James L. Gunderson
Former Chair of Audit and Compliance Committees, Aibel Group Limited, Chair, NACD-NY, and CEO, Governance and Transactions

James L. Gunderson is a former director on the board of Aibel Group Limited, where he chaired the Audit and Compliance Committees. Aibel Group Limited is a private equity owned oil and gas const ruction and engineering company with approximately $1.5 billion in sales and more than 7,000 employees working in 16 countries. He is chairman of the Aibel board's compliance committee. Mr. Gunderson is also owner and chief executive of Governance and Transactions LLC, an advisory firm assisting boards, management and owners with governance and compliance issues, often in connect ion with strategic transactions. His clients tend to be leading companies in the oil and gas or high technology equipment industries, and have included US, European and Asian companies listed on the NYSE, Nasdaq and Euronext exchanges. Mr. Gunderson spent 18 years with Schlumberger Limited, including three years as Secretary and General Counsel. He subsequent ly served as General Counsel of Vetco International after its buyout from ABB until its sale to GE. Mr. Gunderson is Chair of the NACD's New York Chapter. He writes and speaks regularly on corporate governance. Mr. Gunderson received a BA degree in philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.