We believe that a company owned by its employees ensures a special form of ownership, motivation and energy. In 4Subsea, the founders and the employees are all shareholders, and we encourage new employees to participate.
The 4Subsea Board of Directors includes both representatives from the founders, Viking Venture and the employees, as well as external members with substantial experience from the oil and gas industry and business development. The Board plays an active role in the company’s operation and strategy development.
Management Team
Peter Jenkins
CEO
Phone: +47 992 75 435
E-mail: peter.jenkins@4subsea.com
Øystein Kanestrøm
EVP, Flexible Pipes
Phone: +47 996 36 288
E-mail: oystein.kanestrom@4subsea.com
Ignacio Marré
EVP, Well Intervention and Drilling
Phone: +47 990 10 894
E-mail: ignacio.marre@4subsea.com
Berit Lid Scharff
VP, Marketing and Communications
Phone: +47 971 39 487
E-mail: bls@4subsea.com
Øyvind Tveit
EVP, Engineering Software Solutions
Phone: +47 907 33 048
E-mail: oyvind.tveit@4subsea.com
Bente G. Solbakken
EVP, HR and HSEQ
Phone: +47 913 95 354
E-mail: bente.solbakken@4subsea.com
Håkon Thaulow
CFO
Phone: +47 413 27 203
E-mail: hakon.thaulow@4subsea.com
Board of Directors
Joar Welde – Chairman
Partner, Viking Venture
- Investment Manager in Viking Venture i 2004, Partner since 2006
- B.Sc. BI, Norway and MBA University of Warwick, UK
- Broad experience from corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and business development
Erik Hagen
Managing Partner, Viking Venture
- Founder of Viking Venture in 2001
- M.Sc. Computer Science, NTNU, Norway and MBA INSEAD, France
- Management experience from McKinsey & Company, NetCOM GSM ASA, Schibsted Nett, Scandinavia Online and Arthur Andersen
- Broad experience from ICT and the Oil and Gas industry
Lars J. Larsen
- Main experience from corporate finance advisory activities within a broad range of industries.
- Extensive experience as investor and board member, primarily in growth and turnaround companies
David M. Hine
CEO, Enhanced Drilling
Torbjørn Amundsen – Co-founder
Senior VP Products and Business Development, 4Subsea
- M.Sc. Marine Structures, NTNU 1999
- Broad experience from the Oil and Gas industry
Knut Sandven
Founder/CEO GasSecure AS
- M.Sc. NTNU 1999 and Naval Architecture MIT 1999
- Broad experience from research and business development positions
Harald Holden – Employee representative
Advisor/Lead Engineer, Well intervention and Drilling
- M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, NTH/NTNU 1995
- Broad experience from the Oil and Gas industry
Andreas Gjendal – Employee representative
Principal Engineer, Flexible Pipe Technology
- M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Design and Applied Mechanics, DTU 2002
- Broad experience from the Oil and Gas industry