Organisation
Board of directors
Petoro is a state-owned limited company that manages the State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI) on a commercial basis. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries is the company’s owner. The company had 79 employees at year-end 2025 and is headquartered in Stavanger.

Arne Sigve Nylund
Chair

Brian Bjordal
Deputy chairVice Chair

Kristin Skofteland
Director

Trude J. H. Fjeldstad
Director

Anne Harris
Director

Hege Odden
Director
Employee-Elected Board Member

Torbjørn Mæland
Director
Employee-elected board member
Petoro AS management
Petoro’s management team represents wide-ranging technical competence and extensive experience from both Norwegian and international petroleum activity.

Kjell Morisbak Lund
EVP License and Technology

Jonny Mæland
CFO & EVP Finance and Market

Kjersti Bergsåker-Aspøy
EVP Legal, Commercial and Compliance

Heidi Iren Nes
EVP Organisation, Strategy and Digitalisation

Kurt Georgsen
Director Gas Infrastructure
