A newly established, dedicated Digital Solutions organization consolidates DNV GL’s digital business across the group. The former CEO of the company’s Oil & Gas business heads the new unit.
The classification society is creating a specialized Digital Solutions organization, c[ds_preview]onsisting of 1,000 digital experts to leverage the full potential of an increasingly digital world. The new organization is intended to capture the opportunities that lie in data sharing, advanced analytics, automation, and machine learning as well as addressing challenges related to data quality and security.
»Data is the raw material of the 21st century. It is the foundation and driver of the digital transformation and forms the basis of value creation. To serve our customers in a better way and to stimulate innovation, we are consolidating our digital assets and resources in our new Digital Solutions organization,« says Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO.
The new Digital Solutions organization will absorb DNV GL – Software which has built a strong reputation as a vendor of third party software, solving technical and operational challenges related to industrial assets. The new organization will also oversee the running of the recently launched Veracity platform which is designed to extrapolate meaning from the user’s data and serve as a source for the application of DNV GL software products, particularly software-as-a-service.
Former Oil & Gas business CEO heads new unit
Elisabeth Heggelund Tørstad will be heading the new Digital Solutions business, she previously held the position of CEO for DNV GL’s Oil & Gas business. She will be based at the DNV GL headquarters in Høvik, Norway and be a member of the Executive Committee for the group. To further support DNV GL’s digital transformation, a Chief Digital Transformation Officer will also be recruited.
»We are passionate about constantly developing foresight and knowledge of the technical and operational business challenges our customers face. By building a strong data-driven organization, we accelerate the development of new digital services to support our customers,« says Elisabeth Heggelund Tørstad, DNV GL Digital Solution CEO.
