Remi Eriksen, Group President & CEO (on leave)
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1967
Education: Master degree in Electronics and Computer Science from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU). Other education completed at Rice University, IMD and INSEAD.
Joined DNV: 1993
Member of the EC since: 2006
Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, Acting Group President and CEO (on leave as CEO Maritime)
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1964
Education: Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Civil Engineering from Heriot-Watt University
Joined DNV: 1990
Member of the EC since: 2010
Cristina Saenz de Santa María, Acting CEO Maritime
Nationality: Spanish
Born: 1981
Education: Master of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and an MBA from IE Business School
Joined DNV: 2005
Member of the EC since: 2026
Gro Gotteberg, Chief People Officer
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1964
Education: Education: Master of Bus. & Econ., Business administration Norges Handelshøyskole Jan 1990. Primary course Juridicum (Law) Universitetet i Bergen Jun 1985.
Joined DNV: September 2008
Member of the EC since: December 2017
Kjetil M. Ebbesberg, Chief Financial Officer
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1971
Education: Master's degree in business economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen, Norway, in combination with University of Ottawa, Canada
Joined DNV: 2020
Member of the EC since: 2020
Ulrike Haugen, Chief Communications, Public Affairs & Sustainability Officer
Nationality: German
Born: 1976
Education: Law degree, University of Bonn; Master of Business Administration, London South Bank University. Other education completed at University of California, Berkeley.
Joined DNV: 2017
Member of the EC since: 2018
Ditlev Engel, CEO, Energy Systems
Nationality: Danish
Born: 1964
Education: Master degree in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School. Other education completed at INSEAD.
Joined DNV: 2016
Member of the EC since: 2016
Geir Fuglerud, CEO, Life Sciences
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1978
Education:Master of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and University of Glasgow, and a Graduate Diploma in International Business from the University of Auckland.
Joined DNV: 2006
Member of the EC since: 2023
Barbara Frencia, CEO, Business Assurance
Nationality: Italian
Born: 1968
Education: Master's degree in Business Economics from the University of Genova.
Joined DNV: 1996
Member of the EC since: 2021
Klas Bendrik, Chief Digital & Development Officer
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1969
Education: University of Gothenburg, Swedish Naval Academy
Joined DNV: 2018
Member of the EC since: 2018
Liv Astri Hovem, CEO, Accelerator (on leave)
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1964
Education: MSc in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering from UC Berkeley and an MSc in Civil Engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTNU)
Joined DNV: 1988
Member of the EC since: 2018
Esben Andreas Rusås, Acting CEO, Accelerator
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1984
Education: Master's degree in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen, Norway.
Joined DNV: 2009
Member of the EC since: 2025