Board Members



Name Lars Takla
Title Chairman of the Board
Background

Mr. Takla is one of the founders of Noreco, and he is now the chairman of Noreco’s Board of Directors. Mr.Takla held a number of national and international managerial positions from 1977-2003 with Phillpis Petroleum Company, and was Managing Director of the Scandinavia Division from 1997 -2002. He was MD for ConocoPhillpis Norway and VP of the Europe-Africa Division from 2002-2005.Mr. Takla was appointed Commander of the Royal St. Olav in 2005 for his long and dedicated effort for the oil and gas industry in Norway.He is presently chairman of the Board of the ONS Foundation, and served on the Board of Norway’s National Research Council from 2001-2005. Mr. Takla is a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering NTNU, Trondheim from 1968, is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Sandnes, Norway.

Lars Takla holds 1 527 436 shares.


Name John Hogan
Title Board member and Deputy Chairman
Background

Mr. Hogan has spent over 30 years in the oil and gas industry and he has extensive international experience at board level. He spent his early career with Shell, Britoil and Elf Aquitaine. He joined LASMO plc in 1981, running their US oil and gas business for 5 years before being made Managing Director of LASMO North Sea plc between 1989 and 1993. Mr. Hogan was appointed to the main board of LASMO plc as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer between 1993 and 1999. Since then he has worked at board level in a number of companies in the energy sector. Mr. Hogan is a British citizen and resides in Kent, England.

John Hogan holds 354 528 shares.


Name Roger O'Neil
Title Board member
Background

Mr. O'Neil has had a career in the oil industry with Mobil Oil and Statoil and has served as a non-executive director on boards of public companies in the UK and Asia. He is elected as an independent board member to Noreco's Board of Directors. Mr. O’Neil is an American citizen and resides in London, England.

Roger O`Neil holds 289 444 shares.


Name Therese Log Bergjord
Title Board member
Background

Mrs. Log Bergjord is Sales Director in Business Group Salmon Feed, Skretting. From 2004 until 2007, she was Vice President Commercial in the Pan Fish group, after serving as Vice President Finance in the same group since 2003. Mrs. Log Bergjord started her career in ConocoPhillips where she held various leading positions during her 16 years with the company. Mrs. Log Bergjord is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Hafrsfjord, Norway.

Bergjord holds 9 000 shares.


Name Heidi Marie Petersen
Title Board member
Background

From 2003 and until June 2007, Mrs. Petersen was CEO in Rambøll Oil & Gas AS. From 1997 and until 2000, she was vice president in Kværner Oil & Gas AS Sandefjord, and up until 2004 she continued as Managing Director when the company changed name to Future Engineering AS. Mrs. Petersen was also a major owner in Future Engineering AS. Mrs. Petersen is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Sandefjord, Norway.

Heidi Marie Petersen holds 2 004 shares.


Name Søren Poulsen
Title Employee Representative
Background

Joined Noreco in Nov 2007. Holds over 12 years of E&Pexperience primarily within Chalk development in the North Sea; working with Maersk Oil & Gas Denmark both as a Drilling engineer and later as Senior Reservoir engineer. Worked a few years for DONG E&P, Denmark as Subsurface Manager for a Sandstone HPHT development project before joining Noreco in the current position. Holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Denmark including a Petroleum Technology training period at the NTU, Trondheim Norway. Poulsen is currently holding the position as Central Graben Manager in Noreco, he is a Danish citizen, and resides in Copenhagen.


Name Malin E. Flor Helgesen
Title Deputy Employee Representative
Background

Joined Noreco in December 2005. Holds 9 years of E&P experience priliminary within Well Placement and Drilling Optimisation in the North Sea working with Sclumberger before joining Noreco in the current position. Holds a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Geosciences from the Norwegian University of Science ans Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Helgesen is currently holding the position as Senior Geologist in Noreco. She is a Norwegian citizen, and resides in Stavanger.

Malin E. Flor Helgesen holds 47 729 shares.

 

About Noreco

More than 50 licences in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea

Employs more than 75 oil and gas professionals

Oil and gas production from 7 offshore fields

Average production rate of 15 400 boe per day (Q3 2008)

Public listing on Oslo Stock Exchange

Offices in Stavanger, Copenhagen and Oslo

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