DNV GL has appointed Liv Hovem as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its oil and gas business. Hovem has been with DNV GL since 1988 and has served as Regional Manager for Continental Europe, the Middle East and India in the oil and gas business. She has more than 25 years of experience in international management, technical advisory and engineering services, and research and development in the oil and gas and maritime industries. She has an MSc in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering from UC Berkeley (1990) and an MSc in Civil Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (1987).