BOARD
Endre O.Sund
(Chairman of the Board)
— Endre is an independent advisor in the Finance, E&P and Shipping sector. He has broad international Board experience within the abovementioned sectors.
— Endre is educated from the Royal Naval Academy, the Norwegian School of Economy and finance (BI) and Harvard Business School (PMD).
Marius Firing
(Managing partner)
— Marius became Managing Partner in 2005, having joined the company in 2002
— Key experience with establishing, growing and optimizing NCS business, company acquisition/sale, and commercial negotiator
— Prior to joining the company, Marius worked at ExxonMobil
— Marius holds a Master of Science in Marine Technology from the Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU)
Tel: +47 95 14 46 68
E-mail: marius.firing@melberg.no
TEAM
Sigbjørn Seland (
Partner)
— Key experience with commercial negotiations, lease structure development / evaluations, and energy market analysis
— Prior to joining the company, Sigbjørn worked at Statoil (Equinor)
— Sigbjørn holds a Master of Science in Financial Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Tel: +47 917 30 039
E-mail: sigbjorn.seland@melberg.no
Thomas Boxill (senior corporate advisor)
— Key experience with E&P valuation, investment decision analysis and financial reporting
— Prior to joining the company, Thomas worked at EY Assurance
— Thomas holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Finance from Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Tel: +47 476 85 669
E-mail: thomas.boxill@melberg.no
Eirik Lunde (
Partner)
— Key experience within M&A, financial analysis, startup advisory, energy transition and as a strategic advisor to management
— Prior to joining the company, Eirik worked at KPMG Consulting
— Eirik holds a Master of Science in Management from the London School of Economics
Tel: +47 99 57 28 11
E-mail: eirik.lunde@melberg.no
Kristian Nilssen (
Partner)
— Key experience with tie-in negotiations, petroleum taxation, and valuation of energy projects
— Prior to joining the company, Kristian worked at ConocoPhillips and as advisor for the Norwegian Oil Taxation Office
— Kristian holds a Master of Science in Financial Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Tel: +47 90 18 97 32
E-mail: kristian.nilssen@melberg.no
Dag Omre (expert advisor)
— Dag has broad experience from the E&P sector
— Prior to joining Melberg Partners he was Deputy Director General in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Commercial Director/CFO in Petoro and SVP Country Manager in Centrica
— He has been an Industrial Advisor to FSN and worked with Petrad
— Holds a degree in Economics from University of Oslo – Cand Oecon (Sosialøkonom).
Tel: +47 952 24 148
E-mail: dag.omre@melberg.no
Edvard Aarsland
(
Partner)
— Key experience with corporate finance and taxation, concept evaluation, and upstream financial structure
— Prior to joining the company, Edvard worked at Sparebank 1 SR-Markets
— Edvard holds a Master of Science in Industrial Economics from UiS, a Master of Management from the BI, an executive MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), and is a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA/AFA)
Tel: +47 97 18 27 72
E-mail: edvard.aarsland@melberg.no
Thomas H. Drange (
Partner)
— Key experience with corporate and asset valuations, financial modelling, and financial due diligence services
— Prior to joining the company, Thomas worked at PwC Deals
— Thomas holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Finance from Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Tel: +47 926 59 391
E-mail: thomas.drange@melberg.no
Sina Østhus (senior corporate advisor)
— Key experience with financial statement audit, financial reporting, and analysis
— Prior to joining the company, Sina worked at PwC Trust Solutions
— Sina holds a M.Sc in Business Administration with a major in management accounting and a minor in finance and investment from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), and a M.Sc from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).
Tel: +47 976 84 102
E-mail: sina.osthus@melberg.no
Ingrid Kvassheim (corporate advisor)
— Key experience with group financial statement audit and financial reporting
— Prior to joining the company, Ingrid worked at BDO
— Ingrid holds a M.Sc in Business Administration (Finance and Investment) from the Norwegian University of Life Science and a M.Sc from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Tel: +47 92 66 39 94
E-mail: ingrid.kvassheim@melberg.no
Marianne Hauken (expert advisor)
— Key experience with E&P business financial management and valuation
— Previously employed by Shell for 27 years
— Marianne holds a Master of Business and Administration, Executive MBA in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). She is a Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA/AFA)
Tel: +47 91 60 39 88
Bjarte Skeiseid (expert advisor)
— Key experience with commercial negotiations, joint venture strategy and asset valuation
— Prior to joining the company, Bjarte worked at Wintershall Dea, Equinor and the Norwegian Oil Taxation Office
— Holds a M.Sc. in Business Administration (Siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) and a Master of Law (Cand. Jur.) from the University of Bergen
Tel: +47 97 66 54 72
E-mail: bjarte.skeiseid@melberg.no
Christian H. Andreassen (
Partner)
— Key experience with corporate and asset valuation, growth strategy execution, and financial management
— Prior to joining the company, Christian worked at Schlumberger and Halliburton
— Christian holds a Master of Science in International Business from the University of Surrey
Tel: +47 91 62 70 96
E-mail: christian.andreassen@melberg.no
Nikolai Polikanov (Partner)
— Key experience with financial modelling (E&P and CCS), valuation, M&A, fiscal analysis and project management
— Prior to joining the company, Nikolai worked at Orkla and Reinertsen Oil & Gas
— Nikolai holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School
Tel: +47 986 24 861
E-mail: nikolai.polikanov@melberg.no
Edward Prestholm (expert advisor)
— Experience on specialist level in production geology, IOR and early phase field development
— Commercial and technical experience within Unitization, Redetermination and Business Development – on the NCS and international
—Previous employment: University of Bergen, Rogaland Research, NPD, Petoro and Equinor (20 years)
— Holds a Master in sedimentology from the University of Bergen
Tel: +47 958 88 153
Kristoffer Gjerland (
Partner)
— Key experience with business development, portfolio evaluations, and economic optimization of producing assets
— Prior to joining the company, Kristoffer worked at Statoil (Equinor)
— Kristoffer holds a Master of Science in Financial Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Tel: +47 41 59 86 04
E-mail: kristoffer.gjerland@melberg.no
MP ENERGY ADVISORY consists of a team of professionals with substantial industry experience
The team is characterized by its expertise, network, service mindset and track record in providing value enhancing advice and provide services to the energy industry.
