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 of the Board
Year of birth: 1956
Appointed 26 January, 2022
Ms. Widvey has over 20 years of experience in the Norwegian public and private sectors, with a focus on the energy industry.
Ms. Widvey is, among other things, former Minister of Petroleum and Energy and State secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ms. Widvey was the chair of Statkraft from 2016 until 2023 and has served as a member of the board of directors of Aker Solutions and Solstad Offshore and many others companies in the oil and gas industries.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Deputy chair
Year of birth: 1961
Appointed: 26 January, 2022
Ms. Stubholt is an independent advisor with a focus on Governance, Strategy and the Energy sector.
Ms. Stubholt a former corporate law partner in law firm Selmer AS has also previously served as Investment Director at Aker ASA, President and CEO of Aker Seafoods ASA, CEO of Aker Clean Carbon AS, EVP in Kværner ASA, and State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the MoE.
Ms. Stubholt holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Oslo.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Board member
Year of birth: 1969
Appointed: 11 September, 2020
Mr. Gattei has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry across various senior roles at Eni S.p.A.. group.
Mr. Gattei 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.
He is currently board member of Ithaca Energy plc a company listed in UK. Mr. Gattei holds a master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Management from the Scuola Mattei.
Furthermore, Mr. Gattei 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
Mr. Brusco has over 30 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas sector of the Eni S.p.A. Group.
Mr. Brusco is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Global Natural Resources and General Manager for Eni S.p.A., and previously served as Upstream Director, EVP for the Sub-Saharan Region, Managing Director of Eni Angola, Managing Director of Agip Caspian Sea and Agip KCO (Kazakhstan).
Mr. Brusco holds a degree cum laude in Mechanical Engineering from Università La Sapienza in Rome.
Citizenship:
Italian
Place of residence (country):
Italy
Role: Board member
Year of birth: 1978
Appointed: 07 May, 2024
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 Valorisation 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.
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: 7 May, 2024
Claudia Almadori has 15 years of experience in the energy business for Eni SpA Group. She is currently Head of Procurement, and has previously held various positions in the company, 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.
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
Mr. Romeo is partner at Corporate Hangar, a consultancy supporting clients’ innovation processes.
Mr. Romeo was formerly the Chairman for Oman Cables and served as a Director at CESI S.p.A, a Vice Chairman of Elkat S.A. and Chief Strategy Officer at Prysmian Group S.p.A from January 2014 to April 2021.
Mr. 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
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.
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: 1983
Appointed: 29 May, 2026
Ms. Uzunova holds the position of Integrated Planning Lead at Vår Energi and has been with the company since 2010, through Gaz de France, GdF Suez, Engie and Neptune Energy. She has held several leadership roles within the organisation.
Uzunova has extensive experience from E&P companies across both support and operational functions, including finance, contract management, modifications, projects and operations.
She has an international background from work and studies in Bulgaria, Spain, the United Kingdom and Norway, and holds a BBA from ESADE and MSc with major in Finance from Oxford Brookes University. She has also completed board competence training at BI Norwegian Business School.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Board member – employee elected representative
Year of birth: 1964
Appointed: 29 May, 2026
Mr. Pettersen has been employed by Vår Energi ASA since November 2016 (previously Eni Norge).
He currently holds the position of Discipline Responsible Crane Operator at the Goliat field. Prior to joining Vår Energi, Mr Pettersen gained extensive offshore experience with several companies, including Apply. His background also includes work on drilling rigs and fixed installations in roles such as roustabout and pusher. In addition, he has worked with well testing and logistics.
In recent years, Mr Pettersen has served as a union representative for the trade union Styrke, including as head of the local union. He has also represented employees in several formal bodies, including the Working Environment Committee, the Works Council, and the Safety & Sustainability Committee reporting to the Board of Directors. Furthermore, he has served as a deputy board member since 2022.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Role: Board member – employee elected representative
Year of birth: 1981
Appointed: 7 May, 2024
Mr. Kjörling has worked for Vår Energi since 2012 (Eni Norge). Mr. Kjörling currently holds the position of Sr. Commercial Analyst and previously held several leadership positions within the company.
He has more than 19 years of experience in the industry and previously worked for other companies such as SLB (Schlumberger), NOV and Aker Solutions.
Mr. Kjörling serves on the Board of Directors as an employee-elected representative. Since 2023, he has been the local leader for the trade union Tekna.
Mr. Kjörling earned 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: 7 May, 2024
Ms. Fagerdal has worked for Vår Energi since 2011. Ms. Fagerdal currently holds the position of Quality and Risk Manager and previously worked in several departments in the company, including the Goliat Development Project in South Korea, OR&A Goliat, HSEQ and leading Modification Projects.
Ms. Fagerdal has more than 25 years of experience working in operating companies. She serves on the Board of Directors as an employee elected representative from NITO.
Ms. Fagerdal has a bachelor’s degree in Automation, a certificate of apprenticeship in process operations and a certificate as a Project Management Professional.
Citizenship:
Norwegian
Place of residence (country):
Norway
Claudia Vignati for Francesco Gattei
Fabio Castiglioni for Guido Brusco
Trond Myklebust, Henrik Østervoll Sjursen, Knut Ringstad Ytre-Hauge for Alexandra Uzunova
Richard Johansen, Aleksander Tveiten, Synne Nyvoll Olsen for Finn Volrat Pettersen
Aina Eltervåg, Laura Vaiciulyte, Andre Sæthern for Carl Anders Olof Kjörling
Terje Bondhus, Marie Westre, Astrid Fossgård for Lilli Sahlman Fagerdal
Mandate for the Board’s Remuneration and Leadership Development Committee.
(Elected at AGM 29.05.2026 and valid till AGM in 2028)
The justification may include information about the candidate’s relevant experience, professional qualifications and other offices held.