Born 1947.
MSc 1970 Theoretical physics NTH/NTNU Trondheim. 1971-1973 Continental Shelf Division, Royal Norwegian Council for scientific snd industrial. Research (NTNF). Geophysicist and Research Manager seismic surveys Norwegian continental shelf. 1973-1974 Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI), military service working on sounding rockets and ionospheric research. 1974-1985Norsk Hydro ASA, Oil and Gas division.Sales of natural gas from first Norwegian gas fields, gas pipeline architecture and negotiations. Commercial director and Executive Vice President (EVP)1983 1985-1992 Norsk Hydro ASA Agriculture division(Now Yara ASA).Commercial director and EVP 1985, President 1986. Sale of fertilizers world wide, heavy restructuring of European operations, aquisition of companies. 1992-2002 Norsk Hydro ASA EVP Corporate management. Geographic responsibility East Europe and Russia, business responsibility fertilizers, industrial chemicals and gases. 2002-2005 Europaprogrammet, think tank. Senior advisor geopolitics of energy 2005-2017. IPAN as (International Petroleum Advisors Norway) Partner and chairman of board. Energy policy consultancies in Ghana, Uganda, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Board memberships: Dyno ASA (producer of explosives, chemicals) 1986-98), Siemens Norway as (1998-2011), Gassco as (Government owned operator of all Norwegian gas pipelines)1999-2012.