The expertise and experience of each member of the Company’s Management is set out below:
Jan Arve Haugan
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jan Arve Haugan started his professional career in the Norwegian Construction Company F. Selmer (now Skanska) and worked as project consultant in Terra Mar Project Management before he joined the Norwegian industrial conglomerate Norsk Hydro as chief engineer in 1991. He has had several leading positions in Hydro’s oil & gas projects and operations, and more recently in the aluminium business. From 2007 to 2009 he was director of technology and global smelter operations. In 2009 he became CEO of Qatar Aluminium Ltd (Qatalum), a 50/50 Joint Venture between Qatar Petroleum and Hydro Aluminium, and one of the largest primary aluminium plants ever built in one phase. Mr Haugan was Hydro’s project owner and technology provider for Qatalum in Hydro, before joining Qatalum as CEO. Jan Arve Haugan holds a M.Sc. in Construction Management from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. Mr Haugan and related parties, holds 28 000 shares in Kværner ASA. Mr Haugan is a Norwegian citizen.
Eiliv Gjesdal
Executive President & Chief Financial Officer
Eiliv Gjesdal joined Kvaerner after ten years with Aker Solution, from where he has extensive experience from finance and control functions. From 1997 to 2002, he was audit manager with Arthur Andersen & Co working with large Norwegian companies like Kværner, Bergesen, Nycomed, Bravida and Statkraft. Mr Gjesdal holds a M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen, Norway, and is a state authorised public accountant in Norway. He holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Gjesdal is a Norwegian citizen.
Lars Eide
Executive Vice President North Sea
Lars Eide joined Kværner Stord in 1990 and has been involved in several projects, most recently as project director of Gjøa EPCH. He has broad experience from a wide range of positions in Aker Solutions, including corporate strategy co-ordinator, vice president engineering, vice president fabrication and business manager. In 2004 he took on the role as president of Aker Kværner Egersund. Mr Eide holds a Masters Degree from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He holds 283 shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Eide is a Norwegian citizen.
Nina Udnes Tronstad
Executive Vice President Jackets
Nina Udnes Tronstad has been president of Kværner Verdal AS since 2007. Prior to joining Kvaerner, Ms Udnes Tronstad worked four years for Aker Solutions in the same position as she holds today. Before joining Aker Solutions, Ms Udnes Tronstad worked 24 years with Statoil, where she was executive vice president HSE from 2005-2007. She has held various technical and management positions in Statoil, both upstream, midstream and downstream. Ms Udnes Tronstad is a board member of Trelleborg AB since 2010. Ms Udnes Tronstad holds a degree in chemical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She holds 447 shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Ms Udnes Tronstad is a Norwegian citizen.
Bjørn Gundersen
Executive Vice President Concrete
Bjørn Gundersen has over 30 years’ experience from the oil and gas industry, and prior to joining Kvaerner he worked for Aker Solutions from 1979-2011. He has extensive experience through project management positions for major world class offshore oil and gas projects, as well as corporate business executive management positions, in Norway as well as internationally. Mr Gundersen holds a degree in civil engineering from the Regional College of Stavanger. He holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Gundersen is a Norwegian citizen.
James Harry (Jim) Miller
Executive Vice President E&C Americas
Jim Miller joined Kvaerner as Executive Vice President of E&C Americas in 2011. From 2008-2011 he was President and CEO of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard. Before that, he was President of Aker Solutions Process & Construction (P&C) Americas, where he was responsible for financial operations of seven business units. During his tenure, Aker Solutions P&C Americas became a leading provider of global engineering and construction solutions with 7 500 employees, including 4 500 construction trades personnel. Prior to joining Aker Solutions P&C Americas, Mr Miller held the position as President of Aker Construction Inc. Mr Miller graduated from the University of Edinboro in Pennsylvania with a BA. He holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Miller is a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a US citizen.
Jan-Tore Elverhaug
Executive Vice President Project Support
Jan-Tore Elverhaug joined Kværner Engineering in 1979. He has more than thirty years experience from the offshore industry and has held a range of management positions in Kværner Engineering and Aker Solutions, including EVP for Field Development, President of Aker Stord, as well as project director for some of the largest and most advanced projects like Ormen Lange, H6 and Kristin. Mr Elverhaug is a graduate of the Regional College of Stavanger in Petroleum Engineering and also holds a business degree from the Norwegian School of Management. He holds 252 shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Elverhaug is a Norwegian citizen.
Jan Øyri
Executive Vice President Business Support
Jan Øyri has more than 15 years of experience with organisational- and production processes, management development and general line management from both aluminium and construction industries, including companies like NCC, Elkem, Mesta and Norsk Hydro. In 2010 he became Business Support Group Manager, Qatar Aluminium, a 50/50 joint venture between Hydro and Qatar Petroleum. Mr Øyri has significant tenure as an Officer with the Norwegian Army and educational background from the Norwegian Military Academy and the Norwegian Army Staff College. He holds 10 000 shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Øyri is a Norwegian citizen.
Tony Allen
Executive Vice President International
Mr Allen has over 30 years experience from the Oil and Gas industry. Commencing his career in the UK shipbuilding industry Mr Allen gained significant experience working around the globe in both project and Corporate management positions with several of the worlds leading EPC Oil and Gas contractors, including Earl and Wright and Humphries and Glasgow. During the 1990's he worked as a Project Manager and subsequently Technical Director for Kvaerner. Prior to re-joining Kvaerner Mr Allen was a Senior Vice President with SNC-Lavalin Inc,. Mr Allen holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University Of Strathclyde. He is a Chartered Engineer. He holds no shares in Kværner ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Allen is a British citizen.