About

Kjerstin Bull-Berg has been with the Norwegian arm of Swiss company ABB, which manufactures and supplies power and automation technology products to utility and industrial customers, for over 21 years. This remarkably long tenure has given her a unique perspective into the company’s operations, allowing her to ‘add value to virtually any matter or transaction’. In 2008 she was appointed as general counsel and senior vice president and has since overseen a number of hugely important deals. In 2016 ABB was awarded a $30m contract from Statnett, Norway’s transmission operator, to provide two substations in the country. In addition to bringing new sources of renewable energy into the Norwegian grid, the development also integrates power from UK and German interconnectors, strengthening the northern European power system. In 2017 Bull-Berg worked on the agreement with Statoil to provide it with safety and automation systems at the Johan Castberg oilfield off the coast of Norway. Before her association with ABB, Bull-Berg gained extensive experience of working with important clients whilst at Norwegian business law firm Thommessen from 1989 until 1996. Between 1984 and 1989 she was lawyer and secretary to the board to Finanstilsynet, a regulatory body supervising financial companies in Norway.