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CEO since: 2019
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Nationality: Norwegian

Carl Krogh Arnet has more than 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry.

Prior to his role as CEO of BW Energy, Mr. Arnet was the CEO of BW Offshore. Previously, Mr. Arnet was the Managing Director of Advanced Production and Loading (APL), and had held various positions at Norsk Hydro (Statoil Hydro) and Conoco UK in the period from 1981 to 1996.

Mr. Arnet holds a M.Sc. from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Management (BI). He holds a number of other board memberships and chairmanships in non-related companies and was a non-executive director of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore until February 2021.

CFO since: 2025
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Nationality: Norwegian

Thomas Young is Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Prior to his role as CFO, Mr. Young was the Chief Strategy Officer in BW Energy and the SVP of Commercial Strategy & Analysis of BW Offshore. He joined BWO in 2012 and was key contributor in the development of the E&P strategic initiative. He has a Bachelor Degree in Commerce with a double major in Finance and Economics from Griffith University Australia.

COO since: 2025
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Nationality: French

Brice Morlot is Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Mr. Morlot joined BW Energy in 2024 as Chief Financial Officer and brings extensive experience, combining a solid financial understanding with an operational background in the E&P business. Prior to BW Energy, he served as Managing Director of Assala Energy in Gabon, and held previous leadership roles in Assala, SCOR and Perenco.

Mr. Morlot has a Masters degree in Economics from Université Catholique de Lille, a Masters degree in Civil Engineering from Hautes Etudes d’Ingénieur and, a Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering and Project Development from IFP School.

CCO since: 2020
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Nationality: American

Thomas Kolanski is Chief Commcercial Officer.

Prior to BW Energy, Mr. Kolanski was VP of Business Development and GM of BW Offshore USA. He led the team that identified and secured the initial field development opportunities for BW Energy and was instrumental in the development of the BW Energy strategy.

Mr. Kolanski has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas and a Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to Texas Bar in 2009.

He has 15 years of industry experience and has worked for companies such as Technip, Wellstream and SBM.

CLO since: 2025
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Nationality: American

Tara Leiter is Chief Legal Officer.

Ms. Leiter joined BW Energy in 2020. Prior to joining BW Energy, she was a senior lawyer at ExxonMobil and global law firm, Blank Rome. She has over 20 years of experience in oil and gas, maritime, governance, trading/hedging, and large project finance.

Ms. Leiter has a Bachelor of Law/International Relations and a Master of Laws in International Law from the University of Malta and a Master of Laws in International Maritime Law from the IMO International Maritime Law Insititute, Malta. Ms. Leiter is a dual qualified lawyer in the US and UK.

CHRO since: 2025
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Nationality: Brazilian

Liana Almeida is Chief Human Resources Officer.

Ms. Almeida joined BW Energy in 2022 and is former VP of Human Resources for Wellbore Technologies Business Segment – NOV. She has a broad Human Resources industry experience from major E&P Services Companies in US, Latin America, and Africa.

Ms. Almeida has an MBA in Human Resources from Pontificia Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

CTO since: 2024
Nationality: French
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Jerome Bertheau is Chief Technical Officer.

Mr. Bertheau joined BW Energy in 2024 and brings extensive experience, combining solid project management experience with offshore E&P operational understanding. Prior to joining BW Energy, he served as Project Director at Perenco Oil & Gas – Gabon and held previous leadership roles at GE, SBM and Technip.

Mr. Bertheau has a Master in Mechanical Engineering from ECAM LaSalle.

Chairman since: 2019
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Nationality: Austrian

“Andreas Sohmen-Pao is Chairman of BW Group and listed affiliates BW Offshore, BW LPG, Hafnia, BW Energy and Cadeler. He is also Chairman of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, and a trustee of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

Mr Sohmen-Pao was previously Chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation and has served as a non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd, London P&I Club, Navigator Holdings, Singapore Symphonia Company, National Parks Board Singapore, Sport Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore amongst others.

Mr Sohmen-Pao graduated from Oxford University in England with an honours degree in Oriental Studies and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.”

Director since: 2024
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Nationality: American

Darrell McKenna is currently the Executive Chairman on the Board of Samson Oil and Gas/Springline Energy and a technical advisor to engineering and field staff in Samson Oil and Gas/Springline Energy.

Mr. McKenna has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in various engineering and leadership roles of a wide range of companies within the energy sector, including Mobil, Schlumberger, Hess, Kosmos Energy and Oracle Energy.

Mr. McKenna holds a degree in Petroleum Engineering (with honors) from the Montana School of Mineral Science and Technology (Montana Tech) in Butte, Montana.

Director since: 2024
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Nationality: British

Alan Dowokpor is currently Deputy Chair and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee of the Board of Harwich Haven Authority (a major UK Trust Port).

Mr. Dowokpor has over 30 years of global, strategic, operations and business leadership experience in the oil and gas industry with a focus on upstream exploration, production, and development from BP and Tullow Oil.

Mr. Dowokpor holds a Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Director since: 2020
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Nationality: Norwegian

Hilde Drønen was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of DOF ASA through end-2024.

Mrs. Drønen has several directorships of various energy companies. Her previous experience includes being the CFO in DOF Management AS (2004-2007), Director of Finance with Bergen Yards AS (2003-2004), and Group Controller for the Møgster Group (1995-2003).

She holds a Master’s Degree from the Norwegian School of Management (BI) and MBA from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH).

Director since: 2019
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Nationality: American

Russell Scheirman has more than 35 years in the oil & gas industry. Mr Scheirman has held senior positions at McKinsey, ExxonMobil and VAALCO Energy, Inc. (1991-2015).

He holds a B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University, and an MBA from California Lutheran University.

Director since: 2023
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Nationality: Brazilian

Ms. Ana Zambelli was a Managing Director of Brookfield Private Equity Inc, responsible for business operations in Brazil. She has more than 23 years of international experience in the oil and gas industry.

Ms. Zambelli is currently a board member at Seadrill and the head of the Diversity Committee of the Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP). She also has been a board member of a wide range of companies within the energy sector including Petrobras and Braskem and in other industries. Her previous experience also includes senior executive roles within Maersk Drilling, Transocean and Schlumberger.

Ms. Zambelli holds a Master of Science Degree from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, a Bachelor of Science degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and post graduate certifications from Columbia University and MIT.