Board of Directors' Profiles
01 LEIF-ARNE LANGØY
Norwegian Born: 1956
Title
Chair
Position
Managing Director, LAPAS AS
Education
MSc Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Member of the board:
Since 2010. Chair since 2011
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Chairman of Kværner ASA; Chairman of Sparebanken Møre; Vice Chairman of The Resource Group AS (TRG); Member of the Board of Farstad Shipping ASA; Chairman of Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Chairman of Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
02 JON FREDRIK BAKSAAS
Norwegian Born: 1954
Title
Vice Chair
Position:
Board pluralist
Education:
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration 1979 and IMD PED 1991
Member of the board:
Since 2019
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; Ericsson AB; Handelsbanken AB; Chairman of Statnett SF
03 BIRGIT AAGAARD-SVENDSEN
Danish Born: 1956
Position:
Independent Board professional
Education:
Constructional Engineering, The Technical University of Denmark, 1980. Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Copenhagen Business School, 1985. Misc. executive program at IESE, Barcelona. IMD, Lausanne. INSEAD, Paris.
Member of the board:
Since 2017
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Deputy Chair Dalhoff Larsen & Horneman A/S, Copenhagen Malmö Port AB, Audit Committee Chair in Prosafe SE, Aker Solution AS, Seadrill Ltd. and West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Ass., Board member Otto Mønsted A/S, Reapplix A/S, Axis Offshore Pte. Ltd, Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas and Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
04 CLEMENS KEUER
German Born: 1959
Position:
Chair of German Works Council, DNV GL
Education:
MSc in Computer Science, University of Hamburg
Member of the board:
Since 2013
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
05 LISELOTT KILAAS
Norwegian Born: 1959
Position:
Professional board member
Education:
MBA, IMD International; MSc in Math. Statistics
Member of the board:
Since 2016
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; Orkla ASA; Norsk Hydro ASA; Folketrygdfondet; Peab AB; Nobina AB; Ambea AB; Stamina- Avonova; Coala Life
06 LASSE KRISTOFFERSEN
Norwegian Born: 1972
Position:
President and CEO, Torvald Klaveness; Various board positions in daughter companies of Torvald Klaveness
Education:
Executive Manager Program, INSEAD, Paris, 2004. Senior Manager Program, IMD, Lausanne, 2002–2003. MSc Naval architecture and marine engineering, NTH, 1995.
Member of the board:
Since 2017
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; President and CEO; Various board positions in daughter companies of Torvald Klaveness Group; President / Chairman of Norwegian Shipowners’ Association; Board member and Vice President of ICS
07 DAVID MCKAY
British Born: 1963
Position:
Chief Surveyor Offshore / Director of Projects, North America, DNV GL
Education:
BSc in Naval Architecture, University of Strathclyde, 1985
Member of the board:
Since 2019
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
08 SILVIJA SERES
Norwegian (originally Hungarian and Yugoslavian) Born: 1970
Position:
Independent Investor and Board Member
Education:
Top Leadership Course at the Norwegian Defence College, Oslo, 2015. MBA Program, INSEAD, France and Singapore, 2013. PhD and MA in Mathematical Sciences, Oxford University, UK, 2001. MSc and BSc in Computer Science, University of Oslo, 1996.
Member of the board:
Since 2017
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; NRK; Academedia AB; Ruter AS; Chairman Rikstoto; Owner of Technorocks AS; President of Polytechnic Society of Norway; Corporate Assembly Member of Telenor ASA; Advisory Board of Digital Norway
09 JON EIVIND THRANE
Norwegian Born: 1961
Position:
Head of Group IT office, DNV GL
Education:
MSc Applied Physics, Trondheim
Member of the board:
Since 2018
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
10 NINA IVARSEN
Norwegian Born: 1962
Position:
Chair of VEFF and Head of Global Employee Forum, DNV GL
Education:
Master of Management, Stavanger University; a number of courses from other universities, incl. University of Denver, US, and a PhD programme in Psychology from the University of Oslo. Digital Leadership course with INSEAD
Member of the board:
Since 2016
Directorship(s) outside DNV GL:
Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS