Board of Directors
Jon Trygve Berg, Partner, Sarsia Seed AS (Siv. Ing., MBA), Chairman of Board
Jon leads energy investments at Sarsia Seed. Jon brings 20 years of energy and oil & gas technology experience, including CEO and CTO positions in international technology companies. Previous experience includes Det norske Veritas, GexCon AS (Christian Michelsen Research) and Petroleum Engineering & Consulting AS. He has also served as the CTO of venture financed IT/speech technology start-up NST. Jon currently is the chairman of the Board of Sorbwater, Heimdall Power, Weyland, Aquiloz and Sarsia Seed Management. He also sits in the board for WindSim and Sea Hawk Navigation AS. Jon is also a lecturer in financing of start-ups at NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL).
Jon leads energy investments at Sarsia Seed. Jon brings 20 years of energy and oil & gas technology experience, including CEO and CTO positions in international technology companies. Previous experience includes Det norske Veritas, GexCon AS (Christian Michelsen Research) and Petroleum Engineering & Consulting AS. He has also served as the CTO of venture financed IT/speech technology start-up NST. Jon currently is the chairman of the Board of Sorbwater, Heimdall Power, Weyland, Aquiloz and Sarsia Seed Management. He also sits in the board for WindSim and Sea Hawk Navigation AS. Jon is also a lecturer in financing of start-ups at NHH Norwegian School of Economics and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL).
Herbjørn Skjervold, Board Member for Proventure Management AS
Herbjørn is the cofounder of ProVenture in 2005 and managing partner for 10 years ,now senior partner. ProVenture is running two seed funds, the latest vintage 2014 dedicated to investments in high tech startups in oil/gas. Herbjørns previous experience is partner in EY Corporate Finance , head of corporate banking in Danske Bank and marketing manager at Sintef Petroleum Research. Herbjørn is also board member of Conoptica, Aptomar, CUPP and Numascale and several other portfolio companies already divested.
Herbjørn is the cofounder of ProVenture in 2005 and managing partner for 10 years ,now senior partner. ProVenture is running two seed funds, the latest vintage 2014 dedicated to investments in high tech startups in oil/gas. Herbjørns previous experience is partner in EY Corporate Finance , head of corporate banking in Danske Bank and marketing manager at Sintef Petroleum Research. Herbjørn is also board member of Conoptica, Aptomar, CUPP and Numascale and several other portfolio companies already divested.
Torvald Ulland Reiestad, Board Member for Sparebanken Vest
Jan Morten Ertsaas, Board Member for Investinor
Before joining Investinor Jan Morten was CEO of Safetec Nordic and Vice President, Offshore Oil & Gas Solutions at ABS Consulting. He has decades of in-depth experience and expertise from the oil and gas industry. During his 18 years at Statoil he served as e.g. Platform Manager, OIM, Pipeline Manager at Statoils South Pars project in Iran and R&D Director. Mr. Ertsaas holds an M.Sc. in marine engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Prior to and during his university studies he was also trained and worked as a professional diver for the oil and gas industry in the North Sea. Mr Ertsaas is board member at Investinor's portfolio companies Exprosoft AS and Gassecure AS, and he is chairman of the board at Ace Oil Tools AS.
Before joining Investinor Jan Morten was CEO of Safetec Nordic and Vice President, Offshore Oil & Gas Solutions at ABS Consulting. He has decades of in-depth experience and expertise from the oil and gas industry. During his 18 years at Statoil he served as e.g. Platform Manager, OIM, Pipeline Manager at Statoils South Pars project in Iran and R&D Director. Mr. Ertsaas holds an M.Sc. in marine engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Prior to and during his university studies he was also trained and worked as a professional diver for the oil and gas industry in the North Sea. Mr Ertsaas is board member at Investinor's portfolio companies Exprosoft AS and Gassecure AS, and he is chairman of the board at Ace Oil Tools AS.
Gema Garcia Gonzales, Board Member Repsol Energy
Gema has almost 20 years of experience in Repsol (Oil&Gas Company) in several positions related to energy efficiency, climate change and sustainability. . Currently Head of Repsol´s Corporate Venture Capital Portfolio and serving of the Board of Directors of other Companies related with Advance Mobility (Silence, WeSmartPark and Drivesmart), Advanced materials (GRAPHENEA), New technologies (ROCSOLE) and Offshore wind (Principle Power)
Gema has almost 20 years of experience in Repsol (Oil&Gas Company) in several positions related to energy efficiency, climate change and sustainability. . Currently Head of Repsol´s Corporate Venture Capital Portfolio and serving of the Board of Directors of other Companies related with Advance Mobility (Silence, WeSmartPark and Drivesmart), Advanced materials (GRAPHENEA), New technologies (ROCSOLE) and Offshore wind (Principle Power)