Reidar Gjaerum

Reidar Gjaerum is Senior Advisor to the Board and Executive Management of Norwegian-based energy company Equinor (formerly named Statoil). He was for 16 years Global Head of Communications at the company.

As part of Equinor’s Executive Committee, he was in his capacity advising the Board and CEO on handling all aspects of the energy transition. This took place as the company transformed from a focused oil and gas to a broad energy company. Reidar’s responsibility included Government Relations on a global basis, including the company’s offices in Brussels, Beijing and Washington DC.

Reidar decided to step down as Chief Communications Officer at the end of last year in connection with transition to a new CEO. In addition he serves as a Senior Advisor to the strategic communications firm Kekst CNC and also as a Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group. He has specialized in transitions and transformations, emphasizing a broad set of ESG related issues with a focus on how companies should manage their energy transition, deal with climate change and relate to formal requirements as well as public expectations.