Businesspeople from Oslo

Anne_Carine_Tanum

Anne Carine Tanum (born 27 November 1954) is a Norwegian business executive. She is the former owner and managing director of the Tanum chain of bookstores in the Oslo area which was sold to Egmont in 2006. The current chair of DNB and Litteraturhuset (Oslo's House of Literature), in May 2015 she was appointed chair of the board of directors of the Norwegian Opera.Earlier responsibilities have included board chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and director of the Vital Forsikring life insurance company. As of September 2015, she is a director of Europris, Kilden, E-Co Energi Holding, E-CO Energi, Oslo Universitetssykehus, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Cappelen Damm Holding, Ancata and the International Research Institute of Stavanger.Anne Carine Tanum is the granddaughter of Johan Grundt Tanum (1891–1978), an important figure in the Norwegian publishing sphere. She holds a law degree from the University of Oslo. In 2011, she was named Norway's Female Chair of the Year for her skills in the boardroom at DnB (Den Norske Bank).

William_Duborgh_Jensen

William Duborgh Jensen (10 May 1935 – 24 May 2017) was a Norwegian fashion and costume designer.
William was first known as a fashion designer; he was Norway's first "haute couturier" with his own collection in 1958. He later worked in television and film as a costume designer.He was appointed as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 2006 for his efforts in fashion design.William died at the age of 82.

Christen_Sveaas

Christen Sveaas (born 18 June 1956) is a Norwegian businessman, investor, art collector and donor. He is the founder and sole owner of Kistefos AS, vice chairman of the board of the Kistefos Museum and chairman of the board of Anders Sveaas Allmennyttige Fond.

Kjell_Almskog

Kjell Erik Almskog (born 5 January 1941) is a Norwegian businessman. He is the former chief executive officer (CEO) of several companies, including the Norwegian division of the ABB Group and Kværner.

Johan_H._Andresen_Jr.

Johan Henrik Andresen (born 25 July 1961) is a Norwegian industrialist and investor. Since 1998, Andresen has been the owner of Ferd, one of the largest privately held companies in Norway. He served in the position of CEO from 1998 to 2012, and has been the chairman of the board since 2012. In the magazine Kapital’s list of the 400 richest Norwegians, Andresen is ranked as number five, with a net worth equaling more than USD 3.27 billion. While his father Johan H. Andresen Sr. lived, Andresen added 'Jr.' to his name, but ended this practice when his father died in 2011.

Gerhard_Heiberg

Jens Gerhard Heiberg (born 20 April 1939, in Oslo) is a Norwegian industrialist who was head of the Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee (LOOC) and member of the International Olympic Committee.

Stein_Erik_Hagen

Stein Erik Hagen (born 22 July 1956) is a Norwegian businessman. He is chairman of Orkla, where he is a major shareholder, and holds large stakes in Steen & Strøm, Jernia and Komplett through his family company Canica. According to Forbes, Hagen is worth US$2.1 billion, making him the sixth richest person in Norway.