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DNV GL Rejigs Top Deck

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

June 12, 2015

DNV GL Group has appointed Tor Svensen as Group Executive Vice President.  Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen will succeed Tor Svensen as Chief Executive Officer of its Maritime business area. Both will report to the incoming Group President & CEO Remi Eriksen, starting August 1, 2015.
 
Ørbeck-Nilssen has served as COO and Senior Vice President of DNV GL’s Maritime business area since 2013. He will now take on the new role as CEO and continue to operate out of the maritime headquarter in Hamburg, Germany.
 
Tor E. Svensen has been the CEO and President of DNV GL - Maritime since 2003. In his new role as Group EVP he will support the Group President & CEO Remi Eriksen with particular focus on developing customer relationships and strategic projects for the DNV GL Group.
 
Group President and CEO of DNV GL Henrik O. Madsen, concluded, “I am pleased that Tor and Knut have accepted these key positions. I know them both as highly skilled leaders who are well recognized within the company, as well as among customers and authorities.”

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