Stig Olav Settemsdal
Siemens
CTO Offshore Solutions
Stig Olav Settemsdal is Chief Technology Officer and Global Head of Portfolio Management and Innovation for Siemens Offshore Solutions business. Mr. Settemsdal has more than 23 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with a strong focus on driving the development of technologies for offshore and marine applications. He began working at the Siemens Power Electronic Centre in Trondheim as an engineer and project manager, ultimately assuming the role of technical manager of drilling systems in 2006. Mr. Settemsdal became Product Lifecycle Manager of Siemens Oil & Gas in 2009 then was appointed Global Head of Drilling Solutions in 2012 and Global Head of Technology for Drilling and Marine in 2014. He holds a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.