Kerr (1957) was appointed CEO in June 2011 after leaving the positions as deputy chairman of the Board of Directors of Sevan Drilling and CEO of Noreco, a publicly traded oil and gas company listed on Oslo Børs. He has considerable international experience within the oil and gas sector, such as being managing director of BP Norway and other positions in the CIS region, Asia and North-Africa with BP and ARCO.

Kerr holds a degree in management from Thunderbird School of International Management in Geneva, Switzerland and a BSc in petroleum engineering from University of Wyoming. USA. Mr. Kerr is a US citizen.