DeepOcean announces the appointment of íyvind Mikaelsen as CEO.
Mr Mikaelsen was most recently Executive Vice President at Subsea7, and has 30 years of experience in the global subsea business holding various senior executive roles. Current DeepOcean interim CEO Ottar K. Mæland returns to his responsibilities as COO.
âWe are very happy to welcome íyvind Mikaelsen on board. During his career, he has an impressive international track record of building strong customer focus, delivering operational excellence and strategic positioning in our industry. He has played an important role in developing the subsea business into a high tech industry with new commercial models increasing efficiencies and enabling new subsea developments. íyvind shares our vision of making DeepOcean the leading global life of field subsea service provider in the oil & gas and the offshore renewables sectors with a solid commitment to safety and quality. I also want to extend the Boards gratitude to Ottar K. Mæland in moving the company forward as interim CEO with excellent stewardship. Ottar will return to his position as COOâ? said Terje Askvig, Chairman of the Board of DeepOcean.
