Helge is chairman of Novo Nordisk, and serves as operating advisor to CD&R. He served as chief executive of BG Group plc, UK, from 2015 to 2016 when the company was acquired by Shell. Prior to that Helge served as president and CEO of Equinor from 2004 to 2014. From 2002 to 2004, he served as president and CEO of Aker Kvaerner. Prior to this, Helge held executive positions in Aker RGI, an industrial holding company, and Hafslund Nycomed, an industrial group with business activities in pharmaceuticals and energy. He has worked as consultant for McKinsey & Company and as a Political Advisor to the parliamentary group of Høyre. He has served as a Chair of the board of BP plc (2019-25) and as a member of the boards of Nokia (2011-14) and Schlumberger (2016-18). Helge currently serves on the board of Tjaldur, Faroe Islands. Helge holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD and an M.A. in Economics, from the Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration.