Margareth Øvrum was appointed Executive Vice President, Technology & Projects on March 30, 2005. She previously held the position of Executive Vice President for Health, Safety and the Environment since September 1, 2004. Before then, she was Senior Vice President for operations support in Exploration & Production Norway and head of Statoil’s Bergen office. Before taking up her appointment in Bergen in 2000, Ms. Øvrum held a number of supervisory posts offshore on Gulllfaks and Veslefrikk over a 10-year period, and was the group’s first female platform manager. From 1987 to 1991, Ms. Øvrum held various managerial posts onshore linked to the start-up, operation and maintenance of Statoil’s operations in the Tampen area. She joined Statoil in 1982, working on strategic analysis. Ms. Øvrum is a member of the board of Elkem, and a member of the committee of shareholders’ representatives at Storebrand ASA. She was previously the chair of the board of directors of Helse Bergen and a member of the boards of University of Bergen and Siemens. She has a degree in engineering from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in technical physics. |