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Board of Directors

Gassco's board of directors consists of eight directors, of which five are elected by the general assembly and three are employee representatives.

Portrett av Jan Skogseth

Jan Skogseth

Chairman (born 1955)

Skogseth holds a Master of Science degree from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, and has more than 35 years of experience from the oil, gas and renewable industry, from oil company to supplier industry, in Norway and internationally. He was president and CEO for Aibel from 2008 to 2017, and played a key role in establishing new presence and business for the company on several continents. Skogseth has served on several boards including chairman of the Federation of Norwegian Industries Oil and Gas for many years. He is currently director of SR Bank ASA, Scatec Solar ASA and Nammo AS. Skogseth has been a director since 2018 and chairman since 2019.

Bente Nyland

Director (born 1950)

Nyland has a Cand.scient. degree in geology from the University of Oslo. She has 40 years of experience from the oil and gas industry in Norway. Nyland has worked in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (now the Norwegian Shelf Directorate) as Director General. She has held several board positions including the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), the University Fund for Rogaland and the Norwegian Petroleum Museum. Nyland is a board member from 2024.

Karl-Petter Løken

Director (born 1966)

Løken has an MSc from NTH in Chemical Engineering. He has worked in oil and gas for 30 years. Løken was technically responsible for Edvard Grieg, and later worked as CEO of Kvaerner, establishing renewables as a focus area in the company. Løken has held board positions in companies such as SuperNode, Energy Valley and as chairman of the board of Rainpower. He is the general secretary of NFF , and holds a board position in Solberg Industri AS. Løken is a board member from 2024.

Asgeir Tomasgard

Director (born 1970)

Tomasgard is a professor at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is the Centre Director of NTRANS – Norwegian Center for Energy Transition Strategies and of the NTNU Energy Transition Initiative. Tomasgard has been a guest researcher/guest professor for a number of international universities and is a member of several national and international panels and professional councils. He joined the board in 2021.

Siv Jane Hettervik

Director, employee representative (born. 1964)

Hettervik is portfolio and finance manager in the department of infrastructure development and analysis. She is head of the Gassco trade union IE and a board member of the Nord-Rogaland Confederation of Trade Unions. Hettervik became a board member in 2024.

 

 

Agnes S. Gjertsen

Director, employee representative (born 1984)

Gjertsen is a senior engineer in the department of system operations. She is head of the Gassco trade union NITO and deputy head of NITO Nord Rogaland and Sunnhordaland. Gjertsen became a board member in 2024.

Vidar R. Nilsen

Nilsen is an advisor in the construction technology department in Gassco and leader of the worker organisation TEKNA within Gassco. Nilsen has been a director since 2022.

Siri Birgitte Bang Berge

Director (born 1971)

Berge holds a Cand.Jur degree from the University of Bergen and has extensive experience in the oil and gas sector. Berge was affiliated with the Shipping Offshore industry group at the law firm Wikborg Rein (1998–2007), and later served as a partner at the law firm Kluge (2012–2016). Berge also worked as Group Legal Counsel at Aker Solutions from 2007 to 2012, where she held the position of Head of Legal for the areas of Products & Technology, and later Subsea. Since 2016, Berge has been employed as Group Legal Counsel at Telenor ASA, where she currently lead the legal department and serve as General Counsel.