Before joining Songa Offshore in June 2013, Mr. Iversen was a member of the executive leadership team at Odfjell Drilling AS. During his 17 year's tenure at Odfjell Drilling, he has been executive vice president for Corporate Business Development, Odfjell Drilling Technology and Odfjell Well Services. His latest position was President and CEO of Odfjell Galvao Ltda in Brazil.

Mr. Iversen holds a Master of Science in Business from the Norwegian School of Business and Economics (NHH), and various management courses from Harvard Business School and NHH. Mr. Iversen is a Norwegian citizen and resides in Cyprus.