Margareth Øvrum (born 19 September 1958) is a Norwegian engineer and business executive. Since 1982 she has worked for Statoil where she was an executive vice-president from 2004 to 2020. Born in Skien in the south of Norway. In 1981 she graduated with a 4.5 year degree (sivilingeniør) in engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim, specializing in Engineering Physics. In 1982, she began working for Statoil where she became the company's first female platform manager while she was working at the Gullfaks Field. She then became senior vice-president for operations at the and vice-president of operations support for the Norwegian continental shelf. She is currently Statoil's Executive Vice President of Technology, Projects & Drilling.