Board of directors

Dr Helmut Sohmen

Ronny Johan Langeland

Ronny Johan Langeland, Vice Chairman, born 1962, runs his own investment and consultancy company. Mr. Langeland’s previous appointments include vice president for investment at Storebrand and Avanse Forvaltning. Mr. Langeland has also held a number of other directorships. Mr. Langeland held the position as director of Prosafe Production from 2008 and the position as Chairman from 2010 and up to 25 October 2010. Mr. Langeland is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Rælingen, Norway.

Mr. Langeland is independent from the Company’s management, major shareholders and principal business associates.

Andreas Sohmen-Pao

Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Director, born 1971, is Chief Executive Officer of BW Maritime and BW Gas.  He is also a non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd and sits on the boards of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and The Esplanade Co. Ltd. Mr. Sohmen-Pao holds a double first class honours degree (B.A Hons) from Oxford University and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. Mr. Sohmen-Pao is the son of Dr. Helmut Sohmen (Chairman) and lives in Singapore.

Christophe Pettenati-Auzière

Christophe Pettenati-Auzière, Member, born 1952, is a retired former Oil Services Senior Executive. Until 2008 he was President of CGG Veritas Services in Paris. He joined CGG in  1996, and has held several senior management positions in the group. Before joining CGG, Mr. Pettenati-Auzière worked with Coflexip for 14 years, where his latest position was as Corporate Vice President, International and Industrial Operations. Before Coflexip, Mr. Pettenati-Auzière also worked for Exxon and Schlumberger. Mr. Pettenati-Auzière holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. Mr. Pettenati-Auzière lives in Paris.

Mr Pettenati-Auzière is independent from the Company’s management, major shareholders and principal business associates

Carine Smith Ihenacho

Carine Smith Ihenacho, Member, born 1962, is a candidata juris from the University of Oslo, Norway, and holds a Masters of Law (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School, USA. Ms. Smith Ihenacho has an extensive legal and commercial background from positions in Kværner ASA, Norsk Hydro ASA, Bugge, Arentz-Hansen & Rasmussen law firm (BA-HR), Hydrogas Ltd., European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Aibel Group Ltd. Since May 2010, Ms. Smith Ihenacho has been part of Statoil ASA’s legal department, with renewable energy and M&A as areas of responsibility. In addition, Ms. Smith Ihenacho holds a number of other directorships. Ms. Smith Ihenacho held the position as director of Prosafe Production from 2010 and up to 25 October 2010. Ms. Smith Ihenacho is a Norwegian citizen, and resides in London, UK.

Ms. Smith Ihenacho is independent from the Company’s management, major shareholders and principal business associates.

Maarten R. Scholten

Maarten R. Scholten, Member, born 1954, is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LSP Advisory BV, a privately held biotech investment company, and Member of the Danish investment company NordEnergie Renewables AS. Mr Scholten has almost 30 years of extensive legal and financial experience from the oil service industry, including two decades in senior and executive positions at Schlumberger. During his career at Schlumberger, Scholten was Director of Legal Service, Head of Finance, President Schlumberger Oilfield Services ECA (Europe, Africa and CIS), and Director Mergers & Acquisitions/Business Development. From 2006 – 2009 he was Co-founder and Co-executive Director of Delta Hydrocarbons SA (Luxemburg and Amsterdam). Mr Scholten holds a Master of Science in politics from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) and a JD Commercial Law from the University of Amsterdam. He is a Dutch citizen.

Mr Scholten is independent from the Company’s management, major shareholders and principal business associates.