Board of Directors
The following provides a profile of the current members of the Board of Songa Offshore SE.
Arne Blystad, Chairman of The Board. Mr. Blystad is an independent investor, who owns and operates shipping and investment activities through a group of companies. Mr. Blystad is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Oslo, Norway.
Valborg Lundegaard, Board Member. Mrs. Lundegaard is Senior Vice President Business Development in Aker Solutions Field Development. She has more than 20 years experience from the oil and gas industry and has held a number of key positions in Aker Solutions, including corporate and project management. Mrs. Lundegaard holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Nancy Erotocritou-Charalambous, Board Member. Mrs. Charalambous is a qualified lawyer in the Republic of Cyprus and an associate at Harneys Aristodemou Loizides Yiolitis LLC. She practises in the areas of banking, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions and advises multinational clients and financial institutions in the relevant fields. Mrs. Charalambous holds an LLB from the University of Sheffield and an LLM from University College London (UCL), England. She has completed the Legal Practice Course of the Law Society of England and Wales and has been called to the Cyprus Bar. Mrs. Charalambous is a Cypriot citizen and resides in Limassol, Cyprus.
Erik Østbye, Board Member. Since 1983 Mr. Østbye has been associated with the Arne Blystad Group of companies: From 2003 to 2007 he was Vice President of Finance of Sokana Chartering, LLC, from 1988 to 2003 he served as Vice President of Finance of Blystad Shipping (USA) Inc. and from 1983 to 1988 he was Financial Manager of Arne Blystad AS. Following the sale of the Blystad tanker operation to Eitzen Chemical USA in 2006, Mr. Østbye has continued his work for the Blystad Group of companies as a U.S. representative. Mr. Østbye also serves on the Board of Directors of several privately held companies. He holds a Siviløkonom/MBA from the Norwegian School of Management (BI). Mr. Østbye is a Norwegian citizen and resides in the US.
Asbjorn Vavik, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Vavik began his career in the early 1970's working offshore in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. During his 30 plus years in the drilling business, Mr. Vavik has contributed to the construction of several offshore drilling rigs. He has also owned and operated a land drilling company for 12 years.
