Hege Marie Norheim has been appointed as the new chief executive of the ABL Group.
She succeeds Reuben Segal, who takes on the role of chief growth officer (CGO).
The appointment was announced by ABL’s Board of Directors.
Chairman of ABL Group Glen Rødland said: “The Board is delighted that Hege Marie Norheim has accepted the CEO role and that ‘Mr ABL’ Reuben Segal remains with the company he co-founded, to drive further growth.
“Hege Marie already knows ABL Group well, having served on the Board for the past two years, while Reuben takes the CGO role that is perfectly suited to his customer-centric skillset and global network.
“The message from the Board is to deliver improved and resilient return on capital, continued growth and further consolidation of our industry.
“The combination of Hege Marie and Reuben is ideal to deliver on this objective.”
Norheim has 30 years’ experience in the industry from senior leadership roles.
She has experience in oil and gas as well as renewables from almost 15 years in senior vice president positions at Norsk Hydro and Statoil (now Equinor) as well at NYSE-listed FREYR.
She has worked globally as a consultant for more than seven years and has served as director on the board of multiple industry, finance and technology companies, including ABL Group.
Norheim is currently director of transformation and energy at Paris-listed, global IT company Sopra Steria.
She is a former junior minister of the Norwegian Prime Minister’s office as well as the Norwegian Ministry of Finance.
She said: “Our main priority is to deliver profitable growth in a volatile energy and marine market.
“Volatility and new technology will create opportunities for global companies like ABL Group.
“We aim to achieve this by improving our responsiveness to change and helping to design the future of the global energy and maritime industries.
“Millions of people’s affluence depends on our services and the quality we deliver. I am proud to join such a large and highly competent global team.”
Reuben Segal, who has been chief executive of ABL Group since 2022, takes on the chief growth officer role. He has previously been chief operations officer and headed up the group’s Middle East operation.
He co-founded the predecessor to ABL Group in 2013.
ABL Group’s current chief commercial officer Ian Cummins will take on the newly created title as chief performance officer.
He will be tasked with continuing his focus on performance and strengthening the Group’s previously announced drive to enhance operational efficiencies.
The management changes will be effective from 15 September 2025. As a result of the changes, Norheim will step down as Board Member of ABL Group.