Background
He was born in Eiken, but later moved to Kristiansand.
chairman Chief Executive Officer of National Oilwell Varco
He was born in Eiken, but later moved to Kristiansand.
He is best known as Chief Executive Officer of National Oilwell Varco in Norway and chairman of TTS Marine. He was a second cousin of Bjarne Skeie, and cooperated with him in his business ventures. At the time of death, Birger Skeie was the chair of TTS Marine and Chief Executive Officer of Skeie Technology and Skeie Drilling & Production.
He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Hydralift, which became National Oilwell Varco in 2002.
He left the leadership of National Oilwell Varco in Norway in 2006. He died in August 2009 of a heart attack.
He was also the chair of NODE, Norsupply and Skeie Rig Management and a board member of TTS Sense.