Jakob Stausholm has informed that he will resign from his position as member of the board of directors in Statoil with immediate effect.
According to Statoil, the reason for resignation is to avoid potential conflicts of interests following his new appointment as CFO of the Maersk Group.
Stausholm takes up his new position as from December 01, 2016.
The nomination committee in Statoil will start its search for a new board member, to allow for the corporate assembly to conduct a by-election when the nomination committee’s recommendation is ready. Tone Lunde Bakker is chair of the nomination committee in Statoil.