Mr Finstad brings to Western Standard Energy four decades of experience in international upstream oil and gas development, with his career starting as a geologist at Amoco in 1968, then at Saga Petroleum for almost a decade.
Over the past several years Mr Finstad has held several senior executive roles at independent exploration and production companies in Europe and North America, including chairman of TGS/Nopec.
Dan Bauer, CEO of Western Standard Energy, said: We are very pleased to add Kjell to our team, adding almost 40 years of leadership and innovation in oil and gas exploration. We look forward to working with Kjell as we continue to grow the company and expand to other regions.
