Board of directors
JON FREDRIK BAKSAAS (CHAIR)
Norwegian BORN: 1954 POSITION: Board pluralist. Formerly president and CEO of Telenor ASA (2002 – 2015) EDUCATION: Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, 1979, and IMD PED, 1991. MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since June 2019, Chair since October 2020 DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; Ericsson AB; Handelsbanken AB
LEIF O. HØEGH (VICE-CHAIR)
Norwegian BORN: 1963 POSITION: Board pluralist EDUCATION: MA in Economics, University of Cambridge, MBA, Harvard Business School.MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since 2025, elected by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; Chair of Höegh Autoliners ASA, Höegh Eiendom AS, Leif Höegh & Co AS, Leif Høegh Stiftelsen, Lucy Høegh’s Stiftelsen, Board member Civita AS.
LASSE KRISTOFFERSEN
Norwegian BORN: 1972 POSITION: President and CEO Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASEDUCATION: Executive Manager Program, INSEAD, Paris, 2004. Senior Manager Program, IMD, Lausanne, 2002-2003. MSc Naval architecture and marine engineering, NTH, 1995. MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since 2017, elected by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; Board member and Vice President of ICS; Chair of SAYFR AS; Chair of Election Committee, Norwegian War Risk Insurance Association
JON EIVIND THRANE
Norwegian BORN: 1961 POSITION: Director Group Digital Excellence, DNV EDUCATION: MSc Applied Physics, Trondheim MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since 2018, elected by DNV employees – Norway DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS;
NINA IVARSEN
Norwegian BORN: 1962 POSITION: Chair of VEFF and Head of Global Employee Forum, DNV EDUCATION: Master of Management, Stavanger
University; a number of courses at other universities, incl. University of Denver, and a PhD programme in psychology at the University of Oslo. Digital Leadership course at INSEAD MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since: August 2016, elected by DNV employees – Norway DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
CHRISTIAN VENDERBY
Danish BORN: 1969 POSITION: EVP Head of Service, Vestas Wind Systems A/S EDUCATION: B.S. HD-Finance, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, 1994. FLS General Leadership Programme, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, 1999. General Management Programme, INSEAD, Paris, 2005-2006. Vestas Executive Leadership Programme, IMD, Lausanne, 2008 MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since 2020, elected by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS DIRECTORSHIP(S): Chair of Utopus Insight, USA; Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
MANON van BEEK
Dutch BORN: 1970 POSITION: CEO of TenneT Holding B.V. EDUCATION: MSc, Business Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1996, MSc, Business Economics, Universtà degli Studi de Modena e Reggio Emilia, 1995, Propaedeuse, Law, University of Amsterdam, 1991. MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since 2024, elected by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; Chair of the Aufsichtsrat TenneT TSO GmbH; Member Board TenneT Verwaltungs GmbH; General Member Board of German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce DNHK; Council of the Thinktank Agora Energiewende; Chair Board Refugee Talent Hub Foundation; Member Supervisory Board of the Delft University of Technology.
BIRGIT AAGAARD-SVENDSEN
Danish BORN: 1956 POSITION: Independent board professional EDUCATION: Constructional Engineering, The Technical university of Denmark, 1980. Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, 1985. INSEAD, Paris, 1988. IMD, Lausanne, 1998. IESE, Barcelona, 2001. MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since 2017, elected by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS DIRECTORSHIP(S): Audit Committee Chair in Prosafe SE, Aker Solutions AS, Seadrill Ltd., West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Ass., and KommuneKredit (Denmark). Board member in Copenhagen Malmö Port AB, Otto Mønsted A/S, Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas, and Det Norske Veritas Holding AS.
HANNA BIERMANN
German BORN: 1985 POSITION: Senior Consultant, Safety & Risk Management, DNV EDUCATION: – MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD : Since 2025, elected by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS.DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS.
HECTOR SALOMON GALINDO ALVARADO
Mexican BORN: 1981 POSITION: Group Legal Counsel, Region Americas, DNV EDUCATION: – MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD: Since 2025, elected by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS. DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS.
IRENE WAAGE BASILI
Norwegian BORN: 1967 POSITION: CEO, Shearwater GeoServices EDUCATION: Business administration, Boston University School of Management MEMBER OF THE DNV BOARD Since 2025, elected by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS DIRECTORSHIP(S): Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS, Pacific Basin Ltd.