Mr. Geir Sjøberg (born 1963) is President & CEO of Aker Drilling ASA. Geir Sjøberg joined Aker Drilling in April 2006. He has experience from the offshore oil and gas industry since 1988 and has served in various technical and management positions in Norway and internationally.
Since 2002 and prior to joining Aker Drilling, he was General Manager and in charge of Transocean’s activities in Norway. Mr. Sjøberg holds a Master Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology; NTNU Trondheim. Mr. Sjøberg is a Norwegian citizen.

EVP Operation

Mr. Rune Askeland (born 1956) has been Executive Vice President Operation of Aker Drilling ASA, since May 2006. He came from Transocean Inc. where he served in various positions as Operations Manager, Rig Manager, project manager and General Manager Transocean Petroleum Technology in the period from 1997 until 2006. Prior to this assignment his experience is from Amoco Norway, Stolt Comex Seaway, Smedvig and Mobil Exploration Norway. Askeland holds an Master of Science (MSc) degree in Marin Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology; NTNU Trondheim. Mr. Askeland is a Norwegian citizen.

QHSE Director

Mr. Torgils Haugstad (born 1967) has ten years of experience from the offshore industry being employed in Dolphin as. In this period he has been engaged as QHS&E coordinator, offshore safety officer and recently as HSE Manager since 2002. He has an engineer degree within fire protection from Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund. Mr. Torgils Haugstad is a Norwegian citizen.

HR Director

Ms. Ina-Merete Flaatin (born 1954) has been HR director in Aker Drilling since October 2006. She came to Aker Drilling from Baker Hughes INTEQ where she served as HR manager for Scandinavia for eight years, before that she was 20 years in different position within Lord Mayor of Stavanger’s office – the last eight years as chief negotiator for employment relations. Ms. Ina-M Flaatin is Cand. Jur with a speciality in employment law from University of Oslo; UIO. Ms. Flaatin is a Norwegian Citizen.

Finance Director

Mr. Iain Inglis (born 1968) took over as Finance Director of Aker Drilling 1st January 2009. Prior to that, he held the position of Financial Controller with the company since March 2007. Before working for Aker Drilling, he has held various posts with Teekay Shipping Corporation, Halliburton, Iron Mountain and has nine years experience from Transocean where he held posts in Scotland, Brasil and Norway. Inglis holds a Master of the Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of Aberdeen and is a member of the London based Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Mr. Inglis is a British Citizen.