Tomorrow's Energy - Today's Commitment
Ms. Wenche Teigland
Chairman of the board
Ms. Wenche Teigland has 25 years of operational management experience from energy and infrastructure in Norway and internationally from companies such as Aker, Aibel, Gasnor, BKK and Eviny.
She has a master in Mechanical Engineering from SDSM&T(1989) and master in Technical management from NTNU(2019). She holds several board positions in state-owned, listed/unlisted and start-up companies.
Mr. Bjørn-Helge Hodneland
Board Member
Mr. Bjørn-Helge Hodneland is one of the founders of Aragon AS, bringing over a decade of experience from Umoe, ABB Offshore Systems, and Vetco Aibel, where he served as an EICT engineer and project manager.
Currently, he holds the position of Project Director at Aragon AS. He possesses extensive expertise in FLNG projects as well as standard offshore and onshore oil and gas projects, collaborating with international teams and customers.
His comprehensive skill set includes Project Management, Commissioning Management, commissioning activities, FEEDs, EPC of modules and skids, package follow-up, and engineering. Mr. Hodneland holds a Master of Science in Cybernetics from NTNU, earned in 1995.
Ms. Inga Bettina Waldmann
Board Member
Ms. Inga Bettina Waldmann joined Aragon as a process engineer shortly after the company was founded and has been actively involved in developing various FLNG- and FPSO topside and Renewable projects for clients globally through her position as Application Engineer and later Business Development Director.
Before joining Aragon, Inga Bettina worked in Vetco Aibel as a process engineer and was part of a project team delivering process solutions to the Norwegian offshore market. Today she holds the position as Managing Director for Svalbard Wildlife Expeditions.
Dr Lee Chay Hoon
Board Member
Dr Lee Chay Hoon is responsible for the formulation and implementation of people strategy at Seatrium. More specifically, she leads the assessment and design of organisation development systems, global people management processes, and leadership and capabilities building to promote business excellence and competitive advantage.
Dr Lee has held various leadership and board appointments at Keppel Offshore & Marine, steered and worked with teams from more than 10 countries. She has extensive experience working with customers, unions, government agencies, classification societies, research institutes and tertiary education institutions. Dr Lee was previously Associate Professor and Director of the Nanyang Fellows EMBA Programme at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Dr Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honours). She also holds a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Science in Quantitative Analysis, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Management. Dr Lee has also completed post-doctoral programmes from Harvard Business School, Center of Creative Leadership and University of Denver.
Mr. Aziz Merchant
Board Member
Mr. Aziz Merchant oversees the technology development for new product development in offshore renewables, new energy, green oil & gas and autonomous ship solutions.
Mr Merchant has over 25 years of extensive design & engineering experience in offshore oil & gas development projects and offshore & marine vessel designs, with over 100 international scientific patents granted or filed under his name. He has been an adjunct professor at the National University if Singapore since 2014. Prior to his current appointment, Mr Merchant was director of Engineering at Keppel Offshore & Marine and Executive Director at Keppel Marine Deepwater Technology.
Mr Merchant holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class) in Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering from University of Glascow and a Master of Science (Msc) in Naval Architecture from University College London. He has also attended the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Dr Stephen Lu
Board Member
Dr Stephen Lu is the Executive Vice President of Strategy at Seatrium. In this role, he oversees the Seatrium's strategy, corporate development, transformation, mergers and acquisitions, and sustainability functions.
Prior to his current appointment, Dr Lu was Director of the Portfolio Development Group at Temasek. He has extensive experience in strategy, business transformation, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance. Before Temasek, Dr Lu was a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, focusing on private equity, infrastructure and energy industries.
Dr Lu holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, UK. He also holds a Master of Science from the National University of Singapore and University of Basel, and a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) from the University of Auckland.