Paula Doyle will join Aker BP in the role as Chief Digital Officer from 1 July. She will be a part of the Executive Management Team and will report to CEO Karl Johnny Hersvik. Doyle comes from Cognite, where she has held the position as SVP Sales and Marketing and been a member of the Executive management team.

Previously she has held a variety of roles within the oil and gas industry for companies such as ABB and Siemens, in Norway and the Middle East. During her time in the Middle East, Doyle established and ran a non-profit industrial technology organisation. Doyle currently sits on the board on the Irish Norwegian chamber of commerce and has previously held board positions at Aker BP and Energy Valley.

Doyle holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Limerick.