Senior management

Chris Spencer
Managing Director
Chris Spencer
Managing 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. He is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Chemical Engineers in the United Kingdom. 

Erlend Einum
Chief Business Development Officer
Erlend Einum
Chief Business Development Officer

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.

Halvor Engebretsen
Managing Director
DNO Norge AS
Halvor Engebretsen
Managing Director
DNO Norge AS

Mr. Engebretsen joined DNO in 2025 from Sval Energi AS, where he served as CEO. He previously held various senior roles at Equinor. Engebretsen holds a master’s degree in biology from UiT (The Arctic University of Norway) and has received management training at BI Executive School.

Tonje Pareli Gormley
Group General Counsel
Tonje Pareli Gormley
Group General Counsel

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.

Sameh Hanna
General Manager
Middle East
Sameh Hanna
General Manager
Middle East

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.

Birgitte Wendelbo Johansen
Chief Financial Officer
Birgitte Wendelbo Johansen
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Johansen joined DNO in 2025. She previously served as CFO of Reach Subsea ASA and has a background in banking and finance. Ms. Johansen holds a Master of Science in business from BI Norwegian Business School and the Blue MBA from Copenhagen Business School.

Geir Arne Skau
Chief Human Resources and Corporate Services Officer
Geir Arne Skau
Chief Human Resources and Corporate Services Officer

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 holds an Executive Master of Management in Energy from BI Norwegian Business School-IFP School and trained at the Norwegian Military Academy.

Erling Moen Synnes
Chief Information Officer
Erling Moen Synnes
Chief Information Officer

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.