Management (CV)

Wolfgang Wandl
ww bwCEO, Viking Moorings Group

Wolfgang has a civil engineering background and more than 15 years of experience as a senior manager running large projects and corporate divisions worldwide. Wolfgang has had leading roles in the construction of some of the world’s largest oil and gas platforms in Norway and Canada. He has extensive global business experience and has lived in seven countries in Europe, North America and Asia. He joined Viking Moorings as the Country Manager in Norway.




E-mail: wolfgang.wandl@viking-moorings.com

Petter Nilsen
petter bwBusiness Development APAC

Petter joined Balmoral Norge AS in 1994 and held senior roles in marketing & sales, marine operations and also in the development of mooring systems before being appointed Country Manager in Norway in 2003. He subsequently became Chief Executive Officer of Viking Moorings Group following the Management Buy Out of Balmoral Marine completed in January 2006. Petter has now moved to Singapore to work on Viking Moorings expansion to Asia.  Prior to joining the company, Petter worked in the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and thorough the Middle East.

E-mail: petter.nilsen@viking-moorings.com

JAn Henrik Hatlestad
jan bwOperations Director, Viking Moorings Group

Jan Henrik is working at the main office in Stavanger as Operations Director. He resigned from  Statoil Petroleum ASA in 2009 after eight years as Project Manager. Before Statoil he was 16 years with Acergy AS mainly as Project Manager and Principal Engineer. Jan Henrik is educated Naval Architect, Business school and the Project Manager part of the Master of Management program. Before higher education he was working as a diver in the Clearance Team of the Norwegian Navy Special Forces and also as a diver in the North Sea.

E-mail: janhenrik.hatlestad@viking-moorings.com


Duncan Cuthill
duncan bwCountry Manager, UK

Duncan is a qualified Master Mariner with over 20 years experience in the offshore oil and gas sector of the marine industry. Prior to joining Viking Moorings he held senior management positions with a number of consultancy companies and service providers engaged in the offshore marine business. He has extensive experience of marine project management including mooring systems design and installation and has contributed to a number of innovative industry developments.

E-mail: duncan.cuthill@viking-moorings.com



James Gaskell
james bwBusiness Development Director, Viking Moorings Group

James joined Viking Moorings in October 2009 as Group Commercial Director. Prior to joining Viking Moorings, James spent nine years with investment bank N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd, where he was involved in advising a broad range of companies on a range of corporate actions, including strategic reviews, fundraisings, recapitalisations, acquisitions and disposals as well as leading a number of public company transactions. James qualified as a Barrister-at-law in England and was called to the Bar in November of 2000.

E-mail: james.gaskell@viking-moorings.com