Tor E. Svensen

Tor E. Svensen joined Det Norske Veritas in 1993 and held a series of management positions, including technical director and global head of the class society's maritime business, before becoming President and deputy CEO of DNV from 2006 to 2012. He chaired the International Association of Classification Societies in 2007-2008 and continued as Group Executive Vice-President of DNV GL until his retirement in August 2016, after more than 20 years with the company. He subsequently became a professor at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, researching the interface between politics, regulation and safety at sea and supporting DNV GL's Safety Research Centre there.

He appeared as a panellist at Shipping China in 2006 and 2007 and at Mare Forum 2001.