Board & Management

Born: 1958

Carey Lowe retired as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Valaris plc (previously Ensco, plc), an NYSE-listed offshore drilling contractor, in December 2019. He served as Ensco/Valaris’ Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2015 until retirement. Mr. Lowe held numerous executive positions at Ensco, including Executive Vice President for investor relations, strategy, and human resources; Senior Vice President of the eastern hemisphere; and Senior Vice President of engineering, capital projects, and health, safety, and the environment.

Before joining Ensco, Mr. Lowe spent nearly 30 years in operational, engineering, human resources, and general management positions in the oil and gas industry, including general manager and hemisphere manager positions at Occidental Petroleum in Qatar and Latin America. He began his career with Sedco, a U.S. drilling contractor that later became Sedco Forex under Schlumberger’s ownership.
Since January 2020, Mr. Lowe has served on the board of directors of PHI Group, Inc., a provider of helicopter services for the oil and gas and aeromedical industries. At PHI, Mr. Lowe serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Lowe is also the Board of Directors representative to the group’s Safety Committee.

From April 2021 to September 2024, Mr. Lowe served on the board of directors of Diamond Offshore Drilling, a deepwater offshore drilling contractor, and as a member of the Audit and Nomination, Governance, and Sustainability Committees of Diamond.

Mr. Lowe’s 40-year career in the oil and gas industry and as a former offshore drilling executive enables him to advise on industry issues and perspectives. As a result of his extensive experience as an oil and gas executive, Mr. Lowe has expertise in health, safety, and environment matters, operations, corporate development, regulatory matters, compensation, international business, corporate leadership, corporate planning, and strategic development.

Mr. Lowe holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tulane University.

He owns zero shares in Prosafe.

Born: 1980

JB de Boissieu was a Managing Director at Davidson Kempner until June 2025 in the Distressed and Special Situation team, focusing on European restructurings and private equity.
Before joining Davidson Kempner, Mr. de Boissieu was an associate on the Leveraged Finance team at Barclays Capital.

Mr. de Boissieu received an MSc in Business Administration from HEC Paris (Grande Ecole) and a CEMS Master’s degree from the University of Cologne.

He owns zero shares in Prosafe.

Born: 1977

Monique Fares is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience in financial strategy and corporate finance. She currently serves as Deputy CFO at Constellation Oil Services, where she has led key investor relations initiatives and financial restructuring efforts. She was also involved in the company’s listing on Euronext Growth Oslo and the implementation of a new ERP system.

Ms. Fares has expertise in pricing, commercial modeling, and risk assessment, with a strong focus on the Brazilian oil and gas sector.

Her career also includes experience in international logistics and auditing, with previous roles at Hamburg Süd, L’Oréal Brazil, and Deloitte.

She holds an MBA in Finance from Insper and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from PUC-Rio. She is currently enrolled in the Leadership Academy at Fundação Dom Cabral and owns zero shares in Prosafe.

Born: 1958

Knut Bø has over 35 years of experience in the oil industry in Norway and internationally.

He is an employee of Technipfmc, where he joined as Managing director of the Norwegian entity in 1998. Later, Mr. Bø worked out of Paris, where he was VP for operations of the fleet and factories internationally.
Subsequently, he took over the role as VP for the North Sea business unit working out of Aberdeen. This was followed by taking responsibility as VP for the Europe and Africa business units. Mr. Bø has been responsible for executing worldwide subsea projects for the last few years.

Since last year, he has taken the role of senior advisor, spending most of the time working out of Rio, following up on some of the company’s largest projects.

Mr. Bø has an MSc in mechanical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

He owns zero shares in Prosafe.

Born: 1960

Grethe Kristin Moen (born 1960) has extensive leadership and board experience as an independent board director for private and listed companies. In addition to Prosafe, she is a board member of Sval Energi AS and NEO Energy UK.
She has held several senior executive roles in former Statoil and Shell Europe and was CEO of Petoro AS for eight years.
Mrs. Moen has an MSc in chemical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and resides in Norway.

She owns zero shares in Prosafe.

Mr McNeel (born 1977) has been CEO since November 2025 and Chief Financial Officer since August 2022.

Mr McNeel has more than 20 years of experience from management and financial positions, including many years of experience from the offshore industry. Prior to joining Prosafe, he served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer at Atlantica Tender Drilling Ltd. and as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Sevan Marine ASA. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the IESE Business School in Barcelona and a degree in Finance and Economics from Utah State University.

Shares in Prosafe (incl shares owned by related companies): 2,000 shares and 120,000 share options

Mr Stewart (born 1973) has been Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer of Prosafe since July 2023.

Mr Stewart joined Prosafe in 2001 and has held several positions, last as Chief Operations Officer. Prior to joining Prosafe, he held various positions in the North Sea oil industry. He holds an LLM in Oil and Gas Law from The Robert Gordon University and a BSc in Engineering, also from The Robert Gordon University.

Shares in Prosafe (incl shares owned by related companies): 73 shares and 100,000 share options

Mr Kielland (born 1993) has been Interim Chief Financial Officer of Prosafe since November 2025.

Halvdan joined Prosafe in January 2025 as Corporate Finance Lead, having previously worked at both SB1 Markets and Clarksons Securities.

Mr Pereira (born 1984) has been Chief Operating Officer of Prosafe since July 2023.

Mr Pereira joined Prosafe in 2013 and has held several positions, last as General Manager for the Brazil Business Unit. Prior to joining Prosafe, he was part of the Brazil oil industry including the subsea construction and drilling markets. He is a chartered Oil & Gas Engineer with more than 18 years of experience in the offshore industry.

Shares in Prosafe (incl shares owned by related companies): 0 shares and 20,000 share options

Mr Fjelde (born 1971) has been Chief Information Officer of Prosafe since 2017.

Mr Fjelde joined Prosafe in 2013 and has held various roles in the company. He has a strong technical background and worked 17 years within consulting and management of consulting services, primarily from the oil and gas industry before he joined Prosafe.

Shares in Prosafe (incl shares owned by related companies): 1 share and 20,000 share options

Ms Penny (born 1970) has been HR and Crewing Director since August 2023.

Ms Penny has worked in HR for 30 years of which 20 years have been in senior generalist HR roles across oil and gas, manufacturing and service organisations. Prior to joining Prosafe, she was at KCA Deutag for 13 years, latterly as Group Head of HR.  Before this, she worked as HR Director, Asia Pacific and Middle East, based in Singapore for Vetco Gray (now GE).  She has a post graduate qualification in Human Resources Management (CIPD). 

Shares in Prosafe (incl shares owned by related companies): 0 shares and 20,000 share options