Board & Management

Born: 1964

Glen Ole Rødland has 13 years’ experience as an analyst and corporate finance from a leading Scandinavian Investment Bank.  He has been an investor and has been managing investments/portfolio for an Investment fund, Private Office and Private Equity for 16 years.  The main focus of Mr Rødland has historically been on energy, shipping, oil service, aquaculture and other commodity industries.

Mr Rødland also has considerable experience as a board member and Chairman of several Norwegian public companies and international companies. He is currently Chairman of Prosafe, ABL Group and Pascal Technologies and Board member of Deep Value Driller and Atlantica Tender Drilling.

Mr Rødland’s qualifications include an MBA and Postgraduate Studies in Finance completed at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and UCLA.

Mr Rødland has been a director since 2016 and was appointed Interim Chairman on 25 May 2016 and Chairman on 30 November 2016. He is due for re-election at the AGM in 2024.

Shares in Prosafe: 140,000 (through Gross Management AS)

NB – Mr. Rødland has a small indirect ownership interest in Prosafe due to his indirect ownership interest in North Sea Strategic Investments

Born: 1956

Mr Thorkildsen is an Industry Partner at HitecVision and has more than 30 years of managerial experience from the oil and gas industry. Outside Prosafe, Mr Thorkildsen is chairman of Energy Drilling and Omp Capital and Board member of Hav Energy.

Mr Thorkildsen has held several senior management positions. Until year-end 2021, he was Senior Partner in HitecVision AS where he has been employed since 2013. Prior to this, he served as Chief Executive Officer for Seadrill, Chief Finance Officer for Seadrill, Chief Financial Officer for Smedvig ASA and in numerous senior positions in Shell.

Mr. Thorkildsen has a degree in business from Handelsakademiet in Norway and an MBA from Arizona State University.

Mr Thorkildsen has been a Director since 2020 and Deputy Chairman since February 2022 and is due for re-election at the AGM in 2024.

Shares in Prosafe: 0

NB – Mr Thorkildsen has an indirect ownership interest in Prosafe due to his indirect ownership interest in North Sea Strategic Investments and HitecVision VI Invest Sierra.

Born: 1956

Ms Aagaard-Svendsen is a board professional with an extensive board experience dating back to the early 90-ties. Outside Prosafe, Ms. Aagaard-Svendsen is Audit Committee Chairman of DNV Group AS, Aker Solutions AS, West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association and KommuneKredit (Denmark), and Board Member of Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas, Copenhagen Malmø Port AS and Otto Mønsted A/S.

Ms Aagaard-Svendsen has held several senior management and CFO positions. At latest and until 2016 she was Chief Financial Officer of J. Lauritzen for 18 years. During the period between 2011 and 2015, she was Chairman for the Danish committee on Corporate Governance.

Ms Aagaard-Svendsen has a Constructional Engineering degree from the Technical University of Denmark and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Copenhagen Business School. In addition, miscellaneous executive programs at IESE (Barcelona); IMD (Lausanne) and INSEAD (Paris).

Ms Aagaard-Svendsen has been a Director of Prosafe since 2017 and is due for re-election at the AGM in 2024.

Number of shares: 3

Born: 1959

Mrs Udnes Tronstad is a board professional with extensive board experience as an independent board director for private and listed companies. Outside Prosafe, she is currently Chair of Source Energy and Board member of Norges Bank and Bladt Industries A/S.

She has held senior executive roles in companies such as former Statoil, Aker Solutions and Kvaerner and has been Board member of Giek, Trelleborg AB, Peab AB and NTNU. 

Mrs Udnes Tronstad has a MSc in chemical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and resides in Norway.

Mrs Udnes Tronstad has been a Director of Prosafe since 2019 and is due for re-election at the AGM in 2024.

Shares in Prosafe: 6,000

Born: 1976

Simen Flaaten is the CEO of Vicama Capital AS and has extensive experience in the offshore and energy sector. Before joining Vicama Capital in 2018, he was Head of Fixed Income at Clarkson Platou Securities AS. Mr. Flaaten has 18 years of experience in investment banking at Clarkson Platou Securities, Pareto Securities and Lehman Brothers.

Mr. Flaaten is a graduate of McGill University Montreal with a Bachelor of Commerce with a Master in Finance from 2000. He is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Norway.

Mr. Flaaten has been a Director of Prosafe since June 2023 and is due for re-election at the AGM in 2024.

Number of shares in Prosafe: 364 738

Born: 1975

Mr. Idland has more than 20 years of industrial and financial investment experience in the oil and gas industry in Norway and Brazil, having worked in companies such as DNB, Aker Yards Brasil, DOF Brasil and Pareto. Mr Idland is currently co-founder and director of DBO Energy, a private upstream E&P investments company, and of Janeiro Energy, a company that develops and invests in energy transition and technology.

Mr. Idland is currently also Board Member in Maha Energy AB, Energi.ai AS and Chairman of the Board for Dream Learn Work, an NGO providing technical education for underprivileged youth.

Mr Idland has a M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Mr Idland has been a Director of Prosafe since 2022 and is due for re-election at the AGM in 2024.

Shares in Prosafe: 0

Mr McNeel (born 1977) has been Chief Financial Officer since August 2022. He was appointed Interim CEO and CFO on 25 May 2023.

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): 750

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

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

Mr Manson (born 1978) has been Chief Technical Officer since July 2023.

Mr Manson has more than 20 years’ experience in technical, commercial and project management, over the full marine asset development and operational life cycle. Prior to joining Prosafe, he has held various lead roles in marine sustainability, newbuilding and technical management at TechnipFMC. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, holding a BEng in Naval Architecture & Offshore Engineering from Strathclyde University.

Shares in Prosafe (incl shares owned by related companies): 0

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

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

Mr Haugan (born 1976) has been Group Finance Director of Prosafe since May 2023.

Mr Haugan has more than 20 years of experience from financial positions, including more than 10 years in the shipping industry. Prior to joining Prosafe, he served as Group Chief Accountant in Axactor ASA and Senior Manager Finance (Europe) in BW Group. He holds a Master in Accounting and Auditing from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen.

Shares in Prosafe (incl shares owned by related companies): 0