has over 20 years of experience in the Norwegian public and private sectors, with a focus on the energy industry. She is, among other things, former Minister of Petroleum and Energy and State secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thorhild was the chair of Statkraft from 2016 until 2023 and has served as member of the Board at Aker Solutions and Solstad Offshore.
Education:
Leadership
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Deputy chair
Year of birth: 1961
Appointed: 26. January, 2022
Other directorships: Chair: Cadre AS, Silex Gas Norway AS, Gigante Salmon AS, Morrow Batteries ASA, Green Ammonia Berlevåg AS.
Board member: VNG AG, Nordic Ferry Infrastructure AS, Aker Carbon Capture ASA, Helse Sør Øst Regional Health Authority
Experience:
Liv Monica Stubholt is Partner at Selmer, a Norwegian corporate law firm, with a focus on ESG, Governance and the Energy sector. She has previously served as Investment Director at Aker ASA, President and CEO of Aker Seafoods ASA, CEO of Aker Clean Carbon ASA, EVP in Kværner ASA, and State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Energy.
Education:
Master of Law from the University of Oslo.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Board member
Year of birth: 1969
Appointed: 11. September, 2020
Other directorships: Board member of Ithaca Energy plc.
Experience:
Francesco Gattei has over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry across various senior roles at Eni S.p.A. group. He is currently Chief Transition & Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager for Eni S.p.A and he has previously served as Upstream Director of the Americas, Head of Investor Relations, Secretary to Eni’s Advisory Board, Senior VP of Market Scenarios and Strategic Options, and Head of Upstream M&A
Education:
Francesco Gattei holds a Master in Energy and Environmental Management from the Scuola Mattei. Furthermore, he earned a degree in Economics and Commerce in 1994 at the University of Bologna with a thesis on the oil market.
Citizenship:
Italian
Place of residence (country):
Italy
Role: Board member
Year of birth: 1970
Appointed: 10. December, 2021
Other directorships: Chairman of Confindustria Energia (association of energy companies operating in Italy), Board Director of Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited (energy company listed in London), Board Director of Azule Energy Holdings Limited (energy company located in Angola, JV between Eni and BP).
Experience:
Guido Brusco has over 25 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas sector of the Eni S.p.A. group. Guido is currently Chief Operating Officer Global Natural Resources and General Manager for Eni S.p.A, and previously served as Upstream Director, Executive Vice President for the Sub-Saharan Region, Managing Director of Eni Angola, Managing Director of Agip Caspian Sea and Agip KCO (Kazakhstan).
Education:
Guido Brusco holds a degree cum laude in mechanical engineering from Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
Citizenship:
Italian
Place of residence (country):
Italy
Role: Board member
Year of birth: 1978
Appointed: 07. May, 2024
Other directorships: None
Experience:
Francesca Rinaldi has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, she has enjoyed a varied and rich international experience in Italy, Egypt, Angola, Kazakhstan and UK. Her current position is the Head of Operated by Other Business Performance and Asset Variolization Initiatives, based in Eni Headquarters. Previously, she has covered diverse roles in Well Operations, including the Head of Drilling Completion and Production Optimization activities for all Eni worldwide assets, and she was also appointed Managing Director of Eni UK in London
Education:
Francesca graduated in Engineering from the University of Bologna and she holds a Masters in Management Development from the SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan. She also attended an Executive Leadership programme in Oxford University.
Citizenship: Italian
Place of residence (country):
Italy
Role: Board member
Year of birth: 1979
Appointed: 07. May, 2024
Other directorships: BOD OGCI Climate Investments LLP (since January 2024)
Experience:
Claudia Almadori has 15 years of experience in the energy business for Eni SpA Group. She currently heads Eni CEO’s Office; she has previously held various positions in Eni, serving within the Internal Audit Department as Head of the Internal Audit relations with Governance Bodies and as team leader in health, safety & environment audit activities across the whole Eni SpA Group. Formerly, she worked in a consultancy firm in projects related to HSE and sustainability, on behalf of companies and multinationals in different industrial sectors.
Education:
Claudia Almadori holds a degree cum laude in Environmental Engineering from University of Perugia (Italy); she also completed an international advanced training course on Social & Environmental Sustainability.
Citizenship:
Italian
Place of residence (country):
Italy
Role: Board member
Year of birth: 1955
Appointed: 26. January, 2022
Other directorships: Epta Refrigeration S.p.A
Experience:
Fabio Romeo is partner at Corporate Hangar, a consultancy supporting clients’ innovation process. He is formerly the Chairman for Oman Cables, Director, CESI S.p.A., Elkat S.A. Vice Chairman and worked as Chief Strategy Officer in Prysmian Group S.p.A. from January 2014 to April 2021.
Education:
Fabio Ignazio Romeo holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, and a graduate degree and doctorate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.
Citizenship:
Italian
Place of residence (country):
Italy
Role: Board member
Year of birth: 1981
Appointed: 25. September, 2024
Other directorships: Serving as Chair or Board Member of certain private investment companies
Experience:
Ole Johan Gillebo has over 20 years of experience across corporate finance, investment banking and private equity in the US and Europe, including serving as Investment Director in the European Buyout Team of EQT Partners, and as Executive Director in the Global Energy Team at Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division. He started his career in the CFO group at Equinor. He serves as Board Member and Chairman of certain private investment companies.
Education:
Ole Johan Gillebo holds an MBA from Columbia Business School; BA in Economics and BBA in Finance from Pacific Lutheran University; further graduate studies at Harvard University and London Business School.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Board member – employee elected representative
Year of birth: 1963
Appointed: 4. May, 2022
Other directorships: None
Experience:
Jan Inge Nesheim has worked offshore for Vår Energi for more than 25 years (Exxon and Point Recources). He holds the position as Discipline Responsible Mechanical on Balder. Prior to joining the Company, he worked offshore for other companies such as Smedvig Drilling. During recent years, he has been an employee-elected board member representing the trade union SAFE, as well as the head of the local trade union. Previously, he has represented the employees in numerous committees, such as the Working Environment Committee and the Works Council.
Education:
Marine chief engineer
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Board member – employee elected representative
Year of birth: 1966
Appointed: 4. May, 2022
Other directorships: None
Experience:
Martha Skjæveland has worked for Vår Energi since 2006. Martha has more than 33 years of experience in the oil industry and across drilling, operations, projects, service companies and commercial. She has been the leader of the union Styrke (former Industri Energi) within Vår Energi since 2010. She was also Eni Norge’s representative in the Eni Corporate European Works Council from 2011 to 2018, and deputy Board Member of Eni Norge’s board of directors from 2016 to 2018.
Education:
Mixed within working environment and economics from different universities in Norway.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Board member – employee elected representative
Year of birth: 1981
Appointed: 07. May, 2024
Other directorships: None
Experience:
Carl Anders Olof Kjörling has worked for Vår Energi since 2012 (Eni Norge). He currently holds the position as Project Manager, and previously held several leadership positions within the company. He has more than 17 years’ experience in the industry and previously worked for other companies such as SLB (Schlumberger), NOV and Aker Solutions. He serves on the Board of Directors as an employee elected representative. He is, since 2023, the local leader for the trade union Tekna.
Education:
Carl Anders Olof Kjörling has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University in 2006 and a master’s degree in industrial economics from the University of Stavanger in 2012.
Citizenship:
Swedish and Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Board member – employee elected representative
Year of birth: 1981
Appointed: 07. May, 2024
Other directorships: None
Experience:
Lilli Fagerdal has worked for Vår Energi since 2011. She currently holds the position of Project Quality and Risk Manager and previously worked in several departments in Vår Energi; Goliat Development Project in South Korea, OR&A Goliat, HSEQ and leading Modification Projects. She has more than 25 years’ experience working in Operating Companies. She serves on the Board of Directors as an employee representative from NITO.
Education:
Lilli Fagerdal has a Bachelors’ degree in Automation, certificate of apprenticeship in Process operations and a certificate in PMP.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Claudia Vignati for Francesco Gattei
Fabio Castiglioni for Guido Brusco
Veronica Orvedal Kiil, Trond Arvid Larsen and Anita Hommedal for Jan Inge Nesheim
Finn Volrat Pettersen, Jann Idar Johansen and Inger Helene Lindheim for Martha Skjæveland
Matthieu Angeli and Laura Vaiciulyte for Carl Anders Olof Kjörling
Terje Bondhus, Kjersti Aanderaa and Hans Erik Kolstrup Hansen for Lilli Sahlman Fagerdal
Mandate for the Board’s Remuneration and Leadership Development Committee.
(Elected at AGM 07.05.2024 and valid till AGM in 2026)
