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. Einum joined DNO in 2024, coming from an executive position at Waldorf Production. Prior to this, he spent 16 years at Pareto Securities, where he was a senior partner in the firm’s investment banking division. He holds a finance degree from the Norwegian School of Economics.

Ms. Femsteinevik joined DNO in 2019. She previously served in managerial roles at Faroe Petroleum and Equinor. She holds a geoscience degree from the University of Oslo.

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.

Mr. Hanna joined DNO in 2022. He previously served as President of MI-SWACO worldwide and in various senior roles at SLB. 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.

Ms. Hoel joined DNO in 2024, coming from a position as corporate advisor with MP Energy Advisory. She previously served in managerial roles at Wintershall Dea and Equinor. Ms. Hoel holds a law degree from the University of Oslo.

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.

Mr. Synnes joined DNO in 2019 having previously held managerial roles in various IT companies, most recently as Vice President Global IT in PGS. Mr. Synnes has a Master of Science degree in Technical Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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.