Andrea leads Finance, Risk and Legal activities of the Vårgrønn Group, with a specific focus on business and strategic plans, risk and portfolio management, reporting, treasury, fiscal and compliance. Andrea also holds Chairman and Board of Director roles in various companies within the Group.
Andrea has more than 30 years’ experience from the energy sector. Before joining Vårgrønn in June 2024, Andrea held an extensive number of leadership roles with Eni Group companies. Most recently, Andrea was Managing Director of Eni Plenitude Iberia and Managing Director in Adriaplin doo, a natural gas company in Slovenia. Previously, Andrea led Credit and Risk Control in Eni Gas e Luce, after serving as CFO in Eni Gas & Power France. Andrea began his international career as responsible for Planning and Control in Distrigas NV, a leading Belgian gas company. Before that, Andrea worked in the areas of Corporate Planning, Strategic Control, Competitive Positioning, Benchmarking at Eni Corporate head office in Rome.
Andrea holds a Masters in Economics from the Luiss Guide Carli University in Rome.
Based in Oslo, Andrea speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish.
Andreas works in the Offshore Wind Development team in Vårgrønn. As a Project Manager he manages project development activities across all phases of offshore wind projects.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2023, Andreas worked as Senior Offshore Engineer at EniProgetti, working across project- and business development for Eni’s offshore wind ventures. Previously, he worked as Offshore Engineer at Rambøll, designing offshore wind foundations from conceptual to construction phases.
Andreas holds an MSc in Advanced Structural Engineering from Imperial College London, a BSc in Civil Engineering from Cyprus University of Technology and a BSc in Physics from the University of Cyprus. Andreas is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in the UK.
Based in London, Andreas speaks Greek and English.
Arlen provides market analysis that supports across all phases of project development.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2023, Arlen worked as Senior Associate in the Market Intelligence team at the Renewables Consulting Group. At the Renewables Consulting Group Arlen supported clients with project development, go-to-market strategy, technical advisory and site acquisition bids across global markets.
Arlen holds an MEng degree in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford.
Based in London, Arlen speaks English.
Bjørn supports project development activities across all phases and markets in Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, Bjørn worked as a Technical Asset Manager within offshore wind in Equinor. He has more than 15 years’ experience from development and construction of both offshore wind and oil and gas projects across Equinor and Technip.
Bjørn holds an MSc in Marine Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Based in Oslo, Bjørn speaks English and Norwegian.
Bjørnar is Project Director for our Southern North Sea II project, which we are developing in partnership with Å Energi and Corio Generation as the Brigg Vind consortium. Bjørnar has more than 20 years' project management experience, including 12 years’ experience as Project Director for large offshore projects.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, Bjørnar was Project Director and Manager at Equinor, where since 2014 he worked on offshore wind developments, including several early-phase projects such as Hywind Tampen and Dogger Bank, where he was Project Director, and Firefly, where he was Project Manager.
Bjørnar holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from Heriot Watt University in Scotland.
Based in Oslo, Bjørnar speaks Norwegian and English.
Charlotte leads on the Electrical System Design(ESI) across Vårgrønn’s project portfolio.
Before joining Vårgrønn in June 2023, Charlotte worked 10 years in Equinor as lead of the electrical system infrastructure(ESI) in both power from shore to oil and gas platforms and in offshore wind projects.
Charlotte holds an MSc in Sociotechnical Systems Engineering from Uppsala University, where she majored in electrical power systems.
Based in Stavanger, Charlotte speaks English, Norwegian and Swedish.
Chris is working in the Transmission Operations Team on the Dogger Bank Windfarm based at the Port of Tyne and is responsible for daily operation, maintenance & fault response on all electrical transmission assets both on-shore & off-shore.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2024, Chris worked as a Substation Engineer at National Grid Electricity Transmission. Previously, he worked as a Process Support Engineer at National Grid Grain LNG.
Chris holds an BEng(Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from The University of Sunderland.
Based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Chris speaks English.
Chris Hill leads our Business Development teamresponsible for Orgination and M&A activities and is also responsible forour UK business
Before joining Vårgrønn, Chris worked as a Director and member of the Executive Management Team at the ORE Catapult, as Chief Operating Officer at Mainstream Renewable Power responsible for the offshore wind team, developing over 5GW of projects and Project Director at Airtricity developing the Greater Gabbard project. Chris has acted as an adviser to the Dutch Government on technological innovation in offshore wind and sat on a number of leading industry bodies, including the Offshore Wind Industry Council. Chris has served as a Non-Executive Director of Renewable UK, where he Chaired the Finance Committee and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Chris holds a Masters Degree in Forest Management from Aberdeen University and a Bachelors Degree in Geography from Leicester University.
Based in Scotland and London, Chris speaks English.
Christer leads the Offshore Wind Development team in Vårgrønn and is responsible for project development and construction.
Before joining Vårgrønn in July 2021, Christer was President of Equinor US Wind, leading the build-up of Equinor's successful offshore wind business in the US, including 3.2 GW of secured Contracts for Difference with New York state for the Beacon and Empire Wind projects, with additional lease areas secured offshore Massachusetts. While holding the position in the US, he was also part of the management team responsible for all offshore wind projects in Equinor, including Dogger bank, Baltyk I and II, Hywind Tampen and floating South Korea. During his 14 years in Equinor, Christer held various leadership positions within project and business development, as well as asset management. Before joining Equinor, Christer was Assistant Director General at the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
Christer holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Oslo.
Based in Oslo, Christer speaks Norwegian and English.
Céline works as Public Affairs Manager at Vårgrønn, including stakeholder relations and engagement, and regulatory developments in Norway.
Before joining Vårgrønn in September 2024, Céline worked as a Senior Adviser for energy and climate policy/green transition at the European Union Delegation to Norway. Previously, as an Adviser at the EU Delegation, she was responsible for security and defence policy, as well as fisheries and Arctic policy.
Céline holds an MSc in European Affairs from Lund University and a Bachelor in European Studies with French from NTNU.
Based in Oslo, Céline speaks English, French and Norwegian.
David is responsible for securing offshore wind leases and seabed development rights for future projects at Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2023, David worked as an Engineering Manager at EniProgetti. Initially as a process engineer on onshore, upstream, oil and gas facilities and more recently supporting Eni in participating in Offshore Wind leasing processes.
David holds a dual-award, MEng in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Sheffield.
Based in London, David speaks English.
Elizabeth leads the finance activities of the Green Volt floating wind project, including debt fundraising and financial planning.
Elizabeth has more than 15 years experience in the energy sector. Before joining Vårgrønn in November 2024, Elizabeth worked as Director of Project Finance at Sonnedix, including raising an innovative half a billion euro financing to construct renewables across Europe and the UK. Previously, Elizabeth was a Principal Banker at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) where she financed almost a billion euros of power and energy projects and companies in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa overeleven years.
Since 2020 Elizabeth has served as a Non-Executive Director of POWERful Women, an organisation seeking to advance gender balance in the UK energy sector.
Elizabeth holds a Masters in Management and Strategy from the London School of Economics a Bachelor in Economics and International Studies from Yale.
Based in London, Elizabeth speaks English, French and Spanish.
Erik oversees Vårgrønn’s work on Market Analysis, Public Affairs and Communications. Erik has 25 years’ experience with energy markets and business development.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2021, Erik was leading DNV Energy Advisory in Nordics & Baltics, spanning consulting across renewables, power systems and offshore wind. At the same time, he was DNV’s Global Service Line Leader for energy markets and technology and co-author of the annual flagship report Energy Transition Outlook. Prior to DNV, Erik was Deputy Director General in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, leading the energy market analysis team and representing Norway in International Energy Agency (IEA). He also worked 5 years in Equinor across renewables and offshore wind business development, including as project manager for the joint Equinor and Statkraft lease application for Sheringham Shoal Extension and lead on potential commercialisation of Hywind FOW concept. Before this he worked seven years on power markets and regulatory economics in Econ Analysis that later became part of AFRY. He started his career in Friends of the Earth Norway as project manager for the «The trade union’s environmental responsibility» on green transition.
Erik holds an MSc in Economics and Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BSc in Economics and Political Sciences from the University of Oslo. He has additional education in project management from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and in digital transformation from INSEAD.
Based in Oslo, Erik speaks Norwegian, English and Indonesian.
Fredrik is responsible for development and project management of offshore wind projects in Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn, Fredrik worked with offshore wind project development at Aker Offshore Wind and as Project Manager within Project Development Energy Projects in Norsk Hydro. Prior to that, Fredrik worked on Engineering Electrical Power Systems in AFRY Consulting.
Fredrik holds an MSc in Renewable Energy and Electrical Power Systems from Umeå University, and he has also studied economics and business administration at the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics, and Law.
Based in Oslo, Fredrik speaks Swedish and English.
Frida works in the project team in Vårgrønn. As a Technical Manager in projects, she is responsible for the development of strategies and maturation of technical deliverables.
Before joining Vårgrønn in February 2022, Frida worked as an engineering manager for Aibel for more than 16 years.
Frida holds an MSc in Energy and Environmental engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Based in Stavanger, Frida speaks Norwegian and English.
Gudmund works as Market Analysis Manager at Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, Gudmund worked as a senior consultant and team lead for the Nordic energy markets and strategy team at DNV. Previously, he worked as a senior advisor and power market analyst at The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate.
Gudmund holds an MSc in Economics from The University of Oslo.
Based in Oslo, Gudmund speaks English and Norwegian.
Helene is part of the CFO–department at Vårgrønn and will help establish and monitor project budgets, facilitate financial documentation and reporting.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2024, Helene worked as a corporate accountant at Aker BP ASA for five years.
Helene holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Stavanger.
Based in Stavanger, Helene speaks English and Norwegian.
Hugo is an M&A Manager in the Business Development team at Vårgrønn, responsible for execution across Vårgrønn’s transaction pipeline and supporting the origination of new growth initiatives.
Before joining Vårgrønn in April 2023, Hugo worked at a climate-tech startup. Previously, he spent seven years in the Energy Investment Banking team at Jefferies and a year in Strategy Execution at NEO Energy.
Hugo holds a BA in History from the University of Oxford.
Based in London, Hugo speaks English and intermediate French.
Håvar works as Consent Manager in Vårgrønn, working on several offshore projects both in Norway and UK.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, he was consulting on offshore wind power projects working as Team Lead at Rambøll Norway’s department on impact assessments. After many years of working for the Norwegian energy and environmental authorities, Håvar has considerable expertise on public processes and administration on wind power, power lines, and offshore installations, including broad experience with permitting and stakeholder engagement.
Håvar holds an MSc in Ecology from Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).
Based in Oslo, Håvar speaks both English and Norwegian.
Ina works on financial modelling and analysis, working across project economics, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), business planning and portfolio management.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2024, Ina worked as an investment analyst in Hydro Energy. Previously, she has worked as an investment analyst at Lundin Energy, and as a finance trainee in ConocoPhillips.
Ina holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a BSc in Business Administration from Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet).
Based in Oslo, Ina speaks English and Norwegian.
Joakim works on financial modelling and analysis at Vårgrønn, working across business planning, financing, project economics and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2023, Joakim worked in corporate finance at Noreco where he spent the last six years.
Joakim holds a BSc in Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School.
Based in Oslo, Joakim speaks Norwegian and English.
Karoline provides administrative support and coordination to ensure smooth operation of the office and enhance the efficiency of daily operations within the organisation.
Before joining Vårgrønn in February 2024, Karoline worked as an HR Associate at the staffing and recruitment company Jobzone.
Karoline holds a Bachelor of Marketing Management with a specialisation in Digital Marketing from BI in Bergen.
Based in Oslo, Karoline speaks Norwegian and English.
Kjersti is responsible for ensuring that Vårgrønn complies with government regulations and that employees are following internal compliance policies and provide regular reports on the effectiveness of the business’s compliance measures. Kjersti also works on Governance and Risk.
Before joining Vårgrønn in 2022, Kjersti worked 14 years in Vår Energi/Eni Norge- with experience from internal audit, engineering, production, finance and Vår Energi board of directors. She has studied and worked several years in Germany and Italy.
Kjersti holds an EMBA from the University in Stavanger, a BSc in Economics & Marketing from BI and a BSc in Italian language.
Based in Stavanger, Kjersti speaks fluently Norwegian, English, Italian, German and basic French.
Kristian manages business planning and financing in Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2021, Kristian worked in Equinor, most recently as a Structured Finance Analyst working with project financing of offshore wind projects in Europe. Prior to that that he worked as a Drilling and Well analyst.
Kristian holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a BSc in Business Administration from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where he also studied psychology.
Based in Oslo, Kristian speaks Norwegian and English.
Leini is responsible for Vårgrønn’s public affairs and stakeholder management in the UK and Ireland.
Before joining Vårgrønn in September 2023, Leini worked as Senior Policy Advisor for the Royal Society, the world's oldest independent scientific academy, where she provided science-based advice on complex environmental issues . Previously, she worked as Attaché for the Luxembourgish Government during its Presidency of the EU Council where she was part of the EU delegations in charge of negotiating the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.
Leini holds a dual MSc in Environmental Science and Policy from Sciences Po Paris and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, as well as a BSc in Biological Sciences from the Université Paris Cité.
Based in London, Leini speaks English, French, German, Luxemburgish, and some Italian.
Lena is responsible for Vårgrønn’s HR operations, and advancing and implementing our HR strategy.
Before joining Vårgrønn in August 2023, Lena worked as the Regional Director HR Nordics in Bilfinger. She has 15 years’ experience within operational and strategical roles across the areas of People, Organisation and Communication.
Lena holds a BSc in Social Science and HR Management from the University in Stavanger.
Based in Stavanger, Lena speaks Norwegian, English and Bosnian/Croatian.
Marianne is responsible for IT and corporate services at Vårgrønn.
Marianne has 30 years' experience within operational office management, HR, legal and administration. Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, Marianne previously worked in HeidelbergCement and Aker Energy AS. Prior to that, Marianne worked in consulting for about 20 years, most recently as Office Manager in Korn Ferry and in BearingPoint Norway for five years.
Marianne is certified as a paralegal through the Norwegian Lawyers' Association.
Based in Oslo, Marianne speaks Norwegian and English.
Michael is HSEQ Manager at Vågrønn, working to keep HSEQ risk as low as posssible.
Prior to joining Vårgrønn in June 2024, Mike worked for over 25 years in many different HSEQ roles, most recently as HSEQ Manager (Operations)in PGNiG.
Michael holds an MSc in Marine Resource Management from Heriot Watt University, and a BSc in Surveying and Mapping Sciences from the University of East London.
Based in Stavanger, Michael speaks English and Norwegian.
Natalia is a Financial Controller for Vårgrønn Service Company, our UK subsidiary.
Natalia has extensive experience as a financial controller. Before joining Vårgrønn in July 2023, Natalia worked for infrastructure, oil & gas and mining companies, including almost 10 years at Interconnector, a company that operates a bi-directional gas pipeline between UK and Belgium.
Natalia is an ACCA charted accountant with BA degree in financial management.
Based in London, Natalia speaks English and Russian.
Nick leads the Procurement function at Vårgrønn working with our stakeholders to build supply chain partners and execute industry leading procurement for our Project Portfolio.
Before joining Vårgrønn in June 2023, Nick worked as the Director of Procurement for K2 Management. Nick has worked in the renewable industry for 25 years as a developer, within sales, construction, and the operational management of renewable assets for class leading Company’s but has specialised in procurement for the past 10 years.
Nick holds a BSc in Leisure & Resource Management and an MSc in Business & Resources Management from UCE & the University of Wales.
Based in London, Nick speaks English.
Nila is responsible for Vårgrønn’s legal and contracts matters. Her role is also to support the corporate legal, governance, procurement and supply chain business and operations.
Nila has over 15 years’ of experience in the energy industry, both in the UK and Asia. Before joining Vårgrønn in November2024, she worked as the legal manager, company secretary and compliance officer at Total Energies Renewables UK. She had also worked as a senior legal counsel at EDF Renewables UK, and has held legal and contracts roles at various energy companies including BP and ExxonMobil.
She has two bachelor of law degrees (one was obtained from BPP University in London and the other was from the University of Indonesia)and two masters degrees. Her two masters’ degrees are a masters of international business law from the Leiden University of the Netherlands, and a masters of oil and gas laws (with distinction) from Robert Gordons University,Aberdeen. Having completed her LPC (with distinction) in 2014, and eventually the required training contract, Nila is a qualified practising solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. She is also an Indonesian advocate. One of Nila’s pro bono work was as a pro bono lawyer (UNFCCC) at COP23.
Based in London, she speaks English and Indonesian.She can also converse in Malay.
Rachel works closely with the Financial Controller and CFO in supporting the preparation and reporting of Vårgrønn’s consolidated financial results.
Before moving to Norway from the UK and joining Vårgrønn in November 2022, Rachel worked as a Group Financial Accountant for a global listed digital media company in London. Previously, she has also worked as an auditor at KPMG in the UK.
Rachel holds an Msc in Business Analytics, and a Bsc in Management both from the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Based in Stavanger, Rachel speaks English and is learning Norwegian.
Rebecca leads the communications work at Vårgrønn, working across events, media, digital content, branding and internal communications.
Before joining Vårgrønn in September 2024, Rebecca worked as Communication Manager at NIOM. Previously, Rebecca worked as Communication Advisor at Scatec ASA for six years.
Rebecca holds an BSc in International Marketing from BI Norwegian Business School in Bergen/Barcelona and an MSc in Leadership and Organisational Psychology from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo.
Based in Oslo, Rebecca speaks English and Norwegian.
Roberto supports Vårgrønn’s growth strategy through originating and developing new offshore wind opportunities and negotiating strategic partnerships with other market players.
Roberto has 15 years' experience working across renewable energy business development. Before joining Vårgrønn in February 2023, Roberto worked as Offshore Wind Bid Manager for Eni Plenitude. Previously, Roberto was Business Developer Manager at Eni, RWE and Sorgenia, an Italian energy company.
Roberto holds a MSc in Environmental Sciences from University of Milan-Bicocca in Italy and a Master Degree in Business Management and Organizational Development from MIP School of Management – Politecnico di Milano in Italy.
Based in London, Roberto speaks English and Italian.
Rui Rui leads the foundation package for offshore wind projects at Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in August 2023, Rui Rui worked as Foundation Design Manager at Vattenfall, where she led innovative workstreams to mature Vattenfall’s floating foundation strategy, especially for the Muir Mhòr Floating Offshore Wind Project. She has over 10 years of experience working for designers, contractors and developers such as Ramboll, Saipem and ScottishPower Renewables. Rui Rui has also delivered various fixed bottom foundation projects such as East Anglia Hub, Seagreen and Northewester 2.
Rui Rui holds a MSc in Energy and Environmental Performance Modelling and a BEng Hons in Civil Engineering with German. She is a chartered engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers and currently working towards her Project Management Professional (PMP) qualification.
Based in London, Rui Rui speaks English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
Sarah is a Proposals Manager in the Business Development team at Vårgrønn. She develops bids to secure offshore wind project rights and assists with mergers & acquisition (M&A) transactions. She also supports the identification of new business development opportunities.
Before joining Vårgrønn in October 2023, Sarah worked as a Bid Manager at SSE Renewables. Previously, she worked as a lead bid analyst at SSE Renewables and as an analyst at EDF Renewables.
Sarah holds an BA(Hons) in International Business from Glasgow Caledonian University.
Based in Glasgow and London, Sarah speaks English and is learning Spanish.
Sebastian Bringsværd will spearhead Vårgrønns Business Development in the Nordics and other offshore wind markets.
Sebastian is an experienced leader in offshorewind and renewable energy, set to join Vårgrønn as Director of Originationafter serving as Senior Vice President at Aker Mainstream.
With over 20 years in the energy industry, he has pioneeredfloating wind and driven major projects like Hywind Tampen to investmentdecision.
Previously, as Vice President at Equinor, he helpedestablish the company's renewable energy division and led innovative energy storage initiatives. Sebastian holds a Master of Management from Lancaster Business School and serves on several boards.
Based in Oslo, Sebastian speaks Norwegian and English.
Stefano leads asset management across Vårgrønn's projects, including Dogger Bank in the UK. Stefano has 20 years' experience in offshore oil and gas.
Before joining Vårgrønn as a secondee from Eni in September 2022, Stefano worked across different Eni Group companies, including on the development of fixed and floating offshore platforms through all the different phases from development (feasibility, concept selection, front end engineering design and execution), through to operation and decommissioning. At Eni, Stefano held different roles. After starting as an offshore structural engineer, Stefano headed up the offshore technical department, where he lead on engineering management and project management. Stefano has extensive experience in asset management and asset integrity management of both offshore fixed platforms and floating installations, including lifetime extensions projects.
Stefano holds a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in Italy.
Based in London, Stefano speaks Italian and English.
Stephen leads the company, developing the strategy and growth plans for Vårgrønn, while overseeing operations. Stephen has been CEO of Vårgrønn since June 2024.
Stephen has over 25 years’ experience from the international energy sector. Before joining Vårgrønn, Stephen was part of Aker Solutions’ Executive Management Team, where he was responsible for renewables projects and strategy, including major offshore transmission assets and floating structures. Previously, Stephen held senior leadership roles within Equinor in Norway, the US and the UK, including Senior Vice President within offshore wind including project development and operational roles in Dogger Bank, Hywind Scotland, Hywind Tampen, Dudgeon, Sheringham Shoal, Empire Wind and several offshore auction rounds. Earlier in his career, Stephen worked at Norsk Hydro within energy market analysis. Stephen has also served as the Chair of RenewableUK and on their Strategic Advisory Council. In 2023, he was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the UK’s green transition and to UK-Norway relations.
Stephen holds an MSc in European Politics & Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BA (Hons) from the University of Portsmouth in Social Policy & Administration.
Based in Oslo, Stephen speaks English and Norwegian.
Stine leads project controls at Vårgrønn, keeping track of cost, time, and risk across several projects in various markets. Stine also leads Vårgrønn’s procurement processes.
Before joining Vårgrønn in April 2022, Stine worked for more than 15 years in the oil and gas industry, most recently as Operations Controller in the drilling and completions segments of Schlumberger. Previously she worked as Project Controller of SURF projects in Ocean Installer and Subsea 7, and as a Commercial Controller Intern at Vår Energi.
Stine holds an MSc in Economics and Administration from Copenhagen Business School and a BSc in Economics and Administration from NHH Norwegian School of Economics.
Based in Stavanger, Stine speaks English, Norwegian and basic German.
Torjus is responsible for Vårgrønn's accounting and reporting, tax reporting, internal control over financial reporting, treasury and cash management. Torjus is the point of contact for external auditors and supports the audit committee.
Before joining Vårgrønn in March 2022, Torjus worked at EY, where he managed audit engagements, with particular focus on upstream oil and gas. His auditing experience includes auditing of listed companies and SOX compliance audits.
Torjus holds an MSc in Applied Finance as well as an MSc in Auditing and Accounting, both from the University of Stavanger.
Based in Stavanger, Torjus speaks Norwegian and English.
Vaishnavi leads the legal, negotiation and compliance work for Vårgrønn. She works with various stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure commercial governance across our project portfolio.
Before joining Vårgrønn in August 2023, Vaishnavi worked for 10 years as the Commercial Manager at Worley. Here, she worked across various Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) projects, including oil and gas, offshore wind and green hydrogen. Previously, Vaishnavi worked as a General Wireline field Engineer with Schlumberger for 5 years in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Vaishnavi holds a B.E(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and a M.SC(Hons) in Physics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani India. She also holds a LLM in petroleum Law and Policy from the University of Dundee Scotland.
Based in Oslo, Vaishnavi speaks English and Tamil.
Alessandro is currently the head of Renewables in Eni Plenitude, the Eni’s company dedicated to the integration of renewable power generation and sales to retail customers.
From 2016 to 2020, Alessandro led the LNG Business Unit of Eni worldwide. Previously he held different positions in the natural gas business, including as lead negotiator of long-term gas supply contracts from 2013 to 2015. He spent four years in Spain, where he worked as Managing Director of Union Fenosa Gas up to 2012. In that period he was also Board member in the companies owning the Damietta liquefaction plant in Egypt and the Qalhat LNG train in Oman.
Formerly he was responsible for Eni’s international gas pipelines, working with various roles for pipeline companies as Trans Austria Gasleitung, Transitgas (Switzerland), TENP (Germany) , Transmed and Trans Tunisian Pipeline. He has been member of the Board of Directors of Interconnector (UK) for several years to July 2012.
Nicola has 25 years’ experience from the energy sector and is on the team responsible for developing Plenitude, the Eni company that integrates generation of renewables, energy solutions for customers and EV charging network.
Nicola joined Eni in 1998 from Deutsche Bank and in his first years in Eni did different managerial experience in the field of Finance, Accounting, Planning & Control. He was CFO of DistrigazSA (Belgian Eni subsidiary) and held various positions within Planning & Control and M&A in Eni Gas & Power business. He has also been Board Member at Adriaplin (Slovenian utility company), EDA Thessaloniki-Thessalia (Greek natural gas distributor) and GASTEC (Egyptian CNG distributor) and is currently Board Member at Plenitude Espana (Spanish retail company) and Board President of Evolvere (Italian distributed generation company). Nicola graduated in Business and Economics from LUISS University in Rome and holds a Master in General Management from Politecnico di Milano.
Claudio has more than 18 years of experience in the energy sector. He joined Eni Group's renewable energy business, later merged into Plenitude, from its early stages of establishment in 2015. He first led the global development team and then opened and structured the US market for Plenitude, developing, acquiring, and operating more than 800 MW of onshore renewables.
Previously, he gained international experience in gas transportation business working in Italy, Europe and North Africa. He holds a degree in Economics and an MBA in Energy and Environmental Management and Economics.
Erlend has almost 15 years’ experience from the energy sector and currently serves as Senior Partner and Head of Investment Team at HitecVision.
He has played a vital role in HitecVision’s build-up of leading North Sea Exploration and Production (E&P) companies Vår Energi and Neo Energy, the development of the firm’s Energy Transition Strategy and its recent renewable and low-carbon energy investments, including Vårgrønn. Erlend previously held various roles in Equinor and holds a MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University, USA and a BSc in Physics from Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, France.
Irene has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector, including as Executive Vice President and CFO of Statkraft. She has also been CFO at Posten Norge and held a variety of senior financial roles at J.F. Knudtzen, Nera Satcom and Statoil, now Equinor. Irene has been a member of the Vårgrønn Board since April 2021.
Paul has more than 36 years of broad experience within the energy- and power sector, having held a number of senior Executive positions both in the UK and overseas.
Paul recently moved on from corporate business management to develop a small non-executive portfolio where he contributes his many years of diverse experience in the energy sector to create future value.
Previously, Paul was Director of Wind Energy Offshore and member of the executive management team at Innogy Renewables., and Director of Asset Development and Managing Director at RWE, where he led the UK business across renewables, including onshore and offshore wind, hydro and marine development, construction and operation.
David is responsible for securing offshore wind leases and seabed development rights for future projects at Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2023, David worked as an Engineering Manager at EniProgetti. Initially as a process engineer on onshore, upstream, oil and gas facilities and more recently supporting Eni in participating in Offshore Wind leasing processes.
David holds a dual-award, MEng in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Sheffield.
Based in London, David speaks English.
Chris is working in the Transmission Operations Team on the Dogger Bank Windfarm based at the Port of Tyne and is responsible for daily operation, maintenance & fault response on all electrical transmission assets both on-shore & off-shore.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2024, Chris worked as a Substation Engineer at National Grid Electricity Transmission. Previously, he worked as a Process Support Engineer at National Grid Grain LNG.
Chris holds an BEng(Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from The University of Sunderland.
Based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Chris speaks English.
Helene is part of the CFO–department at Vårgrønn and will help establish and monitor project budgets, facilitate financial documentation and reporting.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2024, Helene worked as a corporate accountant at Aker BP ASA for five years.
Helene holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Stavanger.
Based in Stavanger, Helene speaks English and Norwegian.
Stephen leads the company, developing the strategy and growth plans for Vårgrønn, while overseeing operations. Stephen has been CEO of Vårgrønn since June 2024.
Stephen has over 25 years’ experience from the international energy sector. Before joining Vårgrønn, Stephen was part of Aker Solutions’ Executive Management Team, where he was responsible for renewables projects and strategy, including major offshore transmission assets and floating structures. Previously, Stephen held senior leadership roles within Equinor in Norway, the US and the UK, including Senior Vice President within offshore wind including project development and operational roles in Dogger Bank, Hywind Scotland, Hywind Tampen, Dudgeon, Sheringham Shoal, Empire Wind and several offshore auction rounds. Earlier in his career, Stephen worked at Norsk Hydro within energy market analysis. Stephen has also served as the Chair of RenewableUK and on their Strategic Advisory Council. In 2023, he was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the UK’s green transition and to UK-Norway relations.
Stephen holds an MSc in European Politics & Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BA (Hons) from the University of Portsmouth in Social Policy & Administration.
Based in Oslo, Stephen speaks English and Norwegian.
Andrea leads Finance, Risk and Legal activities of the Vårgrønn Group, with a specific focus on business and strategic plans, risk and portfolio management, reporting, treasury, fiscal and compliance. Andrea also holds Chairman and Board of Director roles in various companies within the Group.
Andrea has more than 30 years’ experience from the energy sector. Before joining Vårgrønn in June 2024, Andrea held an extensive number of leadership roles with Eni Group companies. Most recently, Andrea was Managing Director of Eni Plenitude Iberia and Managing Director in Adriaplin doo, a natural gas company in Slovenia. Previously, Andrea led Credit and Risk Control in Eni Gas e Luce, after serving as CFO in Eni Gas & Power France. Andrea began his international career as responsible for Planning and Control in Distrigas NV, a leading Belgian gas company. Before that, Andrea worked in the areas of Corporate Planning, Strategic Control, Competitive Positioning, Benchmarking at Eni Corporate head office in Rome.
Andrea holds a Masters in Economics from the Luiss Guide Carli University in Rome.
Based in Oslo, Andrea speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish.
Ina works on financial modelling and analysis, working across project economics, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), business planning and portfolio management.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2024, Ina worked as an investment analyst in Hydro Energy. Previously, she has worked as an investment analyst at Lundin Energy, and as a finance trainee in ConocoPhillips.
Ina holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a BSc in Business Administration from Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet).
Based in Oslo, Ina speaks English and Norwegian.
Michael is HSEQ Manager at Vågrønn, working to keep HSEQ risk as low as posssible.
Prior to joining Vårgrønn in June 2024, Mike worked for over 25 years in many different HSEQ roles, most recently as HSEQ Manager (Operations)in PGNiG.
Michael holds an MSc in Marine Resource Management from Heriot Watt University, and a BSc in Surveying and Mapping Sciences from the University of East London.
Based in Stavanger, Michael speaks English and Norwegian.
Céline works as Public Affairs Manager at Vårgrønn, including stakeholder relations and engagement, and regulatory developments in Norway.
Before joining Vårgrønn in September 2024, Céline worked as a Senior Adviser for energy and climate policy/green transition at the European Union Delegation to Norway. Previously, as an Adviser at the EU Delegation, she was responsible for security and defence policy, as well as fisheries and Arctic policy.
Céline holds an MSc in European Affairs from Lund University and a Bachelor in European Studies with French from NTNU.
Based in Oslo, Céline speaks English, French and Norwegian.
Rebecca leads the communications work at Vårgrønn, working across events, media, digital content, branding and internal communications.
Before joining Vårgrønn in September 2024, Rebecca worked as Communication Manager at NIOM. Previously, Rebecca worked as Communication Advisor at Scatec ASA for six years.
Rebecca holds an BSc in International Marketing from BI Norwegian Business School in Bergen/Barcelona and an MSc in Leadership and Organisational Psychology from BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo.
Based in Oslo, Rebecca speaks English and Norwegian.
Sebastian Bringsværd will spearhead Vårgrønns Business Development in the Nordics and other offshore wind markets.
Sebastian is an experienced leader in offshorewind and renewable energy, set to join Vårgrønn as Director of Originationafter serving as Senior Vice President at Aker Mainstream.
With over 20 years in the energy industry, he has pioneeredfloating wind and driven major projects like Hywind Tampen to investmentdecision.
Previously, as Vice President at Equinor, he helpedestablish the company's renewable energy division and led innovative energy storage initiatives. Sebastian holds a Master of Management from Lancaster Business School and serves on several boards.
Based in Oslo, Sebastian speaks Norwegian and English.
Nila is responsible for Vårgrønn’s legal and contracts matters. Her role is also to support the corporate legal, governance, procurement and supply chain business and operations.
Nila has over 15 years’ of experience in the energy industry, both in the UK and Asia. Before joining Vårgrønn in November2024, she worked as the legal manager, company secretary and compliance officer at Total Energies Renewables UK. She had also worked as a senior legal counsel at EDF Renewables UK, and has held legal and contracts roles at various energy companies including BP and ExxonMobil.
She has two bachelor of law degrees (one was obtained from BPP University in London and the other was from the University of Indonesia)and two masters degrees. Her two masters’ degrees are a masters of international business law from the Leiden University of the Netherlands, and a masters of oil and gas laws (with distinction) from Robert Gordons University,Aberdeen. Having completed her LPC (with distinction) in 2014, and eventually the required training contract, Nila is a qualified practising solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. She is also an Indonesian advocate. One of Nila’s pro bono work was as a pro bono lawyer (UNFCCC) at COP23.
Based in London, she speaks English and Indonesian.She can also converse in Malay.
Elizabeth leads the finance activities of the Green Volt floating wind project, including debt fundraising and financial planning.
Elizabeth has more than 15 years experience in the energy sector. Before joining Vårgrønn in November 2024, Elizabeth worked as Director of Project Finance at Sonnedix, including raising an innovative half a billion euro financing to construct renewables across Europe and the UK. Previously, Elizabeth was a Principal Banker at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) where she financed almost a billion euros of power and energy projects and companies in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa overeleven years.
Since 2020 Elizabeth has served as a Non-Executive Director of POWERful Women, an organisation seeking to advance gender balance in the UK energy sector.
Elizabeth holds a Masters in Management and Strategy from the London School of Economics a Bachelor in Economics and International Studies from Yale.
Based in London, Elizabeth speaks English, French and Spanish.
Karoline provides administrative support and coordination to ensure smooth operation of the office and enhance the efficiency of daily operations within the organisation.
Before joining Vårgrønn in February 2024, Karoline worked as an HR Associate at the staffing and recruitment company Jobzone.
Karoline holds a Bachelor of Marketing Management with a specialisation in Digital Marketing from BI in Bergen.
Based in Oslo, Karoline speaks Norwegian and English.
Gudmund works as Market Analysis Manager at Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, Gudmund worked as a senior consultant and team lead for the Nordic energy markets and strategy team at DNV. Previously, he worked as a senior advisor and power market analyst at The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate.
Gudmund holds an MSc in Economics from The University of Oslo.
Based in Oslo, Gudmund speaks English and Norwegian.
Erik oversees Vårgrønn’s work on Market Analysis, Public Affairs and Communications. Erik has 25 years’ experience with energy markets and business development.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2021, Erik was leading DNV Energy Advisory in Nordics & Baltics, spanning consulting across renewables, power systems and offshore wind. At the same time, he was DNV’s Global Service Line Leader for energy markets and technology and co-author of the annual flagship report Energy Transition Outlook. Prior to DNV, Erik was Deputy Director General in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, leading the energy market analysis team and representing Norway in International Energy Agency (IEA). He also worked 5 years in Equinor across renewables and offshore wind business development, including as project manager for the joint Equinor and Statkraft lease application for Sheringham Shoal Extension and lead on potential commercialisation of Hywind FOW concept. Before this he worked seven years on power markets and regulatory economics in Econ Analysis that later became part of AFRY. He started his career in Friends of the Earth Norway as project manager for the «The trade union’s environmental responsibility» on green transition.
Erik holds an MSc in Economics and Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BSc in Economics and Political Sciences from the University of Oslo. He has additional education in project management from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and in digital transformation from INSEAD.
Based in Oslo, Erik speaks Norwegian, English and Indonesian.
Rachel works closely with the Financial Controller and CFO in supporting the preparation and reporting of Vårgrønn’s consolidated financial results.
Before moving to Norway from the UK and joining Vårgrønn in November 2022, Rachel worked as a Group Financial Accountant for a global listed digital media company in London. Previously, she has also worked as an auditor at KPMG in the UK.
Rachel holds an Msc in Business Analytics, and a Bsc in Management both from the University of Southampton, UK. She is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Based in Stavanger, Rachel speaks English and is learning Norwegian.
Torjus is responsible for Vårgrønn's accounting and reporting, tax reporting, internal control over financial reporting, treasury and cash management. Torjus is the point of contact for external auditors and supports the audit committee.
Before joining Vårgrønn in March 2022, Torjus worked at EY, where he managed audit engagements, with particular focus on upstream oil and gas. His auditing experience includes auditing of listed companies and SOX compliance audits.
Torjus holds an MSc in Applied Finance as well as an MSc in Auditing and Accounting, both from the University of Stavanger.
Based in Stavanger, Torjus speaks Norwegian and English.
Roberto supports Vårgrønn’s growth strategy through originating and developing new offshore wind opportunities and negotiating strategic partnerships with other market players.
Roberto has 15 years' experience working across renewable energy business development. Before joining Vårgrønn in February 2023, Roberto worked as Offshore Wind Bid Manager for Eni Plenitude. Previously, Roberto was Business Developer Manager at Eni, RWE and Sorgenia, an Italian energy company.
Roberto holds a MSc in Environmental Sciences from University of Milan-Bicocca in Italy and a Master Degree in Business Management and Organizational Development from MIP School of Management – Politecnico di Milano in Italy.
Based in London, Roberto speaks English and Italian.
Stefano leads asset management across Vårgrønn's projects, including Dogger Bank in the UK. Stefano has 20 years' experience in offshore oil and gas.
Before joining Vårgrønn as a secondee from Eni in September 2022, Stefano worked across different Eni Group companies, including on the development of fixed and floating offshore platforms through all the different phases from development (feasibility, concept selection, front end engineering design and execution), through to operation and decommissioning. At Eni, Stefano held different roles. After starting as an offshore structural engineer, Stefano headed up the offshore technical department, where he lead on engineering management and project management. Stefano has extensive experience in asset management and asset integrity management of both offshore fixed platforms and floating installations, including lifetime extensions projects.
Stefano holds a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in Italy.
Based in London, Stefano speaks Italian and English.
Christer leads the Offshore Wind Development team in Vårgrønn and is responsible for project development and construction.
Before joining Vårgrønn in July 2021, Christer was President of Equinor US Wind, leading the build-up of Equinor's successful offshore wind business in the US, including 3.2 GW of secured Contracts for Difference with New York state for the Beacon and Empire Wind projects, with additional lease areas secured offshore Massachusetts. While holding the position in the US, he was also part of the management team responsible for all offshore wind projects in Equinor, including Dogger bank, Baltyk I and II, Hywind Tampen and floating South Korea. During his 14 years in Equinor, Christer held various leadership positions within project and business development, as well as asset management. Before joining Equinor, Christer was Assistant Director General at the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.
Christer holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Oslo.
Based in Oslo, Christer speaks Norwegian and English.
Joakim works on financial modelling and analysis at Vårgrønn, working across business planning, financing, project economics and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2023, Joakim worked in corporate finance at Noreco where he spent the last six years.
Joakim holds a BSc in Business and Economics from BI Norwegian Business School.
Based in Oslo, Joakim speaks Norwegian and English.
Bjørn supports project development activities across all phases and markets in Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, Bjørn worked as a Technical Asset Manager within offshore wind in Equinor. He has more than 15 years’ experience from development and construction of both offshore wind and oil and gas projects across Equinor and Technip.
Bjørn holds an MSc in Marine Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Based in Oslo, Bjørn speaks English and Norwegian.
Chris Hill leads our Business Development teamresponsible for Orgination and M&A activities and is also responsible forour UK business
Before joining Vårgrønn, Chris worked as a Director and member of the Executive Management Team at the ORE Catapult, as Chief Operating Officer at Mainstream Renewable Power responsible for the offshore wind team, developing over 5GW of projects and Project Director at Airtricity developing the Greater Gabbard project. Chris has acted as an adviser to the Dutch Government on technological innovation in offshore wind and sat on a number of leading industry bodies, including the Offshore Wind Industry Council. Chris has served as a Non-Executive Director of Renewable UK, where he Chaired the Finance Committee and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Chris holds a Masters Degree in Forest Management from Aberdeen University and a Bachelors Degree in Geography from Leicester University.
Based in Scotland and London, Chris speaks English.
Frida works in the project team in Vårgrønn. As a Technical Manager in projects, she is responsible for the development of strategies and maturation of technical deliverables.
Before joining Vårgrønn in February 2022, Frida worked as an engineering manager for Aibel for more than 16 years.
Frida holds an MSc in Energy and Environmental engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Based in Stavanger, Frida speaks Norwegian and English.
Stine leads project controls at Vårgrønn, keeping track of cost, time, and risk across several projects in various markets. Stine also leads Vårgrønn’s procurement processes.
Before joining Vårgrønn in April 2022, Stine worked for more than 15 years in the oil and gas industry, most recently as Operations Controller in the drilling and completions segments of Schlumberger. Previously she worked as Project Controller of SURF projects in Ocean Installer and Subsea 7, and as a Commercial Controller Intern at Vår Energi.
Stine holds an MSc in Economics and Administration from Copenhagen Business School and a BSc in Economics and Administration from NHH Norwegian School of Economics.
Based in Stavanger, Stine speaks English, Norwegian and basic German.
Marianne is responsible for IT and corporate services at Vårgrønn.
Marianne has 30 years' experience within operational office management, HR, legal and administration. Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, Marianne previously worked in HeidelbergCement and Aker Energy AS. Prior to that, Marianne worked in consulting for about 20 years, most recently as Office Manager in Korn Ferry and in BearingPoint Norway for five years.
Marianne is certified as a paralegal through the Norwegian Lawyers' Association.
Based in Oslo, Marianne speaks Norwegian and English.
Håvar works as Consent Manager in Vårgrønn, working on several offshore projects both in Norway and UK.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, he was consulting on offshore wind power projects working as Team Lead at Rambøll Norway’s department on impact assessments. After many years of working for the Norwegian energy and environmental authorities, Håvar has considerable expertise on public processes and administration on wind power, power lines, and offshore installations, including broad experience with permitting and stakeholder engagement.
Håvar holds an MSc in Ecology from Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).
Based in Oslo, Håvar speaks both English and Norwegian.
Kjersti is responsible for ensuring that Vårgrønn complies with government regulations and that employees are following internal compliance policies and provide regular reports on the effectiveness of the business’s compliance measures. Kjersti also works on Governance and Risk.
Before joining Vårgrønn in 2022, Kjersti worked 14 years in Vår Energi/Eni Norge- with experience from internal audit, engineering, production, finance and Vår Energi board of directors. She has studied and worked several years in Germany and Italy.
Kjersti holds an EMBA from the University in Stavanger, a BSc in Economics & Marketing from BI and a BSc in Italian language.
Based in Stavanger, Kjersti speaks fluently Norwegian, English, Italian, German and basic French.
Kristian manages business planning and financing in Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2021, Kristian worked in Equinor, most recently as a Structured Finance Analyst working with project financing of offshore wind projects in Europe. Prior to that that he worked as a Drilling and Well analyst.
Kristian holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a BSc in Business Administration from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where he also studied psychology.
Based in Oslo, Kristian speaks Norwegian and English.
Alessandro is currently the head of Renewables in Eni Plenitude, the Eni’s company dedicated to the integration of renewable power generation and sales to retail customers.
From 2016 to 2020, Alessandro led the LNG Business Unit of Eni worldwide. Previously he held different positions in the natural gas business, including as lead negotiator of long-term gas supply contracts from 2013 to 2015. He spent four years in Spain, where he worked as Managing Director of Union Fenosa Gas up to 2012. In that period he was also Board member in the companies owning the Damietta liquefaction plant in Egypt and the Qalhat LNG train in Oman.
Formerly he was responsible for Eni’s international gas pipelines, working with various roles for pipeline companies as Trans Austria Gasleitung, Transitgas (Switzerland), TENP (Germany) , Transmed and Trans Tunisian Pipeline. He has been member of the Board of Directors of Interconnector (UK) for several years to July 2012.
Nicola has 25 years’ experience from the energy sector and is on the team responsible for developing Plenitude, the Eni company that integrates generation of renewables, energy solutions for customers and EV charging network.
Nicola joined Eni in 1998 from Deutsche Bank and in his first years in Eni did different managerial experience in the field of Finance, Accounting, Planning & Control. He was CFO of DistrigazSA (Belgian Eni subsidiary) and held various positions within Planning & Control and M&A in Eni Gas & Power business. He has also been Board Member at Adriaplin (Slovenian utility company), EDA Thessaloniki-Thessalia (Greek natural gas distributor) and GASTEC (Egyptian CNG distributor) and is currently Board Member at Plenitude Espana (Spanish retail company) and Board President of Evolvere (Italian distributed generation company). Nicola graduated in Business and Economics from LUISS University in Rome and holds a Master in General Management from Politecnico di Milano.
Bjørnar is Project Director for our Southern North Sea II project, which we are developing in partnership with Å Energi and Corio Generation as the Brigg Vind consortium. Bjørnar has more than 20 years' project management experience, including 12 years’ experience as Project Director for large offshore projects.
Before joining Vårgrønn in January 2022, Bjørnar was Project Director and Manager at Equinor, where since 2014 he worked on offshore wind developments, including several early-phase projects such as Hywind Tampen and Dogger Bank, where he was Project Director, and Firefly, where he was Project Manager.
Bjørnar holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from Heriot Watt University in Scotland.
Based in Oslo, Bjørnar speaks Norwegian and English.
Claudio has more than 18 years of experience in the energy sector. He joined Eni Group's renewable energy business, later merged into Plenitude, from its early stages of establishment in 2015. He first led the global development team and then opened and structured the US market for Plenitude, developing, acquiring, and operating more than 800 MW of onshore renewables.
Previously, he gained international experience in gas transportation business working in Italy, Europe and North Africa. He holds a degree in Economics and an MBA in Energy and Environmental Management and Economics.
Erlend has almost 15 years’ experience from the energy sector and currently serves as Senior Partner and Head of Investment Team at HitecVision.
He has played a vital role in HitecVision’s build-up of leading North Sea Exploration and Production (E&P) companies Vår Energi and Neo Energy, the development of the firm’s Energy Transition Strategy and its recent renewable and low-carbon energy investments, including Vårgrønn. Erlend previously held various roles in Equinor and holds a MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University, USA and a BSc in Physics from Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse, France.
Irene has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector, including as Executive Vice President and CFO of Statkraft. She has also been CFO at Posten Norge and held a variety of senior financial roles at J.F. Knudtzen, Nera Satcom and Statoil, now Equinor. Irene has been a member of the Vårgrønn Board since April 2021.
Paul has more than 36 years of broad experience within the energy- and power sector, having held a number of senior Executive positions both in the UK and overseas.
Paul recently moved on from corporate business management to develop a small non-executive portfolio where he contributes his many years of diverse experience in the energy sector to create future value.
Previously, Paul was Director of Wind Energy Offshore and member of the executive management team at Innogy Renewables., and Director of Asset Development and Managing Director at RWE, where he led the UK business across renewables, including onshore and offshore wind, hydro and marine development, construction and operation.
Nick leads the Procurement function at Vårgrønn working with our stakeholders to build supply chain partners and execute industry leading procurement for our Project Portfolio.
Before joining Vårgrønn in June 2023, Nick worked as the Director of Procurement for K2 Management. Nick has worked in the renewable industry for 25 years as a developer, within sales, construction, and the operational management of renewable assets for class leading Company’s but has specialised in procurement for the past 10 years.
Nick holds a BSc in Leisure & Resource Management and an MSc in Business & Resources Management from UCE & the University of Wales.
Based in London, Nick speaks English.
Charlotte leads on the Electrical System Design(ESI) across Vårgrønn’s project portfolio.
Before joining Vårgrønn in June 2023, Charlotte worked 10 years in Equinor as lead of the electrical system infrastructure(ESI) in both power from shore to oil and gas platforms and in offshore wind projects.
Charlotte holds an MSc in Sociotechnical Systems Engineering from Uppsala University, where she majored in electrical power systems.
Based in Stavanger, Charlotte speaks English, Norwegian and Swedish.
Hugo is an M&A Manager in the Business Development team at Vårgrønn, responsible for execution across Vårgrønn’s transaction pipeline and supporting the origination of new growth initiatives.
Before joining Vårgrønn in April 2023, Hugo worked at a climate-tech startup. Previously, he spent seven years in the Energy Investment Banking team at Jefferies and a year in Strategy Execution at NEO Energy.
Hugo holds a BA in History from the University of Oxford.
Based in London, Hugo speaks English and intermediate French.
Andreas works in the Offshore Wind Development team in Vårgrønn. As a Project Manager he manages project development activities across all phases of offshore wind projects.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2023, Andreas worked as Senior Offshore Engineer at EniProgetti, working across project- and business development for Eni’s offshore wind ventures. Previously, he worked as Offshore Engineer at Rambøll, designing offshore wind foundations from conceptual to construction phases.
Andreas holds an MSc in Advanced Structural Engineering from Imperial College London, a BSc in Civil Engineering from Cyprus University of Technology and a BSc in Physics from the University of Cyprus. Andreas is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in the UK.
Based in London, Andreas speaks Greek and English.
Fredrik is responsible for development and project management of offshore wind projects in Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn, Fredrik worked with offshore wind project development at Aker Offshore Wind and as Project Manager within Project Development Energy Projects in Norsk Hydro. Prior to that, Fredrik worked on Engineering Electrical Power Systems in AFRY Consulting.
Fredrik holds an MSc in Renewable Energy and Electrical Power Systems from Umeå University, and he has also studied economics and business administration at the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics, and Law.
Based in Oslo, Fredrik speaks Swedish and English.
Arlen provides market analysis that supports across all phases of project development.
Before joining Vårgrønn in May 2023, Arlen worked as Senior Associate in the Market Intelligence team at the Renewables Consulting Group. At the Renewables Consulting Group Arlen supported clients with project development, go-to-market strategy, technical advisory and site acquisition bids across global markets.
Arlen holds an MEng degree in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford.
Based in London, Arlen speaks English.
Vaishnavi leads the legal, negotiation and compliance work for Vårgrønn. She works with various stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure commercial governance across our project portfolio.
Before joining Vårgrønn in August 2023, Vaishnavi worked for 10 years as the Commercial Manager at Worley. Here, she worked across various Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) projects, including oil and gas, offshore wind and green hydrogen. Previously, Vaishnavi worked as a General Wireline field Engineer with Schlumberger for 5 years in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Vaishnavi holds a B.E(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and a M.SC(Hons) in Physics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani India. She also holds a LLM in petroleum Law and Policy from the University of Dundee Scotland.
Based in Oslo, Vaishnavi speaks English and Tamil.
Sarah is a Proposals Manager in the Business Development team at Vårgrønn. She develops bids to secure offshore wind project rights and assists with mergers & acquisition (M&A) transactions. She also supports the identification of new business development opportunities.
Before joining Vårgrønn in October 2023, Sarah worked as a Bid Manager at SSE Renewables. Previously, she worked as a lead bid analyst at SSE Renewables and as an analyst at EDF Renewables.
Sarah holds an BA(Hons) in International Business from Glasgow Caledonian University.
Based in Glasgow and London, Sarah speaks English and is learning Spanish.
Lena is responsible for Vårgrønn’s HR operations, and advancing and implementing our HR strategy.
Before joining Vårgrønn in August 2023, Lena worked as the Regional Director HR Nordics in Bilfinger. She has 15 years’ experience within operational and strategical roles across the areas of People, Organisation and Communication.
Lena holds a BSc in Social Science and HR Management from the University in Stavanger.
Based in Stavanger, Lena speaks Norwegian, English and Bosnian/Croatian.
Rui Rui leads the foundation package for offshore wind projects at Vårgrønn.
Before joining Vårgrønn in August 2023, Rui Rui worked as Foundation Design Manager at Vattenfall, where she led innovative workstreams to mature Vattenfall’s floating foundation strategy, especially for the Muir Mhòr Floating Offshore Wind Project. She has over 10 years of experience working for designers, contractors and developers such as Ramboll, Saipem and ScottishPower Renewables. Rui Rui has also delivered various fixed bottom foundation projects such as East Anglia Hub, Seagreen and Northewester 2.
Rui Rui holds a MSc in Energy and Environmental Performance Modelling and a BEng Hons in Civil Engineering with German. She is a chartered engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers and currently working towards her Project Management Professional (PMP) qualification.
Based in London, Rui Rui speaks English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
Leini is responsible for Vårgrønn’s public affairs and stakeholder management in the UK and Ireland.
Before joining Vårgrønn in September 2023, Leini worked as Senior Policy Advisor for the Royal Society, the world's oldest independent scientific academy, where she provided science-based advice on complex environmental issues . Previously, she worked as Attaché for the Luxembourgish Government during its Presidency of the EU Council where she was part of the EU delegations in charge of negotiating the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.
Leini holds a dual MSc in Environmental Science and Policy from Sciences Po Paris and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, as well as a BSc in Biological Sciences from the Université Paris Cité.
Based in London, Leini speaks English, French, German, Luxemburgish, and some Italian.
Natalia is a Financial Controller for Vårgrønn Service Company, our UK subsidiary.
Natalia has extensive experience as a financial controller. Before joining Vårgrønn in July 2023, Natalia worked for infrastructure, oil & gas and mining companies, including almost 10 years at Interconnector, a company that operates a bi-directional gas pipeline between UK and Belgium.
Natalia is an ACCA charted accountant with BA degree in financial management.
Based in London, Natalia speaks English and Russian.
