Bård Glad Pedersen has been appointed Statoil's vice president for media relations, the company said on Friday.
"Glad Pedersen comes from the position as state secretary (deputy minister) in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He will join Statoil after having served his potential quarantine leaving his current position," it added.
Glad Pedersen was a Statoil employee before joining the Foreign Ministry in 2013.
Reporting by Terje Solsvik