Executive Committee
Meet DNV GL's top managementRemi Eriksen, Group President & CEO
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 GL: 1993
Member of the EC since: 2006
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 GL: 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 GL: 2020
Member of the EC since: 2020
Ulrike Haugen, Chief Communications 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 GL: 2017
Member of the EC since: 2018
Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO Maritime
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1964
Education: Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Civil Engineering from Heriot-Watt University
Joined DNV GL: 1990
Member of the EC since: 2010
Liv Astri Hovem, CEO Oil & Gas
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 GL: 1988
Member of the EC since: 2018
Ditlev Engel, CEO Energy
Nationality: Danish
Born: 1964
Education: Master degree in Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School. Other education completed at INSEAD.
Joined DNV GL: 2016
Member of the EC since: 2016
Luca Crisciotti, CEO Business Assurance
Nationality: Italian
Born: 1966
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration from the Sapienza University of Rome. Other education completed at SDA Bocconi School of Management and IMD.
Joined DNV GL: 2001
Member of the EC since: 2012
Kenneth Vareide, CEO Digital Solutions
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1971
Education: Master’s degree in Naval Architecture from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a Master’s degree in Technology Management from NTNU and the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH Bergen), in cooperation with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Sloan School of Management
Joined DNV GL: 1996
Member of the EC since: 2019
Klas Bendrik, Chief Digital Transformation Officer
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1969
Education: University of Gothenburg, Swedish Naval Academy
Joined DNV GL: 2018
Member of the EC since: 2018
