DNV GL board appointments

Mr Baksaas started his career with DNV (as it was then known) and spent six years at the company before leaving in 1985. He has also served as member of the DNV council for 12 years.

“DNV GL is a company that is well positioned to take a role as trusted voice to tackle the global transformations the world is facing,” said Jon Fredrik Baksaas.

“During the COVID-10 pandemic the company has shown that the investments in digitalisation have helped to continuously serve its customers through smart digital solutions like remote surveys and remote audits,” he added.

Current board member Lasse Kristoffersen, chief executive and president of Torvald Klaveness Group, will take over as vice chair. He has been a member of the board since 2017 and previously spent eleven years working for DNV GL.

A further two appointments to the board are Ingvild Sæther, president and chief executive of Altera Infrastructure, and Christian Venderby, executive vice president of wind experts Vestas.

Leif-Arne Langøy will step down as chair of the board, a position he has held since 2011, overseeing the merger between DNV and GL in 2013 and the purchase of remaining shares from former GL owner Mayfair in 2017. Liselott Kilaas also decided not to stand for re-election to the board.