Birger Skeie

He was born in Eiken, but later moved to Kristiansand. He was a second cousin of Bjarne Skeie, and cooperated with him in his business ventures.^[1] At the time of death, Birger Skeie was the chair of TTS Marine and CEO of Skeie Technology and Skeie Drilling & Production. He was also the chair of NODE, Norsupply and Skeie Rig Management and a board member of TTS Sense.^[2] He was formerly the CEO of Hydralift, which became National Oilwell Varco in 2002.^[3] He left the leadership of National Oilwell Varco in Norway in 2006.^[4] He died in August 2009 at the age of 58 due to a heart attack.^[2]