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Odfjell Drilling's Corporate Management group all have a long experience within the business

Simen Lieungh, CEO Odfjell Drilling
Mr. Lieungh was appointed CEO in 2010. Mr Lieungh has very extensive, wide-ranging experience of the oil and gas industry. He has led large-scale offshore projects and has extensive contacts in the industry, and he has also managed and developed enterprises in Norway and abroad.

Atle Sæbø, CFO Odfjell Drilling
Mr. Sæbø holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Management and Business Administration (NHH) and has also taken the first level of the Norwegian Law Study. He has previous held leading positions with Fred.Olsen Offshore, Geco and Nevi Corporate.

Erik Askvik, EVP Mobile Offshore Drilling Units
Employed by Odfjell Drilling in 1986 as a graduate from Rogaland Regional College with a B.Sc. in Drilling & Petroleum Engineering. Mr Askvik was the company’s General Manager in South East Asia from 1990 to 1997 for the operation of a fleet of drillships and semisubmersibles. Vice President Contracts and Marketing of Odfjell Drilling from 1997 to 2005, Executive Vice President Business Development from 2005 to date.

Øyvind Rohn, EVP Odfjell Drilling Technology & Platform  drilling
Mr. Rohn holds a Master of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College and a MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He previously held the position of EVP Business support in the Odfjell Drilling group, before becoming responsible for the Well Services business area in 2006. Prior to joining Odfjell Drillings management team in 2002, he had 10 years experience from various positions in Statoil.

Tommy Johnsen, EVP Odfjell Well Services
Has 16 years’ experience in drilling and oilfield services with several companies in the oil industry. Has been a manager for Odfjell Drilling in the Middle East for the last five years. Johnsen has previously held several managerial positions in Odfjell Well Services, where he was also responsible for the casing division and for developing equipment for hands-free operation. Johnsen was General Manager of Malm Orstad between 2004 and 2006.  Education within hydraulic engineering and technical draughtsman.


Bjørnar Iversen, EVP Business development
Mr. Iversen holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Management and Business Administration (NHH 1992) and has also taken various executive management courses at Harvard Business School. He has previously held leading positions with J.O.Odfjell AS, Goodtech ASA, and Odfjell Offshore ASA .  He currently sits as Chairman for the Oil & Gas Group in Bergen Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Bjørnar Iversen has been with Odfjell Drilling in two periods; from 1997 to 2000 and from 2001 onwards.

Tor Steinar Grindheim, EVP Chief of staff
Mr.Grindheim is a graduate from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Cranfield University in UK and has taken the first level of the Nowegian Law Study.  After a period in the Defence sector, he worked in the consultancy business for PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM. He has been with Odfjell since 2002 and has held various position including Director of Procurement and Contract responsible for Odfjell’s New Build Programme.

Janike A. Myre, Sr. VP QHSE
Mrs. Myre is a business graduate from the Norwegian Business School (BI), and has completed master programs as well as executive management courses at BI. Mrs. Myre has more than 28 years experience from leading positions in Gulf, Chevron, Sonat Offshore and Transocean. Mrs. Myre has been with Odfjell Drilling since 2002.

Bengt A. Olsen, Senior Vice President HR & Organisation
Mr. Olsen holds a degree in personnel administration and marketing management from the Norwegian School of Management and Business Administration (NHH) and has also taken executive management courses at Norwegian Business School (BI). He has more than 35 years experience from the shipping and offshore markets. Mr. Olsen has been with Odfjell Drilling since 1979.