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JON FREDRIK BAKSAAS (CHAIR)
Nationality: 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)
Nationality: 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
Nationality: Norwegian
BORN: 1972
POSITION: President and CEO Wallenius Wilhelmsen AS
EDUCATION: 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
CHRISTIAN VENDERBY
Nationality: 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
Nationality: 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
Nationality: 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
Nationality: 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
Nationality 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
Nationality: 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.
Christian Markussen
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 26.08.1967
Position: Global Practice Lead – Technology Qualification & Digital Twins
Member of the DNV Board since: August 2026
Education: Master of Science – Mechanical Engineering
Directorships outside DNV: Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Grethe Valdø
Nationality: Norwegian
Born:
Position: Senior Engineer
Member of the DNV Board since: August 2026
Education: Materials Engineer
Directorships outside DNV: Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas; Det Norske Veritas Holding AS; Styremedlem i NITO