Karl-Petter Løken
Chair of the Board (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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vidar R. Nilsen
Director, employee representative (born 1976)
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.
Lars Morten Kro
Director, employee representative (born 1984)
Kro is a senior engineer in the System Operations department and head of the employee organization NITO at Gassco. Kro became a board member in 2026.