Jon Fredrik Baksaas (Chair)
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1954
Position: Professional Board member
Member of the DNV Board since: June 2019
Education: NHH Norwegian School Of Economics, International Institute for Management Development
Directorships outside DNV: Chairman Statnett, Ericsson AS, Chairman Cloudberry Capital AS, Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas, Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Lasse Kristoffersen (Vice Chair)
Nationality: Norwegian
Year born: 1972
Position: President and CEO, Torvald Klaveness Group
Appointed by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Member of the DNV Board since: 2017
Education: Executive Manager Program, INSEAD, Paris, 2004. Senior Manager Program, IMD, Lausanne, 2002-2003. MSc Naval architecture and marine engineering, NTH, 1995
Directorships outside DNV: President, CEO and various board positions in daughter companies Torvald Klaveness Group, Vice president/Vice Chairman of the Board Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, Board member Ulsteingruppen, European Shipowners’ Association (ECSA), Stiftelsen Det norske Veritas and Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Nina Ivarsen
Elected by: Norway
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1962
Position: DNV Chairperson VEFF & Head of Global Employee Forum
Appointed by and from DNV employees - Norway
Member of the board since: August 2016
Education: Master of Management, Stavanger University; plus a number of courses from other universities including University of Denver, USA and PhD program in Psychology from the University of Oslo
Directorships outside DNV: Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas and Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Thomas Reimer
Nationality: German
Born: 1964
Position: Chairperson of DNV GL SE Joint Works Council
Appointed by and from DNV employees - Europe
Member of the DNV Board since: 2021
Education: Degree in Electrical Engineering, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, MBA, Hagen Open University
Directorships outside DNV: Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas and Det Norske Veritas Holding AS, DNV GL SE
Jon Eivind Thrane
Elected by: Norway
Nationality: Norwegian
Born: 1961
Position: Head of Group IT office
Appointed by and from DNV employees - Norway
Member of the board since: August 2018
Education: MSc Applied Physics, Trondheim
Directorships outside DNV: Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas and Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
David G. McKay
Nationality: British
Born: 1963
Position: Chief Surveyor Offshore North America, DNV
Education: B. Sc. Naval Architecture, University of Strathclyde, 1985
Appointed by and from DNV employees worldwide - except Europe
Member of the board since: June 2019
Directorships outside DNV: Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas, Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Birgit Aagaard-Svendsen
Nationality: Danish
Year born: 1956
Position: Professional Board member
Appointed by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Member of the DNV Board since: 2017
Education: Constructional Engineering, The Technical university of Denmark, 1980. Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, 1985. INSEAD, Paris, 1988. IMD, Lausanne, 1998. IESE, Barcelona, 2001
Directorships outside DNV: Deputy Chair Dalhoff Larsen & Horneman A/S, Audit Committee Chair Presafe SE, Audit Committee Chair West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Ass., Board member Otto Mønsted A/S, Axis Offshore Pte. Ltd, Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas and Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Silvija Seres
Nationality: Norwegian (originally Hungarian and Yugoslavian)
Year born: 1970
Position: Independent Investor and Board Member
Appointed by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Member of the DNV Board since: 2017
Education: Top Leadership Course at the Norwegian Defence College, Oslo, 2015. MBA Program, INSEAD, France and Singapore, 2013. PhD and MA in Mathematical Sciences, Oxford University, UK, 2001. MSc and BSc in Computer Science, University of Oslo, 1996
Directorships outside DNV: Board member Oslo Børs ASA, Eidsiva Energi AS, Stiftelsen Kavli Fondet, Syncron Intn’l AB, Academedia AB, NRK, Owner Technorocks AS, President Polyteknisk Forening, Corporate Assembly Member Telenor ASA, Committee Member Digital21, Advisory Board Digital Norway, Board member Stiftelsen Det norske Veritas and Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Christian Venderby
Nationality: Danish
Year born: 1969
Position: Executive Vice President, Service, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Appointed by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Member of the DNV Board since: 2020
Education: Business Program at IMD (International Institute for Management Development) (CH) 2008; General Management Program at CEDEP (European Center for Executive Development) (FR) 2004-2005; Copenhagen Business School, Finance (DK) 1990-1994
Directorships outside DNV: Chair Utopus Insights Inc
Ingvild Sæther
Nationality: Norwegian
Year born: 1968
Position: CEO of Altera Infrastructure Group
Appointed by Det Norske Veritas Holding AS
Member of the DNV Board since: 2020
Education: University in Agder, London School of Economics, 2 year Executive MBA program in Shipping management from NHH/NTNU
Directorships outside DNV: Altera Group companies
