OSLO, Norway & HOUSTON--()--Boyden, a global leader in executive search, today released its latest issue of the Boyden Leadership Series featuring an in-depth interview with Harald J. Norvik, a Director of ConocoPhillips and former CEO of Statoil.
“Harald brings invaluable insight into some of the toughest challenges involving checks and balances and responsibilities of management and boards today”
Mr Norvik discusses why being CEO is harder today, the importance of the working relationship between management and boards, the Norwegian board model, his optimism about hydraulic fracturing and the battle for talent and resources in the energy industry.
“Harald brings invaluable insight into some of the toughest challenges involving checks and balances and responsibilities of management and boards today,” said Trina Gordon, President and CEO of Boyden World Corporation.
Harald J. Norvik is a member of the board of directors for ConocoPhillips. He serves as the Chairman for the Public Policy Committee and is a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and Executive Committee.
Mr Norvik was Chairman and Partner at Econ Management AS from 2002 to 2008 and was a strategic advisor there from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, he served as Chairman, President and CEO of Statoil from 1988 to 1999. His previous roles include CEO of Astrup Hoyer between 1986 and 1988 and CFO of Aker Group from 1981 to 1986. In the 1970’s, Norvik held various political positions such as Advisor to the Prime Minister as well as Deputy Minister in the Ministry for Oil and Energy.
He currently serves on the board of directors of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA. Previously, he served as Chairman of the board of directors of Telenor ASA. Norvik was educated at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, graduating in 1971.
The full interview with Mr Norvik is available at www.boyden.com.
Previous issues of Boyden’s Leadership Series include interviews with António Mexia, CEO of EDP, Stephan Winkelmann, President & CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Luís Mira Amaral, CEO of Banco BIC Português, Kathy O’Connor, Chairman of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA), Jeffrey Housenbold, President and CEO of Shutterfly Inc., Jaime Rivera, CEO of Bladex, Svein Rennemo, Chairman of Statoil, Kristin Skogen Lund, Executive VP and Group Director of Telenor, Ümran Beba, Region President for Asia Pacific for PepsiCo, David Gergen, Director of Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership and a former presidential advisor; Robert Reich, currently Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and a former US Secretary of Labor, and James E. Lillie, CEO of Jarden Corporation. All are available on Boyden’s website.
About the Series
The Boyden Leadership Series is an ongoing publication that highlights the views of high-profile business leaders on issues relevant to leadership, management and talent acquisition. The series’ editors conduct interviews with heads of corporations and other key organisations across the globe to further growth and the exchange of ideas.
About Boyden World Corporation
Boyden is a global leader in the executive search industry with more than 65 offices in over 40 countries. Founded in 1946, Boyden specialises in high level executive search, interim management and human capital consulting across a broad spectrum of industries. For further information, visit the firm’s website at www.boyden.com.
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