Nils Kristian Nakstad, Chair of the Board
Board member since 2022, Chair since 2022. Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Employment: CEO of Enova from 2008 until February 2026. Previously a researcher and head of section at SINTEF, in addition to positions with Norsk Hydro, Trondhjem Preserving and Revolt Technology.
Wenche Teigland, Deputy Chair
Board member since 2020. Elected Deputy Chair in 2022. Chair of the Audit Committee.
Employment: CEO of Fount AS since 2023. EVP at BKK 2006–2020. Also served as CEO of Naturgass Vest and held management positions at Shell/Gasnor, Aibel and Aker Engineering.
Directorships: Enova, Wergelandsgruppen AS, Really! AS and Aragon AS.
Maria Sandsmark, Board member
Board member since 2013. Member of the Project Committee.
Employment: Researcher at Møreforskning and ECON Analyse. Also lectured on the environment and resource economy at Molde University College.
Offices: Member of the government-appointed Expert Committee to review the cost-benefit analysis framework for public works (2011).
Egil Gjesteland, Board member
Board member since 2012. Head of the Project Committee.
Employment: Owner of Gjesteland Consulting. Project consultant, IT Director and Project Director for a number of Equinor’s oil and gas projects.
Christian Reusch, Board member
Elected in 2020, board member. Member of the Remuneration Committee.
Employment: Lawyer with the Attorney General’s Office, Specialist Director at the Office of the Prime Minister, Lawyer/Partner at the law firm Simonsen Vogt Wiig.
Mette Helene Bjørndal, Board Member
Board Member since 2025. Member of Audit Committee.
Employment: Professor and former vice-rector at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
Offices: Member of the Petroleum Price Board and the Gas Pipeline Network Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
Steinar Jøråndstad, Employee-elected Board member
Employee-elected Board member since 2004, employee since 1980. Member of the project committee.
Employment: Team coordinator in Grid Infrastructure North and East at Statnett. Chairs Statnett’s Working Environment Committee. Branch Convenor of the Norwegian Electrician and IT Workers Union.
Ingeborg Ligaarden, Employee-elected Board member
Employee-elected Board member since 2020, employee since 2015. Member of the Remuneration Committee.
Employment: Head of Section for Data Science at Statnett. Previously senior consultant at LR Consulting/Scandpower and a researcher at SINTEF. Experience from key elected positions with Tekna – the Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals.
Børre Langgård, Employee-elected Board member
Employee-elected Board member since 2024. Employed in Statnett since 2014. Member of the Audit Committee.
Employment: Senior construction manager, substation construction management, member of the Statnett Working Environment Committee. Leader of the Statnett branch of the Norwegian Association of Engineers and Technologists (NITO Statnett). Prior to working at Statnett, management of infrastructure projects since 1994.