Egil Haugsdal has been appointed President of Kongsberg Maritime, the maritime equipment unit of the Norwegian Kongsberg group.

 “Haugsdal holds extensive leadership experience from Kongsberg, and currently heads Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies. He has previous experience from Kongsberg as Executive Vice President of Business Development and as President of Kongsberg Protech Systems,” the company said in a statement.

“I am delighted with the confidence I have been given. After seven years as part of KONGSBERG’s corporate management team I know both the company and the strategy well. Kongsberg Maritime is a solid company with leading international positions, and I look forward to further development of the company together with skilled employees in Norway and internationally,” Haugsdal said in the statement.

In addition to maritime equipment and technology, Kongsberg is involved in defence industry