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Board Of Directors - Shelfdrilling North Sea
Greg O'Brien
Mr. O’Brien was appointed Chief Executive Officer in August 2024 and has spent his entire career in the oil and gas sector. Prior to his current role, Mr. O’Brien served as the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer since 2016. He has also previously served as Director, Strategic Planning in charge of Shelf Drilling’s corporate development efforts. Mr. O’Brien joined Shelf Drilling from Lime Rock Partners, where he focused on oilfield services and exploration & production investment opportunities internationally. Before that, he held energy investment banking roles with J.P. Morgan and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Mr. O’Brien graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
Rita Granlund
Ms. Granlund has over 35 years of audit experience, including 23 years as a partner in PwC. She is currently the CEO of AIF Depository AS in the Permian Group. At PwC, she was Territory Assurance Leader in PwC Norway for 6 years and industry leader in Transportation and Logistics for 13 years. Ms. Granlund has extensive audit and transaction experience from listed companies within various industries, including shipping and offshore. She has worked on many large and complex transactions, including acquisitions, business combinations, restructurings, initial public offerings, and comfort letter procedures. Ms. Granlund has completed INSEAD International Directors Programme with a Certificate in Corporate Governance and is a State Authorised Public Accountant (Norway).
Kurt Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman has worked on rigs around the world and has over 40 years’ experience in the global oil and gas drilling industry. He joined Shelf Drilling in October 2012. From August 2009 to April 2011, Mr. Hoffman was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Seahawk Drilling, a Houston and Gulf of Mexico-based jack-up drilling provider where he was responsible for the company’s daily operations and strategic business plan implementation. From 1991 through August 2009, Mr. Hoffman spent 18 years with Noble Corporation where he held senior operational and executive roles, including Vice President of Triton Engineering Services. Mr. Hoffman received a B.S. degree from Southwest Texas State University.