Senior management
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. He is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Chemical Engineers in the United Kingdom.
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.
Mr. Skau joined DNO in 2019. Mr. Skau previously served in the Norwegian Armed Forces and in various human resources leadership roles at TechnipFMC. He was educated at the Norwegian Military Academy.
Ms. Gormley joined DNO in 2018. She was previously a partner in Arntzen de Besche law firm. She holds a law degree from the University of Oslo and a diploma in law from the London Metropolitan University.
Dr. Paulissen joined DNO in 2014. Dr. Paulissen previously worked as an exploration geoscientist for ExxonMobil. She holds a PhD and a Master of Science Degree from the University of Delft in Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences.
Kurdistan region of Iraq
Mr. Hanna joined DNO in 2022. He previously served as President of MI-SWACO worldwide and in various other operational and managerial roles at Schlumberger. Mr. Hanna holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics from Ain Shams University, Cairo, and has completed management education programs at MIT Sloan, Lausanne School of Economics and Harvard University.
DNO North Sea
Mr. Gjerde joined DNO in 2017. Mr Gjerde previously served as CFO of Noreco and in management roles at various oil services companies. He is a state authorized public accountant and obtained his Master level degree in Accounting and Auditing from the Norwegian School of Economics.
Ms. Kaurin joined DNO in 2019 with broad petroleum and corporate law experience from various law firms. She holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Oslo and has attended the Advanced LLM Programme in Energy Law offered by the Universities of Groningen, Oslo, Aberdeen and Copenhagen.