DNV GL Appoints Remi Eriksen as New CEO
International certification body and classification society DNV GL has decided to promote from within and chose Remi Eriksen to be the successor of the company’s current Group President and CEO Henrik O. Madsen, who is retiring on August 1.
Eriksen joined DNV in 1993, and currently holds the position of a DNV GL Group Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
He has a Masters degree in Electronics and Computer Science from the Norwegian Institute of Technology and has had executive education at Rice University, IMD and INSEAD.
”On behalf of the Board, I am very pleased to announce that Remi Eriksen has accepted the position as DNV GL’s new Group President & CEO. Eriksen has a solid track-record in leading positions within the company for two decades,” said Leif-Arne Langøy, Chairman of the Board of DNV GL Group.
”He has gained extensive international experience in the oil & gas, maritime, and renewable energy industries, and has led our operations in Asia, Europe and the Americas. His success in these positions led him to his current role as DNV GL Group Chief Operating Officer. In addition to his strong performance in managing the integration of DNV and GL, Eriksen has deep knowledge of our core markets and key industry technologies. Not least, he has displayed an acknowledged ability to foresee industry challenges and drive responsive solutions.”
DNV GL provides classification and technical assurance along with software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil and gas, and energy industries.
The company also provides certification services to customers across a wide range of industries.
”I am very humbled and thankful for the opportunity to lead this company where I have worked for the past 22 years,” Eriksen said.
”We now see challenging market developments in both the maritime and oil & gas industries. DNV GL will not remain unaffected, but I have strong confidence in our ability to constantly improve and develop our services. Even in tough markets, there will be a need for expert advice and services that can help improve efficiency, qualify new cost-effective technologies, and that can help drive standardization of specifications and work processes – just to mention a few examples. In the energy sector and the business assurance market, I expect positive development in the next few years.”
”I believe the future will be characterized by a very complex and fast-changing world and a period of slower global growth. However, the world economy is still on track to more than double in size over the next 40 years. I see a future where trusted independent parties are increasingly needed to enable safe and responsible business performance and sustainable value chains. In this context, DNV GL’s innovation capabilities, as well as our role as a standard setter and driver of joint industry collaborations, will be an increasingly relevant strength. It will be important for me that we continue our investments in people, R&D and innovation to develop new thinking, insights and solutions to the benefit of our customers and society,” Eriksen said.
