Norway: Bjørn C. Bjørnsen Joins Ramboll as Business Development Director

Bjørn C. Bjørnsen, 39, has joined Ramboll as Business Development Director for Ramboll Oil & Gas in Norway. With a significant background in the oil & gas industry, he will play a key role in further expanding their business activities and project portfolio in Norway.

Substantial industry experience

Bjørn C. Bjørnsen has 14 years of experience from companies such as ABB, Aibel and Aker. His resumé includes vast experience in project management, tender and contract management, and within the development of new markets. He has been involved in projects right from tendering and contract management to construction on site, which has given him a solid, ‘hands on’ understanding of the mechanisms that drive oil and gas projects.

Bjørn assumes responsibility for the marketing, sales and tendering activities towards Norwegian clients, and will work with the management team towards the strategic goals for the business unit.

Bringing international experience into play

Bjørn C. Bjørnsen holds a Master of Engineering from Imperial College, London, as well as an MBA in International Business from Ecole national des ponts et chaussées, Paris. He has continued along this international line with project work in Switzerland and several long-term stays in Brasil. Here his most recent achievement was establishing the local branch of Aker Oilfield Services in Rio de Janeiro.

‘We are very enthusiastic about Bjørn joining our Ramboll Oil & Gas. Not only does he have solid experience from the offshore oil and gas industry, he also has vast experience within business development and strategic sales. I am certain that Bjørn will be vital in our efforts to gain foothold in the Norwegian market,’ says Regional Director Gro Baade-Mathiesen.

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Subsea World News Staff , January 31, 2012;  Image: Ramboll