Ernst Meyer
Chair of the Board

Ernst Meyer, a Norwegian national, born 1969, is the CEO of Torvald Klaveness. He was appointed CEO in April 2022 after three years as COO of Torvald Klaveness and Managing Director of Klaveness Ship Management AS. Prior to joining Torvald Klaveness, Meyer worked 20 years for Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in various global and regional executive positions including North America and Asia Pacific. He started his career as a project engineer in Statoil Shipping/Navion. 

Meyer holds a Master of Sciences in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Meyer holds 5,000 shares in the Company. He is the President and CEO of Rederiaksjeselskapet Torvald Klaveness, the majority owner of the Company (53.8%) and he serves on the board of several Torvald Klaveness companies. Meyer was elected Chair of the Board of Directors in 2022 for two years and was re-elected in 2024 for two additional years.