Oddvar Solemsli has been appointed CEO of RESMAN as of 23 February 2007, he replaces Fridtjof Nyhavn who will continue to take responsibility of the company's sales.
Oddvar holds an MSc in engineering from the University of Trondheim, an ecomonics degree from the Norwegian School of Management and a Master's degree in Energy and Environmental Economics from ENI's Scuola Enrico Mattei. He was marketing manager of the Norwegian electronics firm Comrod AS, R&D manager at Norsk Agip (now ENI Norge), president of the venture investment firm TNI and has held various leading positions at the puiblicly listed electronics company Q-Free, most recently as Vice President for business development. Oddvar has held board positions with several companies including Epcon AS, Dossier Solutions AS, Smartmotor AS (chair), Fedem Technology AS (chair), Reslab AS (chair), Norsk Agip AS.
"I look forward to developing RESMAN from being the name of a promising technology to an international organization bringing great value to its clients. Permanent well monitoring will become increasingly important as more of the world's oil and gas demand will come from challenging wells where no other technology can match RESMAN. I also look forward to building a great team of dedicated professionals that have fun together while working hard to satisfy our customers and owners."
Oddvar lives in Trondheim with his wife and two children, enjoys fishing, cooking and being with his family. He is Italy's honorary vice consul in Trondheim.