Board of Directors

DNV Group AS

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Leif-Arne Langøy

Chair - appointed by DNV Holding AS

Leif-Arne Langøy

J. Hinrich Stahl

Vice Chairman

J. Hinrich Stahl

Rebekka Glasser Herlofsen

Member

Rebekka Glasser Herlofsen

Heinrich Frankemölle

Member

Heinrich Frankemölle

Christelle G. V. Martin

Member

Christelle G. V. Martin

Morten Ulstein

Member - appointed by DNV Holding AS

Morten Ulstein

Johannes Lafrentz

Member

Johannes Lafrentz

Hilde M. Tonne

Member

Hilde M. Tonne

C. Thomas Rehder

Member

C. Thomas Rehder

Sille Grjotheim

Member

Sille Grjotheim

Clemens Keuer

Member - appointed by and from employees (Europe - except Norway)

Clemens Keuer

Mette Bandholtz Nielsen

Member

Mette Bandholtz Nielsen

Odd E. Sund

Member

Odd E. Sund

Bei Betty Xu

Member

Bei Betty Xu

Board committees
The Board has set up two permanent working committees, the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee. The Committee members are appointed by and from among the Board members.

 

The Audit Committee
The Audit Committee acts as a counselling and preparatory committee on matters regarding the Board’s supervisory function with respect to financial reporting, internal control, compliance, risk management and statutory audits.

The Committee consists of three members:

  • Birgit Aagaard-Svendsen (Chair of the Audit Committee)
  • Ingvild Sæther
  • Christian Venderby 

  • Johannes Røyrvik (Secretary)

The Audit Committee’s mandate and tasks are set out in the Board’s instructions for the Audit Committee.

 

The Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee acts as a counselling and preparatory committee on matters regarding employment terms and conditions for the Chief Executive Officer, management development and succession planning for senior executives, and other matters involving compensation policies and strategies. The Compensation Committee currently consists of three members:

  • Jon Fredrik Baksaas (Chair of the Compensation Committee)
  • Silvija Seres 
  • Ingvild Sæther 

  • Gro Gotteberg (Secretary)

The Compensation Committee’s mandate and tasks are set out in the Board’s instructions for the Compensation Committee. DNV does not have a corporate assembly.