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International Safety@Sea Week 2025

Mr Knut Ørbeck Nilssen

CEO of DNV – Maritime since 2015, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen brings over 30 years of experience in maritime and oil & gas industries, with a First Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering from Heriot-Watt University.

Last updated 12 April 2026
Middle-aged man with gray-streaked hair and dark-rimmed glasses, smiling, wearing a gray blazer.

Mr Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen

Chief Executive Officer
DNV – Maritime

Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen is the CEO of DNV – Maritime and a member of the Executive Board of DNV GL SE.

Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen is the CEO of DNV – Maritime and a member of the Executive Board of DNV GL SE.

He was appointed CEO of DNV GL – Maritime in August 2015 and prior to that he had been the Chief Operating Officer and President of DNV GL – Maritime and Director of Division Europe, Africa & Americas.

After joining DNV in Oslo, in 1990, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen worked in DNV’s core business areas serving the maritime and oil & gas industries. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was awarded a First Class Honour’s Degree in Civil Engineering in 1990.