Norwegian vitality main Equinor has kicked off the seek for a brand new Govt Vice President for Renewables (REN) as the present EVP, Pål Eitrheim, leaves the corporate. Equinor stated in a media launch that, as Eitrheim determined to take a brand new management place exterior of the corporate, Jens Økland stepped up as performing EVP.
Økland has greater than 30 years of expertise in Equinor, most just lately as Vice President for Technique and Business Options in Renewables, the corporate stated. From 2015 to 2018, he served as Govt Vice President for the Advertising, Midstream & Processing (MMP) enterprise space, it stated.
“I wish to thank Jens for taking up this duty at brief discover, in a interval of record-high exercise degree inside Renewables. He’s a really seasoned chief who is aware of the duty, the group, and the corporate very nicely”, Anders Opedal, President and CEO of Equinor, stated.
Whereas Eitrheim’s exit is efficient instantly, he might be obtainable to the corporate till Might 31, 2025. He joined the corporate in 1998 and held varied management positions in oil, gasoline, and renewable vitality departments, based on Equinor.
“Pål has led the event of a sturdy group, and a robust renewables portfolio, and assisted in shaping the technique for Equinor’s strategy within the vitality transition. I wish to congratulate Pål on an thrilling, new alternative and need him the very best of luck,” stated Opedal.
“I’m grateful for all of the alternatives I’ve had in varied components of the corporate over 26 years at Equinor. I’m significantly happy with having contributed to constructing a big renewables enterprise that positions the corporate nicely within the vitality transition that Norway and the world will undergo within the coming a long time,” Eitrheim stated.
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