Management of Petoro

Kristin Fejerskov Kragseth
CEO
Education: Marine engineer with a master’s degree from Texas A&M University
Board member at Hydro since 2022. Deputy Chair of the Board from 2024.
Career: More than 30 years of experience from the oil and gas industry, and comes from the position of President and CEO of Vår Energi. Has previously worked as Vice President for Production in Point Resources and Technical Manager for the Norwegian shelf in ExxonMobil. She has also held a number of positions in ExxonMobil, both nationally and internationally

Kjell Morisbak Lund
EVP License and Technology
Education: MSc in marine technology, NTNU.
Career: Har bred erfaring fra arbeid innenfor både opp- og nedstrømsdelene av olje- og gassvirksomhet. Begynte sin karriere i SINTEF som forsker på området marine konstruksjoner, og jobbet deretter i Statoil (nå Equinor) i 18 år – mange av disse innenfor rørledningsområdet. Hadde flere prosjekt-, stabs- og lederstillinger i Equinor – blant annet som personalsjef, direktør for rørlednings- og transportteknologi, driftsdirektør for Statoil Tjeldbergodden (Metanol) og HMS-direktør for midt- og nedstrømsvirksomheten. Har vært i Petoro ledelse siden 2014, hovedsakelig med ansvar for lisensoppfølgingen.

Jonny Mæland
CFO & EVP Finance and Market
Education: MBA from the University of Agder and specialisation in business analytics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen
Career: 20 years of experience from various management positions in finance, both in Norway and abroad. Previous employers include ConocoPhillips, Noreco and EY

Kjersti Bergsåker-Aspøy
EVP Legal, Commercial and Compliance
Education: Law degree from the University of Bergen and Oslo, specialising in EU competition law.
Career: Bergsåker-Aspøy has more than 20 years of experience from the oil industry and came to Petoro from the position of legal director in DEA Norge AS, a position she had held since January 2017. During the period from 2011 to 2016, she was the legal director of Engie. She has also worked as an attorney at the Statoil legal department, where she worked on the StatoilHydro merger, among other things. Before joining Statoil in 2005, she was both an attorney and deputy judge. Bergsåker-Aspøy has also been the head of the Legal Committee in Norwegian Oil and Gas (now Offshore Norge).

Heidi Iren Nes
EVP Organisation, Strategy and Digitalisation
Education: MSc in business economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen.
Career: Started in Petoro’s finance department in 2008 after a few years in Subsea 7 Norway. Then transitioned into a new role in Petoro’s marketing department from 2013 to 2019. Was also an employee representative on the Petoro board from 2016 to 2018

Kurt Georgsen
Director Gas Infrastructure
Education: MSc in Business from Nord University Business School
Career: Broad experience from the oil and gas industry. Started his career at Statoil (now Equinor) and worked there for 20 years in the midstream and downstream area for gas. Held several management positions within, e.g., gas sales in Europe and the US. Participated in the initial public offering (IPO) process for Statoil, with particular responsibility for establishing Gassco and Petoro, which included establishing the Marketing and Sale Instructions. Then 13 years as CEO of Silex Gas Norway AS, which was a gas infrastructure owner on the NCS. Has worked for in Petoro since 2025.
Photo: Anne Lise Norheim