Birgitte Grøgaard

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Boulder Colorado, USA Master of Business Administration 1992, Emphasis in Finance

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville Tennessee, USA Bachelor of Arts 1990, Political Science

PROFESSIONAL COURSES New Managers in Statoil, Statoil International Management Training Program, Controller's Management Course, Negotiations, Contract Law, Professional Procurement.

EXPERIENCE

2000 - Doctoral student, Norwegian School of Management, BI

1999 - 2000 Senior Consultant, GEMINI CONSULTING, Oslo Project based management consulting. Member of core team for analysis and design.

1997 - 1998 Senior Consultant/Financial Controller, STATOIL, Stavanger Established and implemented a performance measurement system for the division of International Exploration and Production. Participated in development of INT E&P strategy, budget and business plans. Ad hoc commercial support to foreign subsidiaries.

1993-1997 Senior Contracts Coordinator, STATOIL, Stavanger, Oslo Responsible for developing and implementing competence development programs. Project manager for market analysis methodology. Contracts administrator for large offshore engineering contract. Procurement strategies, tender qualifications, inquiries, evaluation of tender documents, negotiations and variation orders.

1992 - 1993 Contracts Coordinator , STATOIL, Bergen, Kårstø Responsible for procurement activities ranging from strategies, inquiry and bid evaluations to contract administration.

1991 - 1992 Internship/analyst, MERRILL LYNCH, Boulder Colorado, USA