Paal Kibsgaard | |
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Born | April 1967 (age 50) Ålesund, Norway |
Citizenship | Norwegian |
Alma mater | Norwegian Institute of Technology |
Occupation | Chairman and CEO, Schlumberger |
Salary | US$18,518,374 (total compensation, 2014) |
Predecessor | Andrew Gould |
Spouse(s) | married |
Children | yes |
Paal Kibsgaard (born April 1967) is a Norwegian petroleum engineer and businessman; the chairman and CEO of Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services company.
He was born in Ålesund, Norway in April 1967.
He qualified as a petroleum engineer with a master’s degree from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1991.
Kibsgaard started his career with ExxonMobil in 1992, and joined Schlumberger in 1997. Kibsgaard has been the CEO since 1 August 2011, succeeding Andrew Gould, who retired as chairman and CEO. He has been chairman since April 2015, succeeding Tony Isaac.
He is married, with children.