Executive management

DNO's executive management has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry. The executive management team is responsible for the overall conduct of DNO's business activities.

Bjørn Dale
Managing Director

Mr. Dale joined DNO in 2011 with extensive legal and cross-border transactions and corporate restructuring experience. Mr. Dale holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Oslo and an Executive MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Haakon Sandborg
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Sandborg joined DNO in 2001. In addition to his oil and gas experience, he has a background in banking, including positions at DNB Bank. Mr. Sandborg holds a Master of Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Business Administration.

Aernout van der Gaag
Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Van der Gaag joined DNO in 2017. Mr. Van der Gaag previously served in various finance and business services roles at Talisman Energy and Royal Dutch Shell. Mr. Van der Gaag holds a Master of Business Economics from the University of Groningen in The Netherlands.

Ute Quinn
General Counsel

Ms. Quinn joined DNO in 2017. Ms. Quinn previously served as General Counsel of Sakhalin Energy and in various legal executive roles at Royal Dutch Shell and Hess Corporation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College and a law degree from Temple University School of Law.

Chris Spencer
Commercial Director

Mr. Spencer joined DNO in 2017. Mr. Spencer previously served as the CEO of Rocksource ASA and in various commercial and technical roles at Royal Dutch Shell and BP. Mr. Spencer is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Chemical Engineers in the United Kingdom.

Nicholas Whiteley
Exploration Director

Dr. Whiteley joined DNO in 2015 from Cairn India, where he served as General Manager of Exploration. He commenced his career at BP and has a Master of Science degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the University of Oxford.

Jon Sargeant
Managing Director, DNO Technical Services AS

Mr. Sargeant joined DNO in 2008. He previously served in various drilling and technical management roles at Norsk Hydro for more than 30 years. Mr. Sargeant holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Manchester in Chemical Engineering.